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Duel at Magheraboy: Sedley and Verdon
Magheraboy · townland · Sligo
Messrs. Charles Sedley and Edward Howard Verdon fought a duel at Magheraboy. Sedley's second on the occasion was his brother, Mr. James W. Sedley.
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17. Messrs. Charles Sedley and Edward Howard Verdon fought at Magheraboy. Mr. Sedley's second on the occasion was his brother, Mr. James W. Sedley.
Sligo, either town or county, has not much to boast of, in more modern times, as to producing
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror
As the companion tells it
Somewhere close to Magheraboy, Charles Sedley and Edward Howard Verdon fought a duel. Sedley's second that day was his own brother, James W. Sedley. The record gives no date and no outcome, only that the meeting happened here.
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Duel at Rosses Point: Flanagan and MacDermott
Rosses Point · town · Sligo
Messrs. Flanagan and MacDermott had a hostile meeting at Rosses Point. The encounter is listed among the notable duels of the Sligo area.
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8. Messrs. Flanagan and MacDermott had a meeting at Rosses Point.
9. Jack Taafife and Major Bridgham. — They fought in the yard of the chief hotel in Boyle. Taaffe was a great favourite with the humbler classes, and a hete noir with the gentry, who, it is said, egged on Major Bridgham to provoke him, and, when he escaped the Major's pistol, had him indicted and tried at the Summer assizes of 1818, in Slisro, for arson, at that time a capital offence. Before the trial, they thought to commit him to gaol, but Robert King Duke and Gowan Gilmor, Esqrs., bailed him in £1000 to appear at the assizes. They strained every point to secure a conviction, going, it is said, the length of suborning false witnesses for the purpose. Suborned or not, the witnesses certainly swore false, as eventually appeared. There were two trials. In one of them. Jemmy Jordan, a confidential man of Jack's, and an alleged accomplice, was indicted for conspiring to burn Kingsfort
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 273
As the companion tells it
Coming up through Rosses Point in Sligo. This was where Messrs. Flanagan and MacDermott had a hostile meeting, a duel, listed among the notable encounters of the county. The record gives nothing more, no date, no cause, no outcome, only that it happened here.
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Durcan born at Cloonacool and schooled at Swineford
Cloonacool · townland · Sligo
Patrick Durcan was born at Cloonacool in the parish of Achonry and made his early classical studies first at Swineford and then at the diocesan school of Ballaghadereen, before passing to Maynooth College in 1812. He was ordained priest in 1820 after a distinguished eight-year college career.
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Patrick Durcan was elected on the 28th September, 1852, to succeed Dr. McNicholas, and was consecrated in the Church of the Assumption, Collooney, on the 30th November in that year. Born at Cloonacool, in the parish of Achonry, he made his early classical studies first, at Swineford, and next in the diocesan school of Ballaghadereen, whence he passed, in 1812, to Maynooth College, where he was ordained priest in 1820, after a distinguished college career of eight years. Administrator of the mensal parish of Ballaghaderreen (Castlemore and Kilcoleman), from 1820 to 1823 ; Parish Priest of Ballymote (Emlaghfad and Kilmorgan), from 1823 to 1832 ; Parish Priest of Collooney (Ballysadare and Kilvarnet), and Vicar-General af the diocese from 1832 to 1852 ; he was a missionary priest of thirty years standing when consecrated. This best of bishops died on the 1st May, 1875, and was buried on the 4th of that month, in the same tomb, with his friend Dr. McNicholas. The mural tablet over his remains bears the following inscription:—
* Pray for the soul of the Right Reverend Father in Christ, Patrick McNicholas, Bishop of Achonry, who governed this church for thirty years. He departed this life on the eleventh day of February, a.d. 1852. God rest his soul.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 57
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Emlaghfad graveyard: chief Protestant burial place of Corran
Emlaghfad · townland · Sligo
Emlaghfad graveyard is crowded and serves as the chief burying place of the Protestants of Corran. Several tombstones there are inscribed with the name of Phibbs.
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The graveyard of Emlaghfad is crowded, being the chief burying place of the Protestants of Corran. Several tombstones are inscribed with the name of Phibbs, the bearers of the name
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 96
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Kilmacteige parish: Banada Abbey and holy wells
Kilmacteige · townland · Sligo
The parish of Kilmacteige contained castles and churches, Banada Abbey, holy wells, and Taaffe mountain. A revolting transaction was recorded in the district, and the Gap was noted as a feature.
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Kilmacteige, Parish of, II. 141. Surface of district, 142. Roads of, 143. Revolting transaction, 145. The Gap, 148. Castles and churches, 149. Banada Abbey, 150-1. Holy wells, 152. Taaffe mountain, 153.
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Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 342
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Kingstown named from kings buried at St. Lugid's church
Kingstown · townland · Dublin
The place called King's Town (Baile-na-Righ) derives its name from kings buried in St. Lugid's church at Toomour. These kings are said to have fallen in the Battle of Keash-Corran, and their grave is marked at the site.
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will satisfy us, that it comes from the " Kings " buried in St. Lugid's church, from whom the place got the name of the King's Toivn, in Irish Baile-na-Righ*
A B
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 113
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Lissadell: situation, Glen, and Gore family
Lissadell · street · Cork
Lissadell's situation and name were described, with stirring occurrences recorded there. The Glen of Lissadell and views from the estate were noted, and the Gore family was associated with the property.
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Lissadell, Situation and name of, II. 9. Stirring occurrences in, 10. Glen of, 12. Views from, 13. The Gore family, 14.
Little, Doctor ; his honourable death,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 343
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Mysterious caves of Keash near Ballymote
near Kesh · population centre · Sligo
The mysterious caves of Keash are described as a notable natural antiquity located within a couple of miles of Ballymote station. They are paired with Templehouse as key attractions accessible from Ballymote.
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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.
At Collooney and Ballysadare the visitor will be at a loss which most to admire, the castle and church ruins of the district, its corn and flour mills — the largest in Europe — or the beautiful river Owen more, as admired by the utilitarian as by the lover of the picturesque — by the former for its wonderful water power, capable of working all the machinery in Ireland, and by the latter for what Frazer, in his " Handbook for Ireland," styles " the finest rapid in the kingdom."
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 304
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Owners of Drumcolumb in 1632
Drumcolumb · townland · Sligo · 1632
In 1632 the owners of Drumcolumb included the Bishop of Elphin, O'Connor Sligo, Patrick Plunket of Markree, the McDonoghs, and Lord Taaffe, reflecting the mixture of ecclesiastical and Gaelic landholding in the parish.
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The owners of Drumcolumb in 1632 were the Bishop of Elphin, O'Connor Sligo, Patrick Plunket of Markree, the McDonoghs, and Lord TaafFe.
