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St. Patrick's church foundations in Tirerrill and Carbury
Tawnagh · townland · Sligo
St. Patrick passed from Carbury to Tirerrill and founded religious houses at Tawnagh, Aghanagh, Shancoe, and Cloonmucduff, as well as Cill-Angli (possibly Killanly in Cloonoghill parish). Killaraght in Coolavin is another of his foundations.
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Killaspugbrone ;* and that ft'om Carbury he passed to Tirerrill, and founded the religious houses of Tawnagh,t Aghanach, Shancoe, and Cloonmucduff — all well-known places — as well as that of Cill-Angli, which has not been identified, but which, very probably, is the church of Killanly in the parish of Cloonoghill. Killaraght, in the half barony of Coolavin, is another of the Saint's foundations.
The reader will find, by referring back to the chapter on the Parish of Aghanagh, that the writer does not agree with this account of the order in which the Apostle's foundations succeeded one another, his opinion being that the house, which was established in the valley between Lough Arrow and Keash, preceded not only the other churches of the county Sligo, but also those of Tyrawley.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 231
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Taaffe's slate quarry and Geevagh petroleum proved false
near Geevagh · population centre · Sligo
A slate quarry discovered by John Taaffe near Banada, from which much was expected, turned out to be no slate quarry at all. Similarly, the famous petroleum of Geevagh proved on examination to be no petroleum.
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was only one slated Louse in the parish; in 1816 there were three,* and, at present, there cannot be less than 30 or 40, though the slates employed came from Sligo and Ballina, and not from Mr. Taaffe's " slate quarry," from which Mr. Nelligan expected so much, t hut which, like the famous petroleum of Geevagh, which proved, on examination, to be no petroleum, has turned out to be no slate quarry at all.
There is good reason to believe that the parish of Kilmacteige was the scene of some stirring events mentioned in the Four Masters, though not referred hitherto by any writer to that locality. In describing, under the year 1225, hostilities between the sons of Roderic O'Conor, and Hugh, the son of Cathal Croderg, the Annals say that the sons of Eoderic were stationed near Lough Mac Farry, in Glean na Mochart. In a note to this entry, O'Donovan gives it, as his opinion, that Lough Mac Farry is the old name of Templehouse lake ; but this opinion is devoid of all probability ; first, because the lake of Templehouse is situated in the centre of a great plain and not in a glen of any kind ; second, because the old name of Templehouse lake was, as we have seen. Lough Awnally ; and, third, because it lies several leagues away from the places which are said to have been occupied by the forces in quest of the sons of Roderic. These places are Meelick, Kilkelly, and Coolcarny, all three in the county Mayo, and not far from Lough Talt and Glan na Voagh, which would appear to be the lake and the glen of the Four Masters — Lough Talt being the modern alias of Lough Mac Farry, and Glan na Yoagh a corruption of Glean na Mochart. After changing the M of Mochart into V, a change frequent in Irish words, and softening the sound of rt in the end of Mochart, the pronunciation of both words becomes the same, or almost the same.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 75
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Well-preserved cromlech at Carrickglass
Carrickglass · townland · Sligo
A cromlech of immense proportions, in excellent preservation, stands in the townland of Carrickglass on the left side of the approach to the Moytura plateau. It is one of two cromlechs encountered on the ascent from Ballindoon.
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three sides, from the surrounding country by low lying valleys, and, on the fourth, by the waters of Lough Arrow. Ascending from Ballindoon by the steep old road that leads to Moytura, you are struck, as you go on, by the vast quantity of stones, varying in size from a foot to three or four feet in height, which lie in all directions about. How they got there, whether by human agency or some convulsion of nature, you are at a loss to discover ; and, at first, on seeing to your right, about half-way up the slope, a dilapidated cromlech, or dolmen, and finding on the left, in the townland of Carrickglass, another cromlech of immense proportions, and in excellent preservation, you feel inclined to think, that all the stones about, as well as those in the cromlechs, had undergone artificial arrangement ; but on thinking better of the matter, and finding tens of thousands of these stones huddled together in groups of all shapes and sizes, you find yourself forced to give up this view, and to ascribe the scene to the action of the elements.
And this idea is confirmed by the appearance of things presented on reaching the plateau, for there, too, considerable stretches are covered with similar stones, and with others of still greater size, among which half a dozen or so, towering like pillars, or obelisks, above everything around, are sure to arrest your attention. One of these, called by the inhabitants Aiglone, is seventeen feet high, twelve feet three inches broad, and seven feet two inches thick, and though, perhaps, a little larger than the others, will afford a fair idea of the size of all. They stand for the most part in a line, running from east to west, near, and parallel to the south margin of Moytura plateau, so that they look like beacons, set up at more or less regular intervals, to indicate the way. Among them, it should be mentioned, is a so-called " rocking-stone," which is daily becoming harder to move or rock, a full-grown man, with all his force, being now unable to stir it as much as a child with his finger could some years ago.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 140
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1603 pardon list reveals Ballymote's Celtic population
Ballymote · town · Sligo · 1603
A general pardon granted by James I in 1603 to the inhabitants of Ballymote provides a near-complete list of the town's adult male population, revealing it was almost exclusively Celtic at the beginning of the seventeenth century, comprising gentry, horsemen, kerne, labourers, rymers, harpers, and others.
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The population of Ballymote and its outskirts is pretty mixed at present in regard both to race and creed. Up to the beginning of the seventeenth century it was almost exclusively Celtic; and with the exception of George Goodman, Queen Elizabeth's constable of the castle, and perhaps a retainer or two, who may have come over with him, the following list of inhabitants of Ballymote, to whom James I. granted a general pardon, in 1603, may be taken practically for a list of all the adult male inhabitants of the place: — Hugh Boy O'Connor, gent.;Thadeas Boy McDonnell Chrone, gent.; Cormac Mergach McDonnell Chrome, horseman; Gilleduffe McRory, horseman; Conogher Grany, kerne; Donnell Oge McDonnell Chrome, kerne ; Rory McHugh Boy, gent. ; Gillepatrick Cam McEward, rymer; Donald McEward, rymer; Geolfry McEward, rymer ; Moilmoy McEward, rymer ; Conogher McDonnough Reogh, labourer ; Donald Cam O'Coman, labourer ; Mark McDonnell, student ; Donatus McSheaffne Morrey, kerne ; Thadeus Oge McRory, kerne ; Brian Buy O'Clabby, pyper ;
170 HISTORY OF SLIGO.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 89
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Bishop Durcan's church and death at Achonry
Achonry · townland · Sligo · 1875
Bishop Patrick Durcan of Achonry erected a church and was noted for his singular gentleness, zeal, and exceeding charity towards the poor. He died on 1 May 1875 in the 86th year of his age.
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" Pray for the soul of the Right Reverend Patrick ^Durcan, Lord Bishop of Achonry, who erected this church, and executed many other pious works. He was a man of singular gentleness, of wonderful zeal for God and religion, and of exceeding charity towards the poor. He departed this life in the 86th year of his age, on the 1st May, 1875. May he rest in Peace. Amen."
If this were the place to draw out in detail the personal qualities of the Achonry bishops, it would be seen that the diocese has good reason to be proud of its prelates. While they were, without exception, a " pattern of the flock from the heart," they were all singularly free from that desire for ^" lording it over the clergy," against which St. Peter found it expedient to caution the ''ancients" of his own time. Thank Heaven, this bad quality has hardly ever shown itself in Ireland. O'Connell, in his famous evidence before the House of Lords,* could name
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 58
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Bishop O'Flynne buried in Sligo Abbey cloister
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1809–1817
Bishop John O'Flynne, Parish Priest of Sligo and Vicar-General of Elphin, succeeded as bishop of Achonry in 1809. He died on July 17, 1817, and was buried in the eastern cloister of Sligo Abbey, where an uninscribed tomb marks his remains.