We find Kilmacallan both in the Taxation of 1807, and the bishop of Kildare's inquisition — in the former as Kilmactalum, but in the latter exactly as it is now spelled. Who this Macallan, or son of Allan, was, no one has told, or whether he was the founder of the church, or its patron saint, or both. It is likely, and seems certain, he was the Saint Mansen whom we find mentioned in Elizabeth's grant to Eugene O'Connor, where with other possessions bestowed, we read of " St. Mansen's, otherwise
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 134
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Parish Priest David Henery registered at Coolavin, 1704
Coolavin · electoral division · Sligo · 1697–1704
The 1704 Register lists David Henery as Parish Priest, aged fifty, ordained at Cregan in county Galway in 1697 by Bishop Teige Keohy of Clonfert. His sureties for good behaviour were Doctor Francis McLea and Phelim Gara, both of Kilteenane.
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With respect to the succession of Parish Priests: — In the Register of 1704 David Henery is given as Parish Priest ; and it is there stated that he was then fifty years of age, that he was ordained at Cregan, county Gal way, in 1697, by Teige Keohy, Bishop of Clonfert, and that he had for sureties of his good behaviour, as required by the Registration Act, Doctor Francis McLea, Kilteenane, and Phelim Gara, of the same place.
Owing to the absence of records, a century elapses before we fall in with the name of any of his successors, when, in 1804, we
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 203
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Parish Priest of Templeboy and Kilmacshalgan, 1704
Templeboy · parish · Sligo · 1704
In 1704 the Parish Priest of Templeboy and Kilmacshalgan was John Hely, ordained in 1683 by Bishop Whelan of Ossory. His sureties were Edward Braxton of Ballysadare and Robert Hilloe of Dunehohy.
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In 1704 the Parish Priest of Templeboy and Kilmacshalgan was John Hely, who was ordained in 1683 by Bishop Whelan of Ossory, and had for sureties Edward Braxton, Ballysadare, and Eobert Hilloe (Hillas ?), Dunehohy.
The latest Parish Priests of Templeboy are Rev. Dominick M'Namara, Rev. John Burns, Rev. Michael M'Dermot, and Rev. "William Cosgrave. To Father Cosgrave the parish is indebted for its beautiful parish church.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 222
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Templeboy, this was the parish of John Hely in 1704. He was ordained in 1683 by Bishop Whelan of Ossory and served as parish priest of Templeboy and Kilmacshalgan. His sureties were Edward Braxton of Ballysadare and Robert Hilloe of Dunehohy.
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Phillips family connection to Rathcarrick
Rathcarrick · townland · Sligo
Charles Phillips's 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.
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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.
Charles Phillips received his early education in the town of Sligo in a school kept by the Rev. James Armstrong, Curate of
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 278
As the companion tells it
Somewhere around here is Rathcarrick, tied to the family of Charles Phillips, one of Sligo's most distinguished sons. He was born near the close of the 1700s in Sligo town. His father, also Charles, was a native of Sligo and a member of the Town Council for several years, and he died in 1800. His mother was a Johnstone from Fermanagh, and she had a sister who married Attorney Walker of Rathcarrick. That Attorney Walker was the father of the late Counsellor Roger Walker and the grandfather of Mr. J. F. Walker. So this place links two families, the Phillipses and the Walkers, through the marriage of the mother's sister.
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Protestant clergy succession at Drumcliff parish
near Drumcliff · parish · Sligo · 1615–1811
The succession of Established Church clergymen in Drumcliff parish is traced from Rev. Hugo Hoby, mentioned in the Visitation book of 1615, through several vicars including Rev. Michael Obins, whose mural tablet in the vestry wall records his death in 1783, to Rev. Richard Wynne, whose death in 1811 is inscribed on a stone in the church tower.
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in the Visitation book of 1615. Rev. William Ry croft was appointed in 1622. Rev. Robert Brown is supposed, by Cotton, in his " Fasti," to have followed in 1661. Rev. Eubule Ormsby was Yicar in 1733 ; Rev. Edward Munns, in 1755 ; Rev. Richard Doherty, in 1759. Rev. Michael Obins, Vicar of the parish, died in 1783. A mural tablet in the vestry wall contains
this epitaph : —
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 23
As the companion tells it
Drumcliff parish stretches along here, its Established Church clergy traced from Hugo Hoby in the Visitation book of 1615. William Rycroft was appointed 1622, Robert Brown supposedly 1661, Eubule Ormsby 1733, Edward Munns 1755, Richard Doherty 1759. Michael Obins died in 1783, his epitaph on a mural tablet in the vestry wall. Richard Wynne's death in 1811 is inscribed on a stone in the church tower.
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Riverstown antiquities and ecclesiastical union
Riverstown · town · Sligo
Riverstown is described as an ecclesiastical union containing six old parishes and antiquities. It had a town or village, parish priests, and Protestant incumbents, and was the site of a meeting.
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Riverstown, Ecclesiastical union of, II. 239. Antiquities in, 240. Six old parishes in, 246. Town or village of, 252. Parish Priests, 255. Protestant incumbents, 258. Meeting at, 543.
Roads, IL 550, 551 , 552. Existing roads of modern date, 554. Circular road of Sligo, 554. Bridges, 556. Railrocbds 5o7
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 347
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Sligo Municipal Reform Meeting at Chapel Field
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1836
A Municipal Reform Meeting was held in Chapel Field, Sligo, chaired by Martin Madden Esq. with Charles O'Connor as secretary. The meeting was part of a broader movement for civil and religious liberty, as the Sligo Champion's editor decried a country where 'the voice of liberty has been stifled.'
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2. Sligo Municipal Reform Meeting, held in Chapel Field. Martin Madden, Esq., in chair; Mr. Charles O'Connor, Sec.
A sentence or two from the Editor's Address to his readers may be reproduced :
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 298
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, this is the town where a Municipal Reform Meeting took place in Chapel Field in 1836. Martin Madden was in the chair and Charles O'Connor served as secretary. The Sligo Champion's editor decried a country where "the voice of liberty has been stifled."
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Templehouse antiquities and natural beauties
near Templehouse · population centre · Sligo
Templehouse, located within a couple of miles of Ballymote station, is praised as much-admired for both its antiquities and its natural beauties. It is presented as one of the principal tourist attractions of the Ballymote area.
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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.
At Collooney and Ballysadare the visitor will be at a loss which most to admire, the castle and church ruins of the district, its corn and flour mills — the largest in Europe — or the beautiful river Owen more, as admired by the utilitarian as by the lover of the picturesque — by the former for its wonderful water power, capable of working all the machinery in Ireland, and by the latter for what Frazer, in his " Handbook for Ireland," styles " the finest rapid in the kingdom."
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 304
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Tirerrill: ancient limits, MacDonoghs, and antiquities
Tirerrill · barony · Sligo
The territory of Tirerrill had ancient limits and was associated with the MacDonogh family. It contains interesting antiquities, old parishes, and an Aenach (assembly place) at Tireoillella.
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Tirerrill, Ancient limits of, I. 3 ; II. 218, 219. The MacDonoghs of, 221. Interesting antiquities, 239. Old parishes of, 243. Aenach Tireoilella, 245.
Tituladoes, I. 183. Appendix, II.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 349
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Tradition of older church at Drumdoney
Drumdoney · townland · Sligo
Local tradition holds that a smaller and older church once stood in the adjoining townland of Drumdoney. The etymology of Drumdoney, interpreted as 'Dorsum dominicæ' or Ridge of the church, is said to support this tradition.
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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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Ballymote castle lands transferred to Protestant newcomers
Ballymote · town · Sligo
The lands belonging to Ballymote castle comprised over sixteen quarters held by various Irish proprietors. Thirty years later, a county survey recorded these same lands let to new Protestant settlers including a merchant, a Protestant minister, and Wilson Taylor, who took the quarter containing the Abbey ruins.
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Rathdowny, containing four quarters, in the possession of Eugene O'Scanlon ; Bally n an ty (now Carrownanty), two quarters, in the possession of Barradinus Garran ; Corhubber, one quarter, in the possession of Alexander McSwyne; Rosslean, four quarters, in the possession of William O'Dumar ; Carrowrala, half a quarter, in the possession of George Goodman; Rathnekilgie, one quarter, in the possession of George Goodman ; Clonyne, half a quarter, in the possession of Thadeus O'Skanlon ; Durrawne (Derroon) in the possession of the daughter of Skahideus; Gobbedill, half quarter, in the possession of Eugene McTeige Carragh ; Ardconnell, half quarter, in the possession of Eugene Tullagh ; the town of Ballimore or Loghervore, or Knock glasse, four quarters, and the third of a quarter in the possession of McDonnough, chief of his name ; all belonging to the castle, and containing sixteen one-third quarters. Thirty years later, when the so-called Survey of the county was compiled, Caincas was let to James Smith and Fargy (Ferguson), merchants ; Corhubber to Mr. Fargy, Protestant minister ; Derroon to Andrew Fargy, brother, probably of the minister ; and Carrownesaggart, the quarter on which the ruins of the Abbey stand, to Wilson Taylor. These were all new-comers.
Bally mote bas improved greatly in appearance, as well as in reality, under the Gore Booths. Sir Robert is known to have been a humane and liberal landlord, and it is admitted, that in these respects Sir Henry is following in the father's footsteps. The fine shop houses which have been built, and are still being built by the inhabitants, are a proof of the facility and liberality with which buildiug ground and leases are granted on the estate, and of the encouragement thus given to tenants to improve.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 90
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Corradoo: Hill of the mounds and its cairns
Corradoo · townland · Sligo
The townland of Corradoo, pronounced 'Corradooey' by inhabitants, means 'Hill of the mounds,' a name fitting the cairns still extant on its hills. Despite likely possessing an interesting history, little is known of the townland.
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There is little known of the townland, or townlands, of Corradoo, though they seem to have an interesting history, which has been missed hitherto. Corradoo is pronounced by the inhabitants Corradooey, and signifies the Hill of the mounds, which is an appropriate name, considering the mounds, or cairns, which exist still on the hills there, and which, very probably,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 166
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Moygara Castle description
Moygara Castle · castle · Sligo
The castle of Moygara was a spacious and strong structure of 185 feet square, the residence of the head of the O'Gara family. Its remains show six square battlemented towers and loopholed curtains.
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The castle of Moygara, in which the head of the O'Gara family resided, was a spacious and strong structure of 185 feet
HISTORY OF SLIGO. 365
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror
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Orange meetings in Ballymote
Ballymote · town · Sligo
Orange meetings were constantly held in Ballymote, apparently under the patronage of the local gentry, provoking tensions that the writer feared could lead to a revival of Ribbonism in the district.
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Whether this is so or not, it is certain that the great plea of justification, put forward in behalf of Eibbonmen, is the alleged necessity of humble Catholics being thus united in order to be the better able to make head against the violence of Orange enemies. The writer's personal experience leads him to rely on the bona fides of this statement ; for having, about twenty years ago, on occasion of a startling outrage which took place in his parish, and which had its cause in secret societies, preached against such societies in each of his three chapels, and pledged before the altar on their knees every man, woman, and young person in the congregations to renounce and discourage, in every way open to them, those secret confederacies, he was often remonstrated with by well-meaning but simple persons for advising a proceeding which would, it was alleged, leave poor Catholics at the mercy of their worst enemies ; and if Ribbonism should have since in any way revived in the district, of which the writer knows nothing, the revival would certainly be due to the provocation offered by the Orange meetings constantly held in Sligo, Collooney, Kiverstown, Ballymote, and other places, under, it would appear, the patronage of the local gentry.
To obtain a clearer idea of the state of the county in regard to crime, in the earlier years of this century, it will be well to refer for a moment to the cases commonly coming at the time before the judge of assize, as they are recorded in the books of the Clerk of the Crown. We learn from this official authority, that these were : — First, breaking forcibly into private houses and taking out of them the property of the owners — money, meal, butter, potatoes, linen, flax, wearing apparel, and other personal and household goods — and we shall be within the mark if we say that between eighty and ninety per cent, of all the grave cases brought before the judges consisted in such offences; secondly, demanding money on the high-road and taking it forcibly from the person ; thirdly, administering un-
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 263
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Orange meetings in Collooney
Collooney · townland · Sligo
Orange meetings were constantly held in Collooney, apparently under the patronage of the local gentry, provoking tensions that the writer feared could lead to a revival of Ribbonism in the district.
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Whether this is so or not, it is certain that the great plea of justification, put forward in behalf of Eibbonmen, is the alleged necessity of humble Catholics being thus united in order to be the better able to make head against the violence of Orange enemies. The writer's personal experience leads him to rely on the bona fides of this statement ; for having, about twenty years ago, on occasion of a startling outrage which took place in his parish, and which had its cause in secret societies, preached against such societies in each of his three chapels, and pledged before the altar on their knees every man, woman, and young person in the congregations to renounce and discourage, in every way open to them, those secret confederacies, he was often remonstrated with by well-meaning but simple persons for advising a proceeding which would, it was alleged, leave poor Catholics at the mercy of their worst enemies ; and if Ribbonism should have since in any way revived in the district, of which the writer knows nothing, the revival would certainly be due to the provocation offered by the Orange meetings constantly held in Sligo, Collooney, Kiverstown, Ballymote, and other places, under, it would appear, the patronage of the local gentry.