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the coudemDation of Abbe Blanchard, on 3rd July, 1809, as "John Flyn, D.D., Elect, Achonry." He died July 17th, 1817, and is buried in the eastern cloister of Sligo Abbey, where an uninscribed tomb stands over his remains.*
Patrick McNicholas succeeded to Dr. O'Flynne in 1818. Appointed second Professor of Greek and Latin in Maynooth College, on the 24th June, 1806, he was professor and superior of the Lay College there at the time of his promotion. Dr. McNicholas died in 1852, having been in indifferent health for some years previous. He was buried in the old chapel of
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 57
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Passing through Sligo, you are near the abbey where Bishop John O'Flynne lies buried. He was Parish Priest of Sligo and Vicar-General of Elphin when he succeeded as bishop of Achonry in 1809. He died on July 17, 1817, and was laid in the eastern cloister of Sligo Abbey, where an uninscribed tomb stands over his remains. Patrick McNicholas succeeded him in 1818, having been second Professor of Greek and Latin at Maynooth College.
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College of the Immaculate Conception, Quay Street, Sligo
Sligo · town · Sligo
The College of the Immaculate Conception on Quay Street in Sligo was a secondary education establishment for males, under the presidency of Very Rev. John Corcoran. It was noted as one of three very efficient institutions in Sligo, with pupils achieving high places at Intermediate and other competitive examinations.
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The establishments of secondary education for males, in or belonging to Sligo, at present are : — the College of the Immaculate Conception, Quay Street, under the presidency of Yery Kev. John Corcoran ; the Diocesan School, on or near the Mall, of which Mr. William C. Eades is the Principal; and the Incorporated Society's School, in Primrose Grange, the Head Master of which is Mr. W. A. Sheckleton — all three very efficient institutions, as is proved by the high place their pupils reach at the Intermediate and other competitive examinations.
It appears from the evidence taken before the Endowed Schools, Ireland, Commission, that the Sligo estate of Erasmus Smith is 2,199 acres, 8 roods, and 26 perches, the gross rental amounting to £627, 4s. 9d. Of this large rental the only sum expended in the county at the date of the Commission (1855) was £70, the annual salary of Mr. Ward, who taught the Lungy school for the Governors of the Erasmus Smith Board ; and the surprise of the Commissioners at this state of things may be inferred from a question put by them to the Rev. Mr. Shone, which, with the reverend gentleman's answer, is thus reported in the Minutes of Evidence : " Is the result this, that for Sligo, out of the estates held by the Governors, all the contribution is the salary of the Master ? — The result is, that is all they give as regards education in the town of Sligo." If the Commissioners were so struck by this extraordinary disproportion between the Sligo income and expenditure, they would be still more surprised, if they lived now, to find that, while the large income continues the same, the expenditure has ceased altogether, not one farthing of the sums received being given back in any shape to the county.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 248
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Sligo town had three secondary schools for boys, all described as very efficient, and one of them was the College of the Immaculate Conception on Quay Street, under the presidency of the Very Reverend John Corcoran. The other two were the Diocesan School on or near the Mall, with William C. Eades as principal, and the Incorporated Society's School at Primrose Grange, headed by W. A. Sheckleton. Pupils from these schools reached high places at the Intermediate and other competitive examinations. Behind these institutions lay a story of endowment and neglect. The Sligo estate of Erasmus Smith covered 2199 acres, 8 roods and 26 perches, with a gross rental of 627 pounds, 4 shillings and 9 pence. By the time of the Endowed Schools Commission in 1855, the only sum spent on education in the county was 70 pounds, the salary of a Mr. Ward teaching the Lungy school. A commissioner asked the Reverend Mr. Shone whether all Sligo received was the master's salary, and Shone confirmed it: that was all they gave as regards education in the town of Sligo. The commissioners were struck by the disproportion between income and expenditure. The author noted that by his own time the situation had grown worse, with not one farthing of the sums received being given back in any shape to the county.
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Connacian army and O'Donnell at Sligo siege (1522)
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1522
The Connacian army laid siege to both the town and castle of Sligo. O'Donnell then raised the siege, ending the engagement.
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24. The Connacian army lays siege to town and castle of Sligo —
and O'Donnell raises the siege. — (Four Masters, 1522.)
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 157
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Coming up near Sligo. In 1522, the Connacian army laid siege to both the town and the castle here. O'Donnell raised the siege, bringing the engagement to an end. That is all the record holds.
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Cooper Hill and Markrea families share common stock
Cooper Hill · man-made feature · Meath
The Cooper families of Cooper Hill and Markrea are identified as sharing the same stock, evidenced by their identical arms and contiguous estates. Sir Bernard Burke in the 'Landed Gentry of Ireland' likewise counts them as the same family under the O'Hara article.
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hardly be any doubt that the Coopers, of Cooper Hill, and the Coopers of Markrea are of one and the same stock. The identity appears sufficiently from their having the same arms, as also from their estates being contiguous, which would point to a friendly family arrangement. Sir Bernard Burke, in the " Landed Gentry of Ireland," article O'Hara, counts them the same family.
In this ecclesiastical 'union there are four churches — two Catholic and two Protestant — in use at present for public worship. Of the Catholic churches, one stands in Riverstown, and the other in Sooey. The Eiverstown building dates from the year 1801, when the Reverend Bryan Kelly raised the existing slated structure round an old thatched chapel, which occupied the same site. The Sooey church is more modern, being built in 1837 by Reverend Luke Cullinan, who preferred the present situation, as adjoining the high road, to the hill of Sooey, where the old chapel was, and where some remains of it may still be seen. Father Cullinan died in 1850, and was buried in Sooey chapel. The preceding Parish Priest of Sooey, Father Patrick DujBfy, was buried in Kilty cloghan.*
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 136
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Curlew Mountains: boundary range of Sligo and Roscommon
near Curlew Mountains · mountain or mountain range · Roscommon
The Curlew Mountains run east to west, rising to 863 feet, and straddle the Sligo-Roscommon border with the summit forming the county boundary. The range was a noted topographical limit of Lower Connaught, referenced by Irish annalists in phrases about the mountain.
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The parish of Agbanagh occupies the south-west corner of Tirerrill, lying between Lough Arrow and Keash, and stretching lengthwise from the parishes of Drumcolunib and Tawnagh to the Curlews. The Curlew mountains are a range which runs from east to west, rises to a height of 863 feet, and lies partly in Sligo and partly in Roscommon, a line passing longitudinally along the summit, forming the mutual boundary of the two counties. This mountain is a noted topographical limit of Lower Connaught, being always meant by our annalists in the phrases " from the mountain downwards/' ''from the mountain upwards." The summit is a table land, and water-shed of a mile or more wide, sending part of its rainfall into Ballysadare bay, through the rivers Arrow and Owen more, and part into the Shannon through the Boyle river and Loch Ce.
So late as the fifteenth century the crest and slopes were all wood and jungle, but the land being now reclaimed, the surface is covered with moderate tillage crops and coarse grass, there being some plantations in the occupation of the landlord. Colonel King Harman. There are a few houses on the plateau while the white-washed cottages, scattered picturesquely over the long southern slope, shine out and scintillate from the dark background so brightly, as to form one of the most striking sights which the traveller, by train, meets with in the run from Dublin to Sligo,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 151
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Dr. Charles Benson of the Collooney family
Collooney · townland · Sligo
Dr. Charles Benson, of the talented Collooney family of that name, pursued his medical studies in Dublin and practised there with such eminence that he was elected President of the College of Surgeons.
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Dr. Charles Benson, of the talented Collooney family of that name, made his medical studies in Dublin, where also he practised his profession, and attained such eminence, that he was elected President of the College of Surgeons, as also
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 291
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Drumcliff Protestant church built in 1809
near Drumcliff · parish · Sligo · 1809–1835
The Protestant church of Drumcliff was built in 1809, with the tower finished in 1811. The parish revenue under the Establishment was £350, with glebe lands of 64 acres, church accommodation for 300, and 2,290 members of the Established Church compared to 11,648 Catholics in 1835.
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The Protestant church of Drumcliff was built in 1809, though the tower was not finished till 1811. According to Sergeant Shee's book on the Irish Church, the revenue of Drumcliff parish, under the Establishment, was £350, the glebe lands G4 acres, the ascertained cost of glebe house, in 1836, £369, the ascertained cost of church, £738, the number of persons for whom accommodation was provided in the church 300, and the number of members of Established Church in benefice 2,290. As compared with the number of Catholics in the benefice, which is set down as 11,648 in 1835, the proportion of Protestants to Catholics is unusually large.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 23
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Up ahead is Drumcliff parish in Sligo. The Protestant church here went up in 1809, with the tower finished in 1811. By 1835 the parish had revenue of £350 under the Establishment and glebe lands of 64 acres. The church seated 300 people, and there were 2,290 members of the Established Church in the benefice, set against 11,648 Catholics. That made the Protestant share unusually large for the area.