To obtain a clearer idea of the state of the county in regard to crime, in the earlier years of this century, it will be well to refer for a moment to the cases commonly coming at the time before the judge of assize, as they are recorded in the books of the Clerk of the Crown. We learn from this official authority, that these were : — First, breaking forcibly into private houses and taking out of them the property of the owners — money, meal, butter, potatoes, linen, flax, wearing apparel, and other personal and household goods — and we shall be within the mark if we say that between eighty and ninety per cent, of all the grave cases brought before the judges consisted in such offences; secondly, demanding money on the high-road and taking it forcibly from the person ; thirdly, administering un-
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 263
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Orange meetings in Riverstown
Riverstown · town · Sligo
Orange meetings were constantly held in Riverstown (spelled 'Kiverstown' in the text), apparently under the patronage of the local gentry, provoking tensions that the writer feared could lead to a revival of Ribbonism in the district.
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Whether this is so or not, it is certain that the great plea of justification, put forward in behalf of Eibbonmen, is the alleged necessity of humble Catholics being thus united in order to be the better able to make head against the violence of Orange enemies. The writer's personal experience leads him to rely on the bona fides of this statement ; for having, about twenty years ago, on occasion of a startling outrage which took place in his parish, and which had its cause in secret societies, preached against such societies in each of his three chapels, and pledged before the altar on their knees every man, woman, and young person in the congregations to renounce and discourage, in every way open to them, those secret confederacies, he was often remonstrated with by well-meaning but simple persons for advising a proceeding which would, it was alleged, leave poor Catholics at the mercy of their worst enemies ; and if Ribbonism should have since in any way revived in the district, of which the writer knows nothing, the revival would certainly be due to the provocation offered by the Orange meetings constantly held in Sligo, Collooney, Kiverstown, Ballymote, and other places, under, it would appear, the patronage of the local gentry.
To obtain a clearer idea of the state of the county in regard to crime, in the earlier years of this century, it will be well to refer for a moment to the cases commonly coming at the time before the judge of assize, as they are recorded in the books of the Clerk of the Crown. We learn from this official authority, that these were : — First, breaking forcibly into private houses and taking out of them the property of the owners — money, meal, butter, potatoes, linen, flax, wearing apparel, and other personal and household goods — and we shall be within the mark if we say that between eighty and ninety per cent, of all the grave cases brought before the judges consisted in such offences; secondly, demanding money on the high-road and taking it forcibly from the person ; thirdly, administering un-
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 263
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Duel at Cartron Hill: Phibbs and Cross
Cartron Hill · street · Sligo
Messrs. Phibbs and Cross fought a duel at Cartron Hill. The encounter is listed among the notable duels of the Sligo area.
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7. Messrs. Phibbs and Cross fought at the Cartron Hill.
8. Messrs. Flanagan and MacDermott had a meeting at Rosses Point.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 273
As the companion tells it
Along here at Cartron Hill, Messrs. Phibbs and Cross fought a duel. It is listed among the notable duels of the Sligo area, though the record gives no date, no cause, and no outcome.
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Emlaghfad parish: Ballymote, churches, and graveyard
Emlaghfad · townland · Sligo
Emlaghfad parish included Ballymote and had churches and a graveyard. Parish priests and Protestant incumbents of Emlaghfad are recorded.
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Emlaghfad, Parish of, II. 155. Ballymote, 157. Churches of, 172. Graveyard of Emlaghfad, 184. Parish Priests, 185. Protestant incumbents, 185-6.
Epitaphs, Poetic, 1. 253, 296, 296, 297, 306.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 338
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Father Patrick Duffy buried in Kiltycloghan
Kiltycloghan · townland · Sligo · 1831
Father Patrick Duffy, parish priest of Sooey for twenty-three years, died on 29 October 1831 at the age of 85 and was buried in Kiltycloghan. His tombstone bears a Latin inscription praising his charity toward God and neighbour.
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* Father Duffy's tombstone in Kiltycloghan bears this inscription : —
" Ora pro anima
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 136
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Inishmurray used as graveyard after monks departed
Inishmurray · townland · Sligo
The island of Inishmurray continued to be used as a burial ground by local people long after the religious community had departed, a practice common to many disused burial sites across the country.
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iDismurray, but this only shows that the place was used as a graveyard, by people of the neighbourhood, long after the religious had left, a circumstance common to nearly all the burying places of the country with Inismurray.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 25
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Kilmacshalgan parish and Castle of Dunneil
Kilmacshalgan · parish · Sligo
The parish of Kilmacshalgan contained the Castle of Dunneil. William Fenton of Kilmacshalgan was noted in connection with the area.
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Kilmacshalgan, Parish of, II. 410. Castle of Dunneil, 410. William Fenton of Kilmacshalgan, 411.
Kilmacteige, Parish of, II. 141. Surface of district, 142. Roads of, 143. Revolting transaction, 145. The Gap, 148. Castles and churches, 149. Banada Abbey, 150-1. Holy wells, 152. Taaffe mountain, 153.
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Kilmacshalgan parish: extent and terrain
Kilmacshalgan · parish · Sligo
Kilmacshalgan parish lies between Templeboy and Easky, covering 25,984 acres with a population of 2,873. It stretches from the summit of the Ox Mountains to a short seaboard strip between the points of Lackavarna and Donagh, with more than four-sixths being mountain or wild upland.
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The parish of Kilmacshalgan lies between the parishes of Templeboy and Easky, and is of much larger area than either, though without a proportionate population, the respective areas of Kilmacshalgan, Templeboy, and Easky, being 25,984 acres, 9,112 acres, 13,285 acres ; and their respective populations 2,873, 1,816, and 3,583 souls. Kilmacshalgan stretches from the summit of the Ox Mountains to the sea, its seaboard being a very short strip lying between the points of Lackavarna and Donagh. Like that of Templeboy, the area has a triangular shape, but with the difference, that the base rests on the mountain and the apex on the shore — the converse of Templeboy. Something more than four-sixths of the parish is mountain or wild upland, the remainder being fairly fertile land.
The castle of Dunneil, in this parish, like the other castles of Tireragh, belonged to the O'Dowds, and got its name from Niall, a chief of that family. Later, it was possessed by the McSweenys; and an inquisition of James L relates that " James McSwyne, of Downeale, having the castle of Downeale and various lands, was deprived of all, vi et armis, et main fortBy by Cahall Oge O'Connor, and himself imprisoned." The most interesting historical association connected with Dunneill
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 222
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Kilmoremoy parish and Ardnaree castle and abbey
Ardnaree · street · Westmeath
The parish of Kilmoremoy belonged chiefly to County Mayo and contained Ardnaree, including its castle and abbey.
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Kilmoremoy, Parish of, belongs chiefly to county Mayo, II. 421. Ardnaree, 422. Castle and abbey of Ardnaree, 423.
Kilmorgan, Parish of, II. 184. Newpark and the Dukes, 187. Tighe's Town, 188.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 343
As the companion tells it
Along here is Ardnaree, within the parish of Kilmoremoy, which belonged chiefly to County Mayo. The old records note a castle and an abbey at Ardnaree, though they tell us nothing further about them.
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Last M'Donough of Coolmeen buried at Ballindoon
Coolmeen · townland · Sligo · 1883
Miss Eliza M'Donough, the last of the family that inhabited Coolmeen, died in 1883 and was buried in Ballindoon. Her death marked the end of the M'Donough family's residence at Coolmeen.
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Miss Eliza M'Donough, the last of the family that inhabited Coolmeen, died in 1883, and was buried in Ballindoon. She
* Hibernia Domintcana, page 311. Both Harris and Archdall fall into the same mistake.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 145
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Monument to Father Gearty at Ballinagar Church
Ballinagar · town · Offaly · 1872
Father George Gearty died in 1872 and was buried in Ballinagar Church. Canon Cahill erected a handsome limestone monument over his remains with the inscription 'O Lord have mercy on the soul of the late Rev. George Gearty, who erected this Church.'
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Father George died in 1872, and is buried in Ballinagar Church, where Canon Cahill has erected over his remains a handsome limestone monument, with the inscription : —
" 0 Lord have mercy on the soul
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 175
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O'Dowd castle ruins at Longford described in verse
Longford · town · Longford · 1805–1807
The 'castle' mentioned in Lady Morgan's Fragment XVI is identified as the old castle of the O'Dowds at Longford. The poem describes its low-lying grey ruins, a cave or souterrain, and a precipice overlooking the ocean, capturing the wild landscape of the north-west Connacht coast.
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The ''castle " mentioned is the old castle of the O'Dowds ; the ** cave " is one of those souterrains commonly found in raths or
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As the companion tells it
As you pass through Longford, these grey ruins are the old castle of the O'Dowds, written about in Lady Morgan's Fragment XVI. The poem describes a cave here, one of those souterrains commonly found in raths, and a precipice overlooking the ocean on the north-west Connacht coast.
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Primrose Grange School at Knocknarea
near Knocknarea · mountain or mountain range · Sligo
Primrose Grange School at Knocknarea is noted as one of the secondary schools serving County Sligo, contributing to the county's educational provision. The author remarks that it leaves little to be desired.
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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
Up on Knocknarea here, there was a school the writer of an old Sligo history thought well of. Primrose Grange School was one of the secondary schools serving the county, along with St. John's College in Sligo and Mr. Eades' School in Sligo, and the author said all three leave little to be desired. He wrote that education had not progressed as far as religion in the county, but was in a fairly satisfactory condition. Every parish had its National schools for primary learning. What he regretted was that no technical or art education was to be had anywhere in the county. He thought that gap might explain why Sligo men did not come to the front in the battle of life as often as people in other Irish towns of similar size. The same writer noted that housing had improved greatly, with the old mud cabins nearly gone and stone houses that once sheltered family and cattle together hardly to be found anymore.
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Protestant church of Achonry built 1822
Achonry · townland · Sligo · 1822–1848
The Protestant church of Achonry was built in 1822 with seating for 250 persons, at a cost of £1,476 ascertained in 1848. The parish formed the corps of the deanery, with the Dean of Achonry serving as incumbent.
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The Protestant church of Achonry was built in 1822, with sitting accommodation for 250 persons, the ascertained cost of the structure, in 1848, being £1,476.
Under the late Established Church, the Protestant Dean of Achonry was the incumbent of the parish, which formed the cor^js of the deanery.
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Rev. William Grove collecting rents at M'Bride's Hotel, 1804
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1804–1805
Rev. William Grove, rector of Kilmacshalgan and Templeboy, acted as a land agent and advertised in the Sligo Journal that he would receive rents for the Sligo estate of Charles Tottenham at M'Bride's Hotel on 4 January 1805.
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Rev. Wm. Grove will be at M 'Bride's Hotel on the 4th January next, to receive the rents of the Sligo estate of Chas. Tottenham, Esq., when he hopes to meet the tenants, and requests they will bring with them their last receipts. Dec. 2l8t, 1804."
t The following Address and Reply appeared in the Sligo Journal of August 23rd, 1805 :—
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 316
As the companion tells it
Up ahead is Sligo town. In December 1804, the Reverend William Grove, rector of Kilmacshalgan and Templeboy, placed a notice in the Sligo Journal that he would be at M'Bride's Hotel on the 4th of January 1805 to collect the rents of the Sligo estate of Charles Tottenham, asking tenants to bring their last receipts.
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Rosses Point seaside resort
Rosses Point · town · Sligo
Rosses Point is described as a seaside resort with advantages, attractions, and ample accommodation. The entry also mentions the 'striping' of the Rosses area.
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Rosses, The, I. 479. Rosses Point seaside resort, 479. Advantages and attractions of, 480. Striping of, 485. Ample accommodation of, 486.
Russell, Very Rev. Doctor, quoted,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 347
As the companion tells it
You are coming up on Rosses Point, a seaside resort in Sligo. The old record notes its advantages and attractions, its ample accommodation, and something called the striping of the Rosses area, but gives no detail beyond those headings.
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Ballymote bridewell and court-house built in 1813
Ballymote · town · Sligo · 1813
The only notable structure predating Sir Robert Gore Booth's purchase of Ballymote was the bridewell or court-house, built in 1813 on a presentment of £600 taken out by James Bridgham, Richard Gethen, and A. Motherwell.
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substantial residence of Doctor McMunn, the medical officer, and the pleasant, lightsome manse of Rev. Mr. Monahan, the Presbyterian minister, are handsome buildings in themselves, and serve to furnish out and finish the picture of the town. The only existing structure of any note that preceded the purchase of the place by Sir Robert, is the bridewell or court-house, which was built in 1813 on a presentment of £600, taken out by James Bridgham, Richard Gethen, and A. Motherwell.