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Eighteenth-century bridges at Ardcree, Ballygrania and Drumcliff
Ardcree · townland · Sligo · 1700–1799
Three bridges dating from the eighteenth century span rivers in County Sligo: Ardcree across the Owenmore, Ballygrania across the Uncion, and Drumcliff across the Codnach. These represent the next phase of bridge-building after the medieval structures.
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The oldest bridges of the county are those of Sligo (1188), Ballysadare (1361), and CoUooney (about 1400) ; but these are not the structures that now exist in those places. The bridge of Ardcree across the Owenmore, of Ballygrania across the Uncion, and of Drumcliffe across the Codnach, date from the last century. The fine bridge of Templehouse was built in 1812; the bridge of Easky in 1818, on a Presentment of £398, 7s. passed in the Lent Assizes of that year, " To Colonel John Irwin to build a bridge of three arches over the river Easky ;" and the latest as well as one of the best bridges which the county can boast of, that of Billa, designed by our talented county surveyor, and promoted, with his accustomed liberality, by Mr. O'Hara, is only just finished. An inscription on a finely-chiselled stone in the structure records the following particulars of the erection : —
Built by the Cesspayers of Leyney,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 303
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Gothic church at Kilfree founded 1866
Kilfree · townland · Sligo · 1866
The foundation stone of the beautiful Gothic church in Kilfree parish was laid on 21st May 1866 by Bishop Durcan, with many clergy and laity present. Canon Peter and Canon Roger Brennan lie together in the same grave in this church, commemorated by terra cotta statues.
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beautiful Gothic church, the foundation stone of which was laid on Monday, the 21st May, 1866, by Eight Reverend Doctor Durcan, in presence of many of the clergy, and great numbers of the laity, of the county. In this church the two brothers lie together in the same grave, and in memory of them stand two beautiful terra cotta statues, one of the Redeemer, and the other of the Blessed Virgin — the former on the Gospel side, and the latter on the Epistle side, of the high altar, bearing respectively the inscriptions : —
In Memory of Very Rev. Peter Canon Brennan, P.P. May he rest in peace. Amen.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 205
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Hollybrook demesne and picturesque surroundings
Hollybrook · street · Dublin
Hollybrook was described as a fine demesne with picturesque surroundings. Its owner was noted as humane and cultivated.
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dist, II. 368. Hollybrook, II. 269. A fine demesne, 307. Surroundings picturesque, 308. Its humane and cultivated owner, 308. Holmes, Collector of the port ; quarrel between him and the merchants of Sligo, I. 377. Hotels, Sligo, I. 411. Houses of Sligo. — See Habitations. Hull, Professor, on a river valley at Keash, II. 206. On the geological formation of Benbulben, I. 12.
IccARDi, Madam, and Mrs. Sim;
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 340
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Along here is Hollybrook, described in the history of Sligo as a fine demesne with picturesque surroundings. Its owner is noted only as humane and cultivated.
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MacDonnells slain at Ballysadare
Ballysadare · townland · Sligo · 1641
Two members of the MacDonnell family were killed at the termon of Ballasadara. The family was subsequently ruined by the Insurrection of 1641.
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MacDonnells, The, II. 389. Two of them slain at the termon of Ballasadara, 390. Ruined by the Insurrection of 1641, 390.
MacDonnell, William, his noble conduct during the cholera, II. 332.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 344
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Somewhere around here, two of the MacDonnell family were slain at the termon of Ballasadara in 1641. The same Insurrection of 1641 that killed them went on to ruin the family entirely.
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McDonogh convent at Ballymote
Ballymote · town · Sligo
The McDonogh family were credited with founding a convent at Ballymote, part of their wider patronage of religious houses across County Sligo.
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TheMcDonoghs have deserved as well of the church as of the country. To them religion is indebted for the convents of Ballindoon, Ballymote, Cloonymeghan, and Sligo — this last, though not originally built by them, being, when burned down in 1410, rebuilt and restored by Dermot McDonogh. These convents, as well as the abbey of Ballysadare, were rarely, if ever, without McDonoghs among their inmates ; while the secular clergy was recruited largely from members of the family, including Thomas MacMorrissy McDonogh, who died bishop of Achonry in 1398, and, very probably, Michael McDonogh, bishop of Kilmore, who died, and was buried at Lisbon in 1746, and several Parish Priests and Curates of the dioceses of Achonry and Elphin.
While speaking of the eminent ecclesiastics of the McDonogh family, we must not forget Manus McDonogh, of whom the Annals of Loch Ce, under the year 1504, contains this very laudatory obituary notice: " Manus, son of Brian McDonogh, i.e. J abbot of the monastery of the Trinity on Loch Ce, a man who was the preserving shrine and casket of the bounty and prowess of Erinn, and the man, who of all that had come down from Tomaltach-na-Cairge, had given and presented most to poets and musicians, and to men of every craft, died at Cill Diubhdhuin (Killadoon), et sepultus est in Trinity Island on Loch Ce; and this death of McDonogh 's son is a decapitating blow to the learned of Erinn."
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 124
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Nicholas Taaffe born in Crean's Castle, Sligo
Sligo · town · Sligo
Nicholas, the sixth Viscount of Corran, was born in Crean's Castle in Sligo and educated in Germany. After litigation, the courts ordered the Taaffe family estates to be sold and the proceeds divided between Lord Taaffe and Robert Sutton, a Protestant relation in the female line.
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Theobald, the fifth Viscount of Corran, and fourth Earl of Carlingford, died, without issue, in Belgium, and was buried in Lisle. Nicholas, the sixth Viscount of Corran, was born in Crean's castle, Sligo, and educated in Germany; but Robert Sutton, a member in the female line of the Taaffe family, laid claim, as a Protestant relation, to the family estates. Litigation and negotiation ensued, the outcome of which was that the courts ordered the estates te be sold, and the proceeds to be divided between Lord Taaffe and Sutton, in the proportions of one-third to the former, and two-thirds to Sutton. At the sale the Hon. William Fitzmaurice, afterv/ards Lord Shelburne, made a private arrangement with Viscount Taaffe to the effect that the Viscount or
* Memoirs of The Family of Taaffe, p. 25. Not published.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 87
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As you pass through Sligo, this is where Crean's Castle once stood, the birthplace of Nicholas Taaffe, the sixth Viscount of Corran. He was educated in Germany, but the family estates were lost through the courts. Robert Sutton, a Protestant relation in the female line of the Taaffe family, laid claim to the estates. After litigation and negotiation, the courts ordered everything to be sold. The proceeds were divided, one-third going to Lord Taaffe and two-thirds to Sutton. At the sale, the Honourable William Fitzmaurice, afterwards Lord Shelburne, made a private arrangement with Viscount Taaffe, though the record does not say how that ended.
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Nineteenth-century buildings of Sligo town
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1850–1900
The last half century or so witnessed the rise of nearly all notable buildings in Sligo town, including imposing shop houses, the Mall, Wine Street, Lyons' Terrace, the Town Hall, the Courthouse, the Cathedral, Holy Cross Convent Church, and various bank offices and places of worship.
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If we except, then, the structures enumerated before, the last half century or so has witnessed the rise of all the buildings of any note in the town — the imposing shop houses of our leading streets ; the striking private residences of the Mall, of Wine Street, of Lyons' Terrace, of Councillor Colleary's new row in
* Vol. I., p. 103.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 252
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Sligo town, coming up along the road. Nearly every building of note here rose in the last half century or so — the imposing shop houses, the striking private residences of the Mall, Wine Street, Lyons' Terrace, and Councillor Colleary's new row, the Town Hall, the Courthouse, the Cathedral, and Holy Cross Convent Church.
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O'Connors Secure Ecclesiastical Control of Carbury
Carbury · barony · Sligo
When the O'Connors took possession of Carbury, they secured the ecclesiastical control of that territory for the diocese of Elphin.