The Catholic and Protestant parish churches are imposing edifices. The latter was built in 1818, and is returned by Sergeant Shee, in his book on the Irish Church, as having cost, up to 1848, the sum of £2,500. The spire is considered delicate and well proportioned. In the same place the learned Sergeant credits the incumbent of the Emlaghfad union, under the Establishment, with an annual income of £558, and sets down at £1,580 the ascertained cost, up to the year 1836, of the glebe house — the glebe comprising 32 acres of the richest land.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 90
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Ballymote Protestant parish church built 1818
Ballymote · town · Sligo · 1818–1848
The Protestant parish church in Ballymote was built in 1818 and reportedly cost £2,500 by 1848. Its spire was considered delicate and well proportioned. The incumbent of the Emlaghfad union had an annual income of £558 and a glebe house costing £1,580 by 1836.
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The Catholic and Protestant parish churches are imposing edifices. The latter was built in 1818, and is returned by Sergeant Shee, in his book on the Irish Church, as having cost, up to 1848, the sum of £2,500. The spire is considered delicate and well proportioned. In the same place the learned Sergeant credits the incumbent of the Emlaghfad union, under the Establishment, with an annual income of £558, and sets down at £1,580 the ascertained cost, up to the year 1836, of the glebe house — the glebe comprising 32 acres of the richest land.
The fine Gothic building, which forms the Catholic parish church, dates from 1857, and was built by the late lamented Canon Tighe, who quested himself, through England, Scotland, and Ireland, most of the money which it cost. It needed all the Canon's well-known zeal and energy to undertake so weighty a work at that time, when everybody else was dejected by the gloomy prospect before the country; but being one of those men, who once they put the hand to the plough, never look back, he kept his eye steadily fixed upon the goal, and pushing on without pause or respite, had the happiness of seeing what may, with almost literal propriety, be termed the exclusive work of his own hands, substantially finished and devoted by consecration to its sublime functions, thus enabling him to say, with Solomon, " Building, I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne for ever." The Canon's brothers, the late Alderman James Tighe, of Sligo, and Mr. Edward Tighe, of Mullaghcor, have put up, in the church, a handsome memorial altar in his honour ; but, while this altar is an appropriate and touching fraternal tribute to a beloved brother, the church
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 90
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Ballymote town improvement under the Gore Booths
Ballymote · town · Sligo
Ballymote improved greatly under the Gore Booth landlordship, with fine shop houses and private residences being built by tenants encouraged by liberal leasing terms. Notable buildings included the presbytery of Canon Tighe, the residence of Doctor McMunn, and the Presbyterian manse.
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Bally mote bas improved greatly in appearance, as well as in reality, under the Gore Booths. Sir Robert is known to have been a humane and liberal landlord, and it is admitted, that in these respects Sir Henry is following in the father's footsteps. The fine shop houses which have been built, and are still being built by the inhabitants, are a proof of the facility and liberality with which buildiug ground and leases are granted on the estate, and of the encouragement thus given to tenants to improve.
Nor are these structures less creditable to the tenant, as they show him eager, when he has good landlords to deal with, to meet them half-way. And the private houses recently erected in and round Ballymote, are of a piece with the places of business. The neat presbytery of the late Canon Tighe, the
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 90
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Fr. Banagher's tomb at Knockbrack graveyard
Knockbrack · townland · Sligo · 1800
Father Owen Banagher, a parish priest of the area, is buried in Knockbrack graveyard with a tombstone inscription recording his death on April 3rd, 1800, aged 68 years.
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* Father Banagher is buried in Knockbrack graveyard. His tombstone bears the inscription : —
" Pray for the soul of Owen Banagher,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 115
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Knockbeg, Collooney: Sir Albert Conyngham slain
Knockbeg · townland · Laois
Sir Albert Conyngham was slain at Knockbeg, near Collooney.
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Knockbeg, Collooney, Sir Albert Conyngham slain at, I. 220.
Knocklane, II. 14.
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Methodist meeting-house built in Collooney
Collooney · townland · Sligo · 1858–1861
A Methodist chapel was built in Collooney in 1861 on a site purchased from the State in 1858 by Alderman Williams for his co-religionists. The substantial structure measures forty-six by twenty-six feet.
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The Methodist chapel or meeting-house, which is a substantial structure forty-six feet long aad twenty-six wide, was built in
* Drawn by Mr. Wakeman, from a Photograph by Mr. Slater.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 184
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Phillips's early schooling in Sligo
Sligo · town · Sligo
Charles Phillips received his early education in the town of Sligo at a school kept by the Rev. James Armstrong, Curate of St. John's parish, whom Phillips described as his earliest friend and to whom he paid warm tribute in the 'Emerald Isle.'
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Charles Phillips received his early education in the town of Sligo in a school kept by the Rev. James Armstrong, Curate of
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Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 278
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, this is where Charles Phillips received his early education. He attended a school kept by the Reverend James Armstrong, Curate of St. John's parish. Phillips called Armstrong his earliest friend and paid him warm tribute in the Emerald Isle.
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Toomour parish: valley, name meaning, and King's well
Toomour · townland · Sligo
The parish of Toomour contains a notable valley, a well called Kings-town well, and a name whose meaning is discussed. Parish priests are also noted.
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Toomour, Parish of, II. 207. The valley of, 209. Meaning of the name, 211. Kings-town well, 211. Parish Priests, 215.
Torying, II. 473-4-5,
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Tubbercurry described as progressive and important
Tobercurry · town · Sligo
Tubbercurry is first mentioned with reference to its owners, the town itself, and Piper Hill. It is described as a progressive and important place.
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Tubbercurry^ first mention of, II. 126. Owners of, 126. Town of, 127. Piper Hill, 127. A progressive and important place, 129, 130.
Tucker, Mr. John, I. 359.
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Bishop Lugid's monastery at Toomore
Toomore · townland · Mayo
Bishop Lugid's monastery at Toomore exemplified the monastic character of the primitive Church in Ireland, where great piety was practiced within its walls while the outside world remained less reformed.
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Bishop Lugid's monastery at Toomour may serve as an illustration of this, for while the greatest piety was practised within
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 313
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Kilmorgan parish: Newpark and Tighe's Town
Kilmorgan · townland · Sligo
The parish of Kilmorgan contained Newpark and the Dukes, as well as Tighe's Town.
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Kilmorgan, Parish of, II. 184. Newpark and the Dukes, 187. Tighe's Town, 188.
Kilturra, I. 307, 310.
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Roads and bridges of Sligo
Sligo · town · Sligo
The existing roads of Sligo are described as being of modern date, including the circular road of Sligo. Bridges and railways are also noted among the infrastructure.
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Roads, IL 550, 551 , 552. Existing roads of modern date, 554. Circular road of Sligo, 554. Bridges, 556. Railrocbds 5o7
Robinsons, The, IL 142, 148.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 347
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, the roads here are of modern date, including the circular road of Sligo. The record also notes bridges and railways among the infrastructure. Little more is given.