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In early times, when the O'Dowds, or, rather, the family that subsequently took that name, ruled northward, as far as Assaroe, the diocese of Killalla reached the same limit. Later, when the O'Connors possessed themselves of Carbury, they secured for Elphin the ecclesiastical control of that territory. And it must have been about the same time that the O'Haras, having passed across the Ox Mountains, gained, for the diocese of Leyney, the stretch of land which lies between Dromard and Ballvsadare, and which forms now part of the Barony of Leyney and part of the parish of Ballysadare. For the north-west corner of Tirerrill, which is at present in the diocese of Achonry, and which was formerly called the parish of Ennagh,t the diocese is indebted to the
* The identification of these places will be shown later on. t Named by Keating Huaruadhanic, or O'Ruadan, bishop of Lugnia. — Ware (Ant. Hib.) describes him thus: — O^Euadan Episcopus Lugnice (i.e.), Acha-
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 48
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We are passing through the barony of Carbury in Sligo. In early times the family that later became the O'Dowds ruled northward as far as Assaroe, and the diocese of Killala reached that same limit. Later, when the O'Connors possessed themselves of Carbury, they secured the ecclesiastical control of that territory for the diocese of Elphin. The O'Haras crossed the Ox Mountains around the same period, gaining for the diocese of Leyney the land between Dromard and Ballysadare.
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O'Haras Expand Leyney Diocese Across Ox Mountains
Dromard · townland · Sligo
The O'Haras expanded the diocese of Leyney by crossing the Ox Mountains and gaining the stretch of land between Dromard and Ballysadare.
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In early times, when the O'Dowds, or, rather, the family that subsequently took that name, ruled northward, as far as Assaroe, the diocese of Killalla reached the same limit. Later, when the O'Connors possessed themselves of Carbury, they secured for Elphin the ecclesiastical control of that territory. And it must have been about the same time that the O'Haras, having passed across the Ox Mountains, gained, for the diocese of Leyney, the stretch of land which lies between Dromard and Ballvsadare, and which forms now part of the Barony of Leyney and part of the parish of Ballysadare. For the north-west corner of Tirerrill, which is at present in the diocese of Achonry, and which was formerly called the parish of Ennagh,t the diocese is indebted to the
* The identification of these places will be shown later on. t Named by Keating Huaruadhanic, or O'Ruadan, bishop of Lugnia. — Ware (Ant. Hib.) describes him thus: — O^Euadan Episcopus Lugnice (i.e.), Acha-
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 48
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Old church of Killerry, structure and dimensions
Killerry · townland · Sligo
The old church of Killerry was sixty-six feet long and twenty-four wide, very solidly built. The eastern gable and two side walls were still standing at the time of writing. The western portion of the building was used as a residence by the clergy, separated by a cross wall about thirty-six feet from the eastern gable.
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The old church of Killerry, which was sixty-six feet long, and iwenty-four wide, was very solidly built. The eastern gable and two sidewalls are still standing. At about thirty-six feet from the eastern gable, a wall runs from sidewall to sidewall ; and it is clear that the western portion of the building, from this cross wall to the end, was used as a residence by the clergy of the church — an arrangement not unusual in other old
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 170
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Priest burials at Rathcormac church
Rathcormack · town · Cork · 1832–1860
Rev. Michael O'Callaghan, parish priest from 1832 to 1842, and Rev. Patrick O'Gara, who held the parish until his death in 1860, are both buried in Rathcormac church in uninscribed graves.
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Reverend Michael O'Callaghan succeeded, and was Parish Priest from 1832, to his death in 1842. Rev. Patrick O'Gara came next, and held the parish to his decease in 1860. The remains of both these priests rest in Rathcormac church in uninscribed graves.
Father Pat Kelly became Parish Priest of Drumcliff in 1860, but was transferred to Strokestown in 1866, when he was succeeded by the actual incumbent. Father Andrew Moraghan.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 21
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Rathcormac, the church here holds the remains of two parish priests. Reverend Michael O'Callaghan served from 1832 until his death in 1842, and Reverend Patrick O'Gara followed, holding the parish until his own death in 1860. Both men lie buried in uninscribed graves within the church.
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Religious slaughtered at Grangemore church
near Grangemore · street · Galway
According to Father Walsh's Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, many religious were slaughtered by persecutors near the church of Grangemore. No authority or particulars are given for the statement.
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* Father Walsh, in his Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, page 649, writes, *'Near the church of Grangemore many religious were slaughtered by the persecutors." It is to be regretted that he gives no authority for the statement, nor particulars.
404 HISTORY OF SLIGO.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 219
As the companion tells it
Somewhere about Grangemore, Father Walsh wrote in his Ecclesiastical History of Ireland that many religious were slaughtered by the persecutors near the church here. He gives no authority for the statement, nor any particulars, so who fell or when remains unknown.
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Riverstown parochial union landscape
Riverstown · town · Sligo
The parochial union of Riverstown, under Father Quinn as Parish Priest, comprises six old parishes: Kilross, Ballysummaghan, Ballynakill, Drumcolumb, Kilmacallan, and Taunagh. The district is described as bare and bleak, a rolling plain with cold wet soil indicated by the omnipresence of rushes.
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The parochial union of Riveestown, of which Father Quinn is Parish Priest, comprises the six old parishes of Kilross, Ballysummaghan, Ballynakill, Drumcolumb, Kilmacallan, and Taunagh. Excepting Cooper Hill, the portion of Markree demesne belonging to the union, and a few small plantations here and there, the district is bare and bleak, the fences of the northern parts being low stone walls, and those of the southern, sod banks, sometimes, but rather rarely, topped with scraggy whitethorns. The land is for the most part in pasture, with about the same average proportion in tillage as we find in the rest of the county. The surface of the union is monotonous, being a rolling or tumulated plain, with little narrow valleys running here and there, between or around small elevations. The presence everywhere of rushes — on the summit of the hillocks, down the slopes, and through the valleys, shows the cold, wet nature of the soil, and the need of cultivation.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 131
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Sacred valley of Corradooey and St. Patrick
Corradooey · townland · Donegal
The valley of Corradooey is described as sacred and still fragrant with the memory of St. Patrick's virtues and labours. It was accessible from Boyle station and presented as one of the notable historical-spiritual sites near Sligo.
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From Boyle station the tourist can visit, at his ease, in a few hours, the far-famed battlefield of Moytura, the historical Curlews, and the sacred valley of Corradooey, still fragrant with the odours of St. Patrick's virtues and labours.
At Ballymote the train drops the tourist under the shadow of as fine a ruin as there is in Ireland, the castle of the renowned Red Earl of Ulster, and brings him within a couple of miles, on one side, of the mysterious coves of Keash, and, on the other, of the much-admired Templehouse, so striking for its antiquities and for its natural beauties.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 304
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Saint Aidan's monastery and rath at Monasteraden
near Monasterredan · population centre · Sligo
The remains of Saint Aidan's monastery stand within a rath or fort containing a souterrain, traditionally said to extend forty yards. The site is now a neat burial ground enclosed by a wall with a gate bearing a cut-stone lintel surmounted by an Irish cross, inscribed with the date 1883.
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Within a few yards of the church is the remains of Saint Aidan's monastery. Like other primitive ecclesiastical establishments it stood within a rath, or fort, which, as generally happens in such structures, contains a cave — the souterrain, if country gossip could be relied on, extending forty yards, which, however.
384 HISTORY OF SLIGO.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 207
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Shankill mistakenly identified as Senchell-Dumhaighe
Shankill · townland · Roscommon
Some scholars incorrectly identified the church of Senchell-Dumhaighe as being at Shankill near Elphin in Roscommon, confusing the Ui Ailella territory with Tir-Ailell.
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Father Hogan, the learned editor of the Doctimenta de S. PatriciOf takes the Senella cella dumiche to be the church of Shankill, near Elphin. The annotator of Hennessy's Tripartite shares this view, and expresses himself thus in a note (p. 403) on the subject: — '' Senchell-Dwiuaighe. — This is the church of Shankill, barony and county of Roscommon, immediately south of Elphin. Colgan was wrong in his Index in placing the church in Xierrag-Arnensi, which was in the barony of Costello, county Mayo, instead of Ciarraidhe-Aei, which was in the west of Roscommon, having in it the parish of Kilkeevan, near Castlerea." Here the writer of the note quotes the Book of Rights (page 101), and proceeds : — " What probably led him (Colgan) astray, is that Machet, whom St. Patrick placed here, being grandson of Ailell [Ui Ailella], he took it for Tir- Ailell, confounding the descendants with their country."