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The Gap in Kilmacteige parish: an interesting spot
Kilmacteige · townland · Sligo
The Gap, located in the parish of Kilmacteige, is described as an interesting spot in the county.
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Gap, The, in parish of Kilmacteige, an interesting spot, II. 148.
Garvogue, The river; origin of the name, I. 334.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 339
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Catholic church-building revival in County Sligo
Collooney · townland · Sligo · 1750–1900
After the relaxation of the Penal Laws in the latter half of the eighteenth century, County Sligo Catholics began building places of worship, starting with mud-wall or rude stone-wall thatched cabins. These eventually developed into handsome Gothic churches at several locations, with Collooney's church noted as first in time and first in beauty.
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As soon as the pressure of the Penal Laws was somewhat relaxed, in the latter half of the eighteenth century, the county Sligo Catholics took to building places of worship, which at first were mud- wall, or rude stone-wall, thatched, cabins, but which improved as time went on, till they have developed into the handsome Gothic churches of Ballymote, Gurteen, Curry,, Monasteredan, Mulnabreena, and Collooney, this last, though coming first in time, still continuing, and likely to continue long, first in beauty.
In recent years houses of a religious character have been erected through the county by the different denominations of Protestants : — by the members of the late Established Church the neat little Gothic church and parsonage of Strandhill, the chapels of ease of Ballysadare, Rosses Point, and Ballinafad ; by the Methodists, the chapel, minister's residence, and schools of Sligo, and the chapel of Collooney ; by the Presbyterians, the fine manse of Garden Hill, the manse and church of Drum near Ballymote, and the manse and church at Clogher ; and by the Independents, the imposing church, minister's residence, and schools of Stephen- street.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 233
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Charter School building becomes Elphin Diocesan School
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1862
After the Charter Schools were broken up, the Sligo Charter School building—described in 1787 as three stories high, spacious, well built, and within a quarter mile of the town—became the property of Mr. Wynne. It later became the premises of the Elphin Diocesan School, transferred to Sligo by warrant dated 5 November 1862.
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When the Charter schools were broken up, the Sligo house, which was described in 1787 as " three stories high, spacious, well built, and situated within a quarter of a mile of the town,'* became the property of Mr. Wynne, and is now the premises of the Elphin Diocesan school. This school, which dates from 1571, was transferred to Sligo by warrant dated 5th November,
* An Inquiry into the Abuses of the Chartered Schools in Ireland, p. 103. According to Rev. J. Wesley's Journal (May, 1785), there were in Ballinrobe Chartered School, only 3 beds for 15 boys, and 5 for 19 girls.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 239
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, the old Charter School building once stood within a quarter mile of the town. Described in 1787 as three stories high, spacious, and well built, it became Mr. Wynne's property after the Charter Schools were broken up. It later housed the Elphin Diocesan School, transferred to Sligo by warrant dated 5 November 1862.
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County Sligo churches appropriated by great monasteries
Kilmacteige · townland · Sligo
The great monasteries gradually took control of the majority of County Sligo churches with their dues and pertinents. Clonmacnoise was appropriated Tawnagh, Kilmurihy (Kilmorgan), and Kilmacteige; Boyle received several Grange churches; Trinity Abbey in Lough Ce received numerous churches and rectories; and other monastic houses claimed further parishes.
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By degrees the great monasteries got hold of the majority of the county Sligo churches with their " dues and pertinents." To Clonmacnoise were appropriated Tawnagh, Kilmurihy {Kilmorgan), and Kilmacteige ;§ to Boyle, the churches of Grange near Knocknarea, Grange in Ahamlish, Grange in Emlaghfad, Grangemore and Grangeley in Tireragh and Cloncagh in Corran ; to Trinity Abbey, in Lough Ce, the churches of Killross, Tullamoylebeg (now TuUabeg), Bricklieve, Killadoon, and Shancoe, with the rectories of Emlaghfad, Kilmorgan, Cloonoghill, Tumour, Drumrat, Kilturra, Kilshalvey, and Enagh; to the house of the Canons Regular of Inchmacnerin, Killerry, Kilmacroy, and the rectories of Aghanagh, Kilmacallan, and Coolea; and to the Priory of Saint John the Baptist, extra novam portarriy Dublin, the rectory of St. John's, Sligo, commonly called in old documents the Eectory Between the Two Bridges, Redoria inter duos pontes.
* Kilkenny Archaeological Journal, Vol. IV., p. 4i8.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 234
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Cruelty at Sligo Charter School reported 1825
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1825
A parliamentary report of 1825 described the Sligo Charter School master as a man of violent passions who severely punished boys by seizing them by the throat nearly to suffocation and striking them on the head and face. Punishments were inflicted chiefly because boys performed less weaving work than expected, as the master profited from the weaving shop.
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Such was the state of things in 1787, and matters can hardly be said to have mended up to 1825, when a parliamentary paper (First Report on Education, 1825), gives this account of the Sligo school : " The Master was a man of violent and ungoverned passions, and the boys were most severely and cruelly punished, not only by him, but also by his son, and by a foreman in the weaving department; and these punishments were inflicted for very slight faults. The habitual practice of the master was to seize the boys by the throat, and press them almost to suffocation, and to strike them with a whip or his fist upon the head and face during the time his passion lasted. The anger of the master was chiefly excited by the boys performing less work than he expected in the weaving shop (of which the master had the profit), or by their not weaving well."
When the Charter schools were broken up, the Sligo house, which was described in 1787 as " three stories high, spacious, well built, and situated within a quarter of a mile of the town,'* became the property of Mr. Wynne, and is now the premises of the Elphin Diocesan school. This school, which dates from 1571, was transferred to Sligo by warrant dated 5th November,
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 239
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, you're near where a Charter School once stood, described in 1787 as a spacious, well-built house three stories high within a quarter of a mile of the town. A parliamentary report in 1825 gave a grim account of the place. The master was described as a man of violent and ungoverned passions. Boys were severely and cruelly punished, not only by him but by his son and by a foreman in the weaving department, and these punishments were for very slight faults. The master's habitual practice, the report stated, was to seize boys by the throat and press them almost to suffocation, and to strike them with a whip or his fist upon the head and face while his passion lasted. His anger was chiefly excited by boys performing less work than he expected in the weaving shop, of which he had the profit, or by their not weaving well. When the Charter schools were broken up, the house became the property of Mr. Wynne and later became the premises of the Elphin Diocesan School, which dates from 1571 and was transferred to Sligo by warrant on 5th November.
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Elizabeth allowed O'Connor to maintain priests in Sligo Abbey
Sligo · town · Sligo · 1558–1603
In the early part of her reign, Elizabeth allowed Sir Donnell O'Connor to maintain priests in the Abbey of Sligo, provided they were secular priests, a condition probably added merely to save appearances.