There is more than one error in this note ; but it is enough to state here, that the writer is himself "wrong" in what he reports
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 167
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Sligo Castle betrayed and taken by Teige Oge
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1533
The castle of Sligo was taken by Teige Oge after the warders betrayed it, as recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters for 1533.
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25. The castle of Sligo was taken by Teige Oge, the warders
having betrayed it. — (Four Masters, 1533.)
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 158
As the companion tells it
Up ahead is Sligo town. In 1533 the castle here was taken by Teige Oge, after the warders betrayed it. The Annals of the Four Masters record it in a single line, but a castle taken from within tells you how uncertain hold was in those years.
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Streedagh as nearest mainland point to Inishmurray
Streedagh · townland · Sligo
Streedagh is identified as the nearest point on the mainland from which Inishmurray is divided by about five miles of sea. The shore near Streedagh was well frequented, which the author argues means the cashel on Inishmurray must have been visible and would have been recorded in early Irish annals if it predated Christianity.
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shore, from the nearest point of which, at Streedagh, it is divided by about ^ve miles of sea. If one may apply the word to so small an area, it is a table land, level from end to end, and standing about forty feet above the sea, the western side, which is worn steep by the wild Atlantic waves, rising still higher.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 15
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Teach na Galliagha dhu, House of the Nuns, at Templemore
Templemore · town · Tipperary
Beside the walls of Templemore church are the foundations of an old building known locally as Teach na Galliagha dhu, or House of the Nuns, suggesting a former nunnery on the site. A holy well called Tober Muneen, signifying Monica's well, lies within about a hundred yards of the graveyard.
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is extensive, and proves the church to have deserved its popular name of Templemore, or big church, while its position on the summit of a hill, visible for a great distance all round, must have added much to its impressiveness. Hard by the walls is the foundation of an old building, which the people name Teach na GalliagJia dhu, House of the Nuns, which would go to show that there was formerly a nunnery on the spot. Within a hundred yards or so of the graveyard is a holy well, known as Tober Muneen — words which, according to the neighbours, signify Monica's well. These several indications point to a primitive establishment, that followed the rule of St. Augustine, which Templemore may have been before it became a parish church. It is said that a smaller and older church was erected in the adjoining townland of Drumdoney. The etymology of Drumdoney — Dorsum dominicce, or Ridge of the church — would bear out the tradition.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 137
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Templehouse lake's old name: Lough Elly
near Templehouse · population centre · Sligo · 1618
The patent granting the Templehouse property to William Crofton, dated 16 July 1618, records the old name of Templehouse lake as Lough Elly. The author cites this name as positive evidence in the argument about the castle's origins.
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But we are not confined to negative arguments, for the old name of Templehouse lake establishes positively the writer's contention. The name of the lake in the patent granting the property to William Crofton,^'* is Lough Elly — manifestly an
* Foui- Masters, 1245.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 38
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Topography and land quality of Killoran parish
Killoran · parish · Sligo
Killoran parish is a secluded district in the north-west of Leyney, bounded on the north and west by the Ox mountains, which rise to about 900 feet. The land varies in quality, with rich soil near Coolany and in the townland of Killoran, while the rest is medium, reclaimed bog, or wild mountain.
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XiLLOEAN parish lies in the north-west of Leyney, and is a secluded district, being bounded both on the north and the west by the Ox mountains, which rise here to about nine hundred feet above the level of the sea. The land is of various qualities, some in the neighbourhood of Coolany and in the townland of Killoran being rich, some in other places of medium quality, and the residue either reclaimed bog or wild mountain, still in a state of nature.
Great improvement has taken place in the parish since the beginning of the century, owing partly to the industry of the
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 30
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Sir William Taaffe brings English and Scottish settlers to Ballymote
Ballymote · town · Sligo · 1603
The arrival of Sir William Taaffe in Ballymote triggered an influx of English and Scottish immigrants. Though a devoted Catholic, Taaffe made no distinction on the score of creed when choosing tenants. By 1603, King James granted Ballymote to Sir James Fullerton.
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With the arrival of Sir William Taaffe in the town, there set in an influx of immigrants from England and Scotland, so that in a few years, a goodly number of the townspeople were English and Scotch. Unlike some modern landlords. Sir William, though a devoted Catholic, made no distinction on the score of creed, when choosing his tenants. At the date of King James' grant of Ballymote to Sir James FuUerton (1603), the lands in and round the town were thus held : — " the town of
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 89
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Teige McQuin, Parish Priest of Killerry at Ballintogher
Ballintogher · town · Sligo · 1727
Teige McQuin, Parish Priest of Killerry, resided at Ballintogher and was seventy-seven years of age. He had been ordained in 1650 by Doctor Cullinane, Titular Bishop of Raphoe, with sureties Henry McCarrick of Sligo and William Bourke of Doonamurray.
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year, the record tells, that Teige McQuin was P.P. of Killerry, that he resided at Ballintogher, that he was then seventy-seven years of age, and that he had heen ordained in 1650 by Doctor Cullinane, Titular Bishop of Raphoe. The names of Father McQuin's sureties are, Henry McCarrick, Sligo, and William Bourke, Doonamurray.
Coming down to the present century, Eev. Charles Brady was Parish Priest of the united parishes of Killenumery and Killerry in 1800, and died on the 4fch September, 1813.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 175
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1704 parish priests of Toomour and Drumrat
Toomore · townland · Mayo · 1704
In the 1704 List of Popish Parish Priests, Toomour and Drumrat are entered as separate parishes. James Mullrussin of Templeavanny served as parish priest of Toomour, and John McDonnagh of Taunagh served as parish priest of Drumrat.
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Toomour and Drumrat are entered as separate parishes on the List of the Popish Parish Priests of 1704, James Mullrussin of Templeavanny being the then Parish Priest of Toomour, and John McDonnagh, of Taunagh, the Parish Priest of Drumrat.
The following is the succession of recent Parish Priests : — Rev. O'Connor, Rev. James McDonnagh, Rev. Owen Banagher,*
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 115
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Achonry Diocese Established at Synod of Kells
Achonry · townland · Sligo · 1152–1157
The diocese of Leyney, Connaught, was represented by its bishop at the Synod of Kells in 1157, and it later became known as the diocese of Achonry.
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In the Synod of Kells, held in 1157, the diocese of Leyney, Connaught, was represented by its bishop ; f and, from that time to the present, it has had its place in our ecclesiastical organisation, at first, as the diocese of Leyney, and later, under the name of Achonry.
The diocese of Achonry has undergone some modification of area, in the course of time, just as Killalla and Elphin, which divide with it the county Sligo, have undergone still greater modifications. In the past Achonry, Elphin, and Killalla might have been respectively called the O'Hara, the O'Connor, and the O'Dowd diocese ; and as the civil chief lost or gained territory, so also did the diocese shrink or expand.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 48
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Aghanagh parish between Lough Arrow and the Curlews
Aghanagh · townland · Sligo
The parish of Aghanagh occupies the south-west corner of Tirerrill, lying between Lough Arrow and Keash and stretching from the parishes of Drumcolumn and Tawnagh to the Curlew Mountains. The terrain includes moderate tillage crops, coarse grass, and some plantations.
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The parish of Agbanagh occupies the south-west corner of Tirerrill, lying between Lough Arrow and Keash, and stretching lengthwise from the parishes of Drumcolunib and Tawnagh to the Curlews. The Curlew mountains are a range which runs from east to west, rises to a height of 863 feet, and lies partly in Sligo and partly in Roscommon, a line passing longitudinally along the summit, forming the mutual boundary of the two counties. This mountain is a noted topographical limit of Lower Connaught, being always meant by our annalists in the phrases " from the mountain downwards/' ''from the mountain upwards." The summit is a table land, and water-shed of a mile or more wide, sending part of its rainfall into Ballysadare bay, through the rivers Arrow and Owen more, and part into the Shannon through the Boyle river and Loch Ce.
So late as the fifteenth century the crest and slopes were all wood and jungle, but the land being now reclaimed, the surface is covered with moderate tillage crops and coarse grass, there being some plantations in the occupation of the landlord. Colonel King Harman. There are a few houses on the plateau while the white-washed cottages, scattered picturesquely over the long southern slope, shine out and scintillate from the dark background so brightly, as to form one of the most striking sights which the traveller, by train, meets with in the run from Dublin to Sligo,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 151
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Castletown castle remains at Imleach Isell
Castletown · townland · Sligo
On the left bank of the Easky river stands Castletown, formerly called Imleach Isell, where some remains of a castle still exist. In MacFirbis's poem, Imleach Isell is given as the patrimony of O'Mailduin. It is now the residence of Mrs. Fenton.
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On the left bank of the lascach is Castletown, formerly called Imleach Isell, where there are still some remains of a castle.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 223
As the companion tells it
Somewhere close to Castletown, there are still some remains of a castle. This place was formerly called Imleach Isell. In MacFirbis's poem, Imleach Isell is given as the patrimony of O'Mailduin.
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Donlevy family at Templehouse, Kilvarnet
near Templehouse · population centre · Sligo · 1694
Templehouse in the parish of Kilvarnet was considered a probable birthplace of Dr. Donlevy, where more than one family of the Donlevy name still resided at the time of writing.
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Dr. Donlevy was born in or about the year 1694, and received his early education in Ballyrnote. About 1710 he succeeded, in spite of the vigilance of the English authorities, in makino* his way to Paris, where he completed his studies and preparation for the priesthood. On his ordination he was appointed Prefect of the Irish College, or, as it was then called, the Irish Community^ in Paris, an office which he seems to have held till his death, which occurred some time after 1761, the precise date being unknown. The exact spot of the county in which he was born has not been ascertained, but most probably it was either Ballygawley, in the parish of Killross, where there lived long, and until very recently, a respectable family of the name Donlevy, to which, too, the late Dean Donlevy of Sligo belonged, or Templehouse, in the parish of Kilvarnet, where more than one family of the name still resides. While Prefect of the Irish Community, Dr. Donlevy was a valued correspondent of Walter Harris, who acknowledges weighty obligations to him " for many favours received from him, particularly in his transmitting, from time to time, several useful collections out of the King's and other libraries in Parish."
Charles Phillips being the most distinguished man the town of Sligo has produced in modern times, it is well to give the facts of his life in some little detail. He was born near the close of the last century in the house now occupied by Mr. Josiah Cochrane Davis. His father, who was a Charles too, was a native of Sligo as well as member, for several years, of the Town Council, and died in the year 1800. His mother was a lady named Johnstone, from Fermanagh, who had a sister married to Attorney Walker of Rathcarrick, father of the late Counsellor Roger Walker, and grandfather of Mr. J. F. Walker.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 278
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Educational institutions in County Sligo
Sligo · town · Sligo
Primary education is well supplied with National schools in every parish of County Sligo. For secondary education, St. John's College and Mr. Eades' School in Sligo town, as well as Primrose Grange School in Knocknarea, provide good options, though technical and art education are lacking in the county.
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Education, though it has not made as much progress as religion, nor perhaps as much as it ought, is in a fairly satisfactory condition. As to primary education, every parish in the county is well supplied with National schools, and in the matter of secondary, St. John's College, Sligo, Mr. Eades' School, Sligo, and Primrose Grange School, Knocknarea, leave little to be desired. It is to be regretted that there is no technical or art education to be had in the county, and this want may explain how it is that Sligo men do not come to the front in the battle of life as often as the inhabitants of other Irish towns of similar size and population.
The MATERIAL WELL-BEING of the county is in a much more advanced state than it ever was before. The mass of the people are now very differently housed, fed, and clothed from what they used to be in times past. Mud cabins, so common formerly in the county, and not uncommon even in the town, have nearly disappeared ; and stone houses, consisting of one apartment for the family and the cattle of the family, are hardly to be found — animals being now kept in some kind of separate steading. A like change for the better has taken place in the people's
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 319
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, this is a county where the old mud cabins, once common in the county and even in the town, have nearly disappeared. Stone houses with one apartment for the family and the cattle are hardly to be found anymore, with animals now kept in some kind of separate steading. Education is in a fairly satisfactory condition. Every parish is well supplied with National schools, and for secondary education there is St. John's College, Sligo, Mr. Eades' School, Sligo, and Primrose Grange School at Knocknarea. The author regrets there is no technical or art education to be had in the county, and suggests this may explain why Sligo men do not come to the front in the battle of life as often as the inhabitants of other Irish towns of similar size. The people are now very differently housed, fed, and clothed from what they used to be, and the material well-being of the county is in a much more advanced state than ever before.
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Knocknarea: etymology, description and cairn
near Knocknarea · mountain or mountain range · Sligo
Knocknarea's etymology was discussed by Venerable Charles O'Connor, John O'Donovan, and the writer. A description and view from the mountain were given, and its cairn was noted.
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Knocknarea, Etymology of, according to Venerable Charles O'Connor, and John O'Donovan, I. 53. According to the writer, 54-55-56. Description of, 420. View from, 422. The Cairn of, 472.
Knockaashee, II. 118.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 343
As the companion tells it
Knocknarea rises ahead of you in Sligo. The mountain's name was discussed by the Venerable Charles O'Connor and John O'Donovan, and a writer later offered his own account of where it comes from. The book notes a description of the mountain, the view from it, and a cairn upon it.
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Lady Morgan's poem at Sligo Abbey ruins
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1805–1807
Miss Owenson (Lady Morgan) composed Fragment XL, entitled 'The Tomb,' as an impromptu scribbled on a tablet amidst the ruins of Sligo Abbey. The poem moralizes on mortality but contains no specific personal or local allusions.
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Fragment XL., entitled The Tomb, Miss Owenson tells us, was " scribbled on a tablet amidst the sombre but interesting ruins of Sligo Abbey." In this impromptu the poetess merely moralizes ; and, as there is no personal or local allusion, there is no occasion to quote, particularly as her moralizings are far from novel.
The ''castle " mentioned is the old castle of the O'Dowds ; the ** cave " is one of those souterrains commonly found in raths or
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 215
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, the old abbey ruins here are where Miss Owenson, later Lady Morgan, scribbled a poem called The Tomb on a tablet in 1805 or so. She wrote it amid the sombre but interesting ruins, though the poem only moralizes on mortality. There are no personal or local allusions in it, so there is little more to tell.
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Monasteraden new church
near Monasterredan · population centre · Sligo
A well-finished church consisting of nave, chancel, sacristy, and belfry, erected by Very Reverend Denis O'Hara. The high altar was presented by the late Mr. Thomas MacDermot, and the building was executed by contractor James MacDonogh of Ballysadare.
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Monasteredan new church is one of the prettiest and best finished in the county. It consists of a nave and chancel, with a handsome sacristy and beautiful belfry. The high altar is a presentation of the late Mr. Thomas MacDermot. The church was erected by Very Reverend Denis O'Hara, and will rest a memorial of his taste and zeal. Mr. James MacDonogh of Ballysadare, who was the contractor and builder, executed his office in a way that does him the highest credit.
Within a few yards of the church is the remains of Saint Aidan's monastery. Like other primitive ecclesiastical establishments it stood within a rath, or fort, which, as generally happens in such structures, contains a cave — the souterrain, if country gossip could be relied on, extending forty yards, which, however.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 207
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Nicholson bequest for Knocknarea school
near Knocknarea · mountain or mountain range · Sligo
A Mr. Nicholson bequeathed rent-charges on his estate, expected to yield £120 per annum, for the establishment of a school at Knocknarea in County Sligo.
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A Mr. Nicholson bequeathed rent-charges on his estate, expected to yield £120 per annuTYi, for a school at Knocknarea.