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This state of things continued till the Reformation ; nor was there much practical change under Henry YIII. ; while Elizaoeth, in the early part of her reign, showed herself disposed to wink at the private practice of the Catholic religion, and accordingly allowed Sir Donnell O'Connor to maintain priests^ in the Abbey, provided only they were secular priests, a condition probably added, in this and some other cas.es,* merely to save appearances.
* The friary of Carrickfergus was granted under similar conditions to Hugh
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 232
As the companion tells it
As you pass through Sligo, there is the old Abbey. In the early part of her reign, Queen Elizabeth allowed Sir Donnell O'Connor to keep priests there, provided they were secular priests, a condition probably added merely to save appearances.
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Erasmus Smith's Sligo school endowment lands
near Drumcliff · parish · Sligo
Erasmus Smith devoted 13,000 acres across Ireland to school endowment, of which over 2,199 acres lay in County Sligo across the parishes of St. John, Calry, and Drumcliff. Townlands included Lisnahelly in Drumcliff, Tawnaphuble in St. John's, and Cloonsaor and Farrinmacardy in Calry. Despite the extent of these lands, the Erasmus Smith Board gave almost no educational return to the town or county.
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Erasmus Smith seems to have been the first Protestant to give a helping hand to education in the county. Of the 13,000 acres which that lucky adventurer devoted to the endowment of schools in Ireland, 2,199 acres, 3 roods, and 2G perches, lay in the county Sligo, in the parishes of St. John, Calry, and Drumcliff— Lisnahelly in Drumcliff, Tawnaphuble in St. John's, and Cloonsaor and Farrinmacardy in Calry, being portions of his great estate. It would have been well for the county had it received from the Erasmus Smith Board aid in proportion to
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Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 238
As the companion tells it
As you pass through the parish of Drumcliff, you are travelling through land once tied to Erasmus Smith's school endowment. He was the first Protestant to give a helping hand to education in the county. Of the 13,000 acres he devoted to schools across Ireland, over 2,199 acres lay in County Sligo, across the parishes of St. John, Calry, and Drumcliff. Lisnahelly here in Drumcliff was part of that estate. It would have been well for the county had it received aid in proportion to the land given, but the Erasmus Smith Board returned almost nothing educationally to the town or county.
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Funeral offerings still paid in Carbury, Elphin diocese
Carbury · barony · Sligo
Local custom sanctioned exceptional offerings beyond regular dues, including 'funeral offerings' still paid in the Carbury portion of the diocese of Elphin. These offerings persisted alongside standard clerical income regulated by provincial and diocesan synods.
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and the '' funeral offerings " still paid in the Carbury portion
of the diocese of Elphin.
Internet Archive historyofsligoto00oror, Chapter 237
As the companion tells it
You are passing through the barony of Carbury, in the diocese of Elphin. One old custom recorded here is the funeral offerings, payments still being made in this part of the diocese beyond the usual dues to the clergy.
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Kilmacteige parish clerical fees recorded, 1817
Kilmacteige · townland · Sligo · 1817
Rev. James Nelligan's Statistical Account of Kilmacteige recorded parish fees in 1817, including marriage at £1 2s. 9d., baptism at 2s. 6d., and yearly dues at 2s. 2d., with additional collections on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday. Nelligan noted this list could serve as a standard for all other parishes of the diocese.
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According to Rev. James Nelligan, in his Statistical Account of Kilmacteige (p. 379), the fees in that parish were, in the year 1817 — for marriage, £1, 23. 9d. ; baptism, 2s. 6d. ; yearly dues. 2s. 2d. ; mortuary, 8s. 01. ; marriage certificate, 5s. ; Bishop's licence, 5s. Od. ; while servants and young persons were in the habit of giving sixpence each on occasion of their half-yearly confession. And, in addition, a collection was taken up on Christmas Day, and another on Easter Sunday. The parson observes that this list may, " with some variation, serve as a standard for all the other parishes of the diocese." He omits, however, to mention that, at this time, a stop was put, by the Provincial Synod of Tuam, to the off'erings of young people and females on the occasion of confession : — " Oblationes vero qu£e
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Land grant to St. Diarmit for Kilmacowen church
Kilmacowen · townland · Sligo
A stretch of land equal to 48 days' ploughing, extending from the bridge of Ballydrehid all round to Culleenamore, was granted to St. Diarmit for the church of Kilmacowen. This was part of a broader pattern of substantial territorial grants to early church founders in the Sligo region.
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Dudley McFirbis,* " of 48 dayes plowing, or as much as might be plowed of land for 48 dayes ;" the stretch from the bridge of Ballydrehid all round to Culleenamore, was given to St. Diarmit for the church of Kilmacowen ;f the fertile and extensive region bounded to the east and west, respectively, by Ballysadare river and Drumard, and to the north and south by the sea and the Ox Mountain, was made over to St. Fechin for his church of Easdara or Ballysadare,J and formed, in later times, the Termon of that church ; and still larger districts were granted in other places to the founders of churches. The holy men guarded jealously what they thus got, resisting firmly every encroachment, come from quarter it might. Saint Aidan, of Cloonoghill, as is stated in another page, addressed strong remonstrances and reproaches to St. Cormac, who, he thought, intended to settle too near him ; § and St. Conal, the uterine brother of St. Attracta, prevented her, much against her will, from erecting her monastery or hospital in his neighbourhood. 1|
Tillage on Church or other lands was very rare in the time of St. Patrick, and for some centuries after ; though the instance of Bishop Etchen, who was engaged in ploughing when Saint Columba came to him for the purpose of receiving episcopal ordination, shows that tillage was practised to some extent even in those primitive times.
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Somewhere close to Kilmacowen, a stretch of land was once given to St. Diarmit for the church here. The grant covered as much land as might be ploughed in 48 days, running from the bridge of Ballydrehid all round to Culleenamore. It was part of a wider pattern in the Sligo region, where substantial territories were handed over to early church founders. St. Fechin received the fertile region bounded by Ballysadare river, Drumard, the sea, and the Ox Mountain for his church of Ballysadare. Still larger districts were granted elsewhere. The holy men guarded what they received and resisted every encroachment, whatever quarter it came from. St. Aidan of Cloonoghill sent strong remonstrances to St. Cormac, thinking he meant to settle too near. St. Conal, the uterine brother of St. Attracta, prevented her from erecting her monastery or hospital in his neighbourhood, much against her will. Tillage on church lands was rare in the time of St. Patrick and for centuries after, though Bishop Etchen was actually engaged in ploughing when St. Columba came to him to receive episcopal ordination.
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