Eev. Mr. Valentine, who was rector of the united parishes of Castleconor and Kilglass, and who died in 1760, left by will *' £400 towards the institution of a Protestant charity school at Frankfort in that union, and for the puttiDg out a few of the Protestant apprentices to trades." This sum was placed at interest, and reached five times the amount before the school was established.J
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror
As the companion tells it
As you pass Knocknarea in Sligo, there is a story of a school meant for this place. A Mr. Nicholson bequeathed rent-charges on his estate, expected to yield £120 per annum, for the establishment of a school at Knocknarea. The mountain itself rises near the road, and it was here that his bequest was directed.
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Protestant Church of Ahamlish Built in 1811
Ahamlish · parish · Sligo · 1811–1848
The Protestant church of Ahamlish was built in 1811 during the incumbency of Rev. Mr. West. By 1848 the building cost was £830 with annual revenue of £102, accommodating 100 persons, while in 1835 the benefice had 73 Established Church members and 7,789 Catholics.
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The Protestant church of Ahamlish was built in 1811, during the incumbency of Kev. Mr. West, and according to Sergeant Shoe (p. 112), the ascertained cost of the building in 1848 was £830 ; the annual revenue £102 ; the number of persons for whom accommodation was provided 100 ; the nunaber of members of Established Church in benefice in 1835, 73 ; and the number of Catholics at the same date, 7,789.
As to the Protestant incumbents of Ahamlish ; Kev. Eubule Ormsby was Yicar in 1769, and was succeeded that year by Reverend Andrew Knox. Eev. William Wade was Yicar in 1773, and Eev. Matthew Browne in 1776. After Mr. Browne came Rev. Charles West, towards the close of 177C. Like so many others of his order, Mr. West was a Justice of the Peace, as well as a land agent. He took an active part in the civil affairs of the country, and was one of the magistrates named by
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 28
As the companion tells it
As you travel through the parish of Ahamlish in Sligo, there's a Protestant church here that was built in 1811, during the incumbency of Reverend Mr. West. By 1848 the building had cost £830, with an annual revenue of £102 and room for 100 people. In 1835 the benefice counted just 73 members of the Established Church, set against 7,789 Catholics. The parish had seen a succession of Protestant incumbents before West. Reverend Eubule Ormsby was Vicar in 1769, succeeded that same year by Reverend Andrew Knox. Reverend William Wade held the post in 1773, Reverend Matthew Browne in 1776, and then Reverend Charles West arrived towards the close of that decade. Like many of his order, West served as a Justice of the Peace and a land agent, taking an active part in the civil affairs of the country.
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Sooey Catholic church built 1837
Sooey · townland · Sligo · 1837–1850
The Sooey Catholic church was built in 1837 by Reverend Luke Cullinan, who chose a site adjoining the high road over the hill of Sooey where the old chapel had stood. Father Cullinan died in 1850 and was buried in Sooey chapel.
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In this ecclesiastical 'union there are four churches — two Catholic and two Protestant — in use at present for public worship. Of the Catholic churches, one stands in Riverstown, and the other in Sooey. The Eiverstown building dates from the year 1801, when the Reverend Bryan Kelly raised the existing slated structure round an old thatched chapel, which occupied the same site. The Sooey church is more modern, being built in 1837 by Reverend Luke Cullinan, who preferred the present situation, as adjoining the high road, to the hill of Sooey, where the old chapel was, and where some remains of it may still be seen. Father Cullinan died in 1850, and was buried in Sooey chapel. The preceding Parish Priest of Sooey, Father Patrick DujBfy, was buried in Kilty cloghan.*
Except Father Owen Feeny, P.P., who died in 1876, and was buried in Riverstown church, the incumbents of the Riverstown union were interred in Templemore. Father Bryan Kelly's pastorate lasted from 1782 to 1803. The stone that covers his grave in Templemore bears the inscription : —
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 136
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Templehouse bridge built in 1812
near Templehouse · population centre · Sligo · 1812
The fine bridge of Templehouse in County Sligo was constructed in 1812, part of a wave of early nineteenth-century bridge improvements in the county that also included the bridge of Easky.
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The oldest bridges of the county are those of Sligo (1188), Ballysadare (1361), and CoUooney (about 1400) ; but these are not the structures that now exist in those places. The bridge of Ardcree across the Owenmore, of Ballygrania across the Uncion, and of Drumcliffe across the Codnach, date from the last century. The fine bridge of Templehouse was built in 1812; the bridge of Easky in 1818, on a Presentment of £398, 7s. passed in the Lent Assizes of that year, " To Colonel John Irwin to build a bridge of three arches over the river Easky ;" and the latest as well as one of the best bridges which the county can boast of, that of Billa, designed by our talented county surveyor, and promoted, with his accustomed liberality, by Mr. O'Hara, is only just finished. An inscription on a finely-chiselled stone in the structure records the following particulars of the erection : —
Built by the Cesspayers of Leyney,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 303
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Tober Muneen holy well near Templemore
Templemore · town · Tipperary
Within about a hundred yards of Templemore graveyard is a holy well known as Tober Muneen, which the neighbours say signifies Monica's well. Together with the nunnery foundations and church ruins, it points to a primitive Augustinian establishment at the site.
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is extensive, and proves the church to have deserved its popular name of Templemore, or big church, while its position on the summit of a hill, visible for a great distance all round, must have added much to its impressiveness. Hard by the walls is the foundation of an old building, which the people name Teach na GalliagJia dhu, House of the Nuns, which would go to show that there was formerly a nunnery on the spot. Within a hundred yards or so of the graveyard is a holy well, known as Tober Muneen — words which, according to the neighbours, signify Monica's well. These several indications point to a primitive establishment, that followed the rule of St. Augustine, which Templemore may have been before it became a parish church. It is said that a smaller and older church was erected in the adjoining townland of Drumdoney. The etymology of Drumdoney — Dorsum dominicce, or Ridge of the church — would bear out the tradition.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 137
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Achonry parish largest in County Sligo
Achonry · townland · Sligo · 1881
Achonry was the largest parish in County Sligo in both area and population, with 60,514 acres and 11,212 inhabitants per the 1881 census. It exceeded all other parishes of Leyney combined and was divided into the districts of Mullinabreena, Cloonacool, and Curry for ecclesiastical administration.
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Achonry is the largest parish in the county, both in regard to area and to population. Alone it is greater in extent, and the number of inhabitants, than all the other parishes of Leyney put together, as appears by the following figures taken from the Census of 1881 :—
Acres.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 61
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Ballindoon Convent foundation and grant
Ballindoon · street · Sligo
The abbey or convent at Ballindoon has a recorded date of foundation and was eventually granted to Francis G of ton. It also served as a site for interments.
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Abbey, or, Convent, Ballindoon, II. 270, 273. Date of foundation, 271. Granted to Francis G of ton, 272. Interments in, 272.
Abbey, Ballymote, II. 175. A ruin in the beginning of 17th century, 175.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 333
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Ballymote Castle with lateral towers
Ballymote · town · Sligo
The ruins of Ballymote castle are described as a strong and spacious structure with lateral towers. The text compares other castles in the section to its design.
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mains, which are much covered by rubbish, this was a strong and spacious structure, with lateral towers like those in the castle of Ballymote.
2. In the same year the castle of Ballindoon was built by Conor, the son of Teige McDonogh.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 125
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Bishop McNicholas re-interred in Ballaghadereen cathedral
Ballaghaderreen · town · Roscommon · 1852
Bishop Patrick McNicholas, who governed the diocese of Achonry for thirty years, died in 1852 and was originally buried in the old chapel of Ballaghadereen. His remains were later removed and re-interred in the new cathedral's chapel of the Sacred Heart, where a Latin epitaph was inscribed on his monument.
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Patrick McNicholas succeeded to Dr. O'Flynne in 1818. Appointed second Professor of Greek and Latin in Maynooth College, on the 24th June, 1806, he was professor and superior of the Lay College there at the time of his promotion. Dr. McNicholas died in 1852, having been in indifferent health for some years previous. He was buried in the old chapel of
* There is reason to believe that it was Mr. Peter O'Connor that had this tomb erected over the remains of the good bishop.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 57
As the companion tells it
Coming through Ballaghadereen now. Bishop Patrick McNicholas governed the diocese of Achonry for thirty years and died in 1852. He was first buried in the old chapel, then later re-interred in the new cathedral's chapel of the Sacred Heart. Before his appointment he had been professor and superior of the Lay College at Maynooth. His monument carries a Latin epitaph.
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Bishop O'Harte dies at Annaghbeg
Annaghbeg or Monasterredan · townland · Sligo · 1735–1739
Bishop John O'Harte, whose Brief was dated September 30, 1735, died at Annaghbeg in the parish of Ballysadare before May 1739 after an eventful life. His death there is one of the few specific place associations recorded for the bishops of Achonry.
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John O'Harte.— His Brief is dated September 30, 1735. After an eventful life, he died at Annaghbeg, in the parish of Ballysadare, before May, 1739. See an account of Dr. O'Harte in Ballysadare and Kilvarnet, p. 199.
Walter Blake. — Became bishop of Achonry in 1739, and died in 1758.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 57
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Church site at Keelty on Benbulben
Keelty · townland · Sligo
The site of a former place of worship is still pointed out at Keelty, on the side of Benbulben, one of several ancient church sites in the parish of Drumcliff.
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As might be expected of a parish where there was sucli an extent of church land, there have been many churches in it. To say nothing of Drumcliff monastery, the sites of various places of worship are still pointed out in other districts — one at Keelty, on the side of Benbulben ; one in Ballynagalliagh ; one at Kilcregan, on the road to Rosses Point ; two in the Rosses ; one at Kilmacanon, which, with its cemetery, has been wiped out by the blowing sand; one at Ballintemple, recte, Ballintemplebeolan, which was so called from the ecclesiastical family named Beolan, modernized, in some places, into Boylan ; and in others, as Tireragh, into Boland ; and one in Lissadell, which, according to John O'Donovan, stood near the sea, just on the site of the old stables.
The present churches of Magherow and Rathcormac are not the first that rose on their respective sites. About a hundred years ago a nice chapel was erected at Magherow, which was repaired and much improved, in 1845, by Father O'Gara. An idea, however, had got abroad, that it was shaky ; and a cry, " The chapel is falling," having been raised, on Christmas Day, 1856, when the floor and galleries were filled to overflowing, numbers had bones broken, or received other severe injuries, in a wild attempt to get clear of the building. Father Moraghan, who was then curate in the parish, acted towards the injured the parts, at once, of surgeon, physician, and priest, resembling, in this, not a little, the great and good Archbishop Fenelon, who, after the battle of Malplaquet, moved about among the wounded soldiers, ministering surgical and medical, as well as spiritual aid — a scene immortalized in a noble painting by a great French Artist.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 21
As the companion tells it
Somewhere around here, on the side of Benbulben, the site of an old place of worship is still pointed out. It is one of several ancient church sites in the parish of Drumcliff, a parish that once had a great extent of church land. The site itself is marked only by tradition now.
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Cooper family burial at Ballysadare
Ballysadare · townland · Sligo
The Misses Cooper erected a stained glass window in St. Paul's Church in memory of their parents. The parents themselves are buried in the cemetery of the small Protestant church at Ballysadare.
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memorial for the late Mr. Cooper's first wife; as also a fine stained glass window, erected by the Misses Cooper in honour and memory of their worthy parents, who are themselves buried in the cemetery of the^ little Protestant church at Ballysadare.
The Methodist chapel or meeting-house, which is a substantial structure forty-six feet long aad twenty-six wide, was built in
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 184
As the companion tells it
Close to Ballysadare, the Misses Cooper placed a fine stained glass window in St. Paul's Church in memory of their parents. Their worthy parents themselves lie buried in the cemetery of the little Protestant church here. There is also a memorial for the late Mr. Cooper's first wife.
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Diocesan School on the Mall, Sligo
Sligo · town · Sligo
The Diocesan School, located on or near the Mall in Sligo, was a secondary education establishment for males under Principal Mr. William C. Eades. It was one of three efficient male secondary schools in Sligo whose pupils performed well at competitive examinations.
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The establishments of secondary education for males, in or belonging to Sligo, at present are : — the College of the Immaculate Conception, Quay Street, under the presidency of Yery Kev. John Corcoran ; the Diocesan School, on or near the Mall, of which Mr. William C. Eades is the Principal; and the Incorporated Society's School, in Primrose Grange, the Head Master of which is Mr. W. A. Sheckleton — all three very efficient institutions, as is proved by the high place their pupils reach at the Intermediate and other competitive examinations.
It appears from the evidence taken before the Endowed Schools, Ireland, Commission, that the Sligo estate of Erasmus Smith is 2,199 acres, 8 roods, and 26 perches, the gross rental amounting to £627, 4s. 9d. Of this large rental the only sum expended in the county at the date of the Commission (1855) was £70, the annual salary of Mr. Ward, who taught the Lungy school for the Governors of the Erasmus Smith Board ; and the surprise of the Commissioners at this state of things may be inferred from a question put by them to the Rev. Mr. Shone, which, with the reverend gentleman's answer, is thus reported in the Minutes of Evidence : " Is the result this, that for Sligo, out of the estates held by the Governors, all the contribution is the salary of the Master ? — The result is, that is all they give as regards education in the town of Sligo." If the Commissioners were so struck by this extraordinary disproportion between the Sligo income and expenditure, they would be still more surprised, if they lived now, to find that, while the large income continues the same, the expenditure has ceased altogether, not one farthing of the sums received being given back in any shape to the county.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 248
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, the Diocesan School stood on or near the Mall. It was one of three male secondary schools in the town, under Principal William C. Eades, and all three were efficient institutions whose pupils reached high places at the Intermediate and other competitive examinations. The other two were the College of the Immaculate Conception on Quay Street and the Incorporated Society's School at Primrose Grange.
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Dromard parish: old church on Ox Mountain slopes
Dromard · townland · Sligo
Dromard, the most eastern parish of Tireragh barony, derives its name from the elevated situation of its old church on the slopes of the Ox Mountain. The land near the sea is rich, and the soil higher up is suited for tillage and sheep pasture. Tanrego and Longford are noted as well-timbered seats with interesting historical associations.
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Dromard. — High Ridge — which is the most eastern parish of the barony of Tireragh, and diocese of Killalla, has its name from the elevated situation of its old church on the slopes of the Ox Mountain, the remainder of its area being a lowland stretch along the left bank of the Ballysadare estuary. The land near the sea is rich, and the soil higher up, though light, is suited for tillage and sheep pasture. Tanrego, the seat of Mr. Yerschoyle, and Longford, the seat of Sir Malby Crofton, are well timbered and picturesquely situated, and have each interesting historical associations.
392 HISTORY OF SLIGO.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 213
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Drumrat and Toomour separate parishes in 1704
Drumrat · parish · Sligo · 1704
Drumrat parish had a grantee under the Cromwellian settlement, and Drumrat and Toomour were separate parishes in 1704. Parish priests of Drumrat are recorded.
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Bucks, II. 493. Drumard, Parish of, II. 385. Meaning of name, 391. Longford, 392. Buninna, 397. St. Patrick and Drumard, 398. Drumcliff, Parish of, I. 478. Origin of the name, 487. Saints associated with, 495. A place of importance in the past, 497. Drumcliff monastery a foundation of St. Columba, 498-9. Annals of the monastery, 500. Antiquarian remains in, 503. Castletown in this parish, 504. Lands at foot of Benbulben, 511. Cooldruman, IL 1. Lissadell, 9. Ballycounell, 20. Parish Priests of Drumcliff, 22. Protestant Rectors, 26. Protestant church of, 28. Drumcolumb, Parish of, II. 249. A fragmentary parish, 250. Mass in, during the Penal days, 258. Drumrat, Parish of, II. 201. A grantee in, 202. Drumrat and Toomour separate parishes in 1704, 215. Parish Priests of, 215, 216.
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Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 337
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Drumrat landowners and Cromwellian grantees, 1641
Drumrat · parish · Sligo · 1641–1670
In 1641 the owners of Drumrat included Lord Taaffe, Owen Horroghy, John Boswell, Sir Robert King, and William Dodwell. Under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, the chief grantees were the Earl of Carlingford, John Boswell, and Lord Collooney.
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The owners of Drumrat, in 1641, were Lord TaafFe, Owen Horroghy, John Boswell, Sir Eobert King, and William Dodwell ; and the chief grantees, under the Acts of Settlement and
202 HISTORY OF SLIGO.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 106
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