KILGANNON’ S ALMANAC FOR NORTH CONNAUGHT 1906 Vol. 2 Parishes And Townlands Of County Sligo

Each story keeps the passage it was read from. Open one to read the passage as the book has it, and, where the companion has written its own telling, that too.

1. Anne M'Ternan's turkey cock petition from Creevelea

   Creevelea · townland · Leitrim · 1904

   A widow named Anne M'Ternan of Creevelea, Co. Leitrim, wrote a petition to the Congested Districts Board complaining about a turkey cock sent to improve local breeding stock. The bird arrived sick, died after six weeks despite her nursing, produced no offspring, and caused her financial loss and social embarrassment in the locality.

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   the humble petishun of Anne M'Ternan, of Creevelea, in the Co. Leitrim, a poor lone widda woman to your honour able boaid of gintlemen, that is if yeh are honour able. Humbly showeth that i take my pin in hand to rite that i received from your honour able board a magnifcyent meirican bronis turkhe cock (which was to be) but was insted a poor

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2. Manorhamilton solicitor as last resort for Creevelea widow

   Manorhamilton · town · Leitrim · 1904

   In her petition, Anne M'Ternan threatened to take her complaint about the Congested Districts Board to an attorney named Ray in Manorhamilton if her claims were not addressed. This reference places a practising solicitor in the town of Manorhamilton around 1904.

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   an if you sind me down me tin shillings in a cord hince withJ your agreeyment and sind me the pays to sind back to the daycient people that kem here, and forby sinds me down tree pound*; for losr and damagis by rayson of having know turkliee foul this blessed year, 1 will ever pray and will forgiv ye my bother and trubble an<fl unaisement of mud, and the bildin of a bin ouse for the u.rk-1 he cock, but if ye do not considhre my case i will rite to the lord 1 tment, or with God s help the house of lards, an i'll trot down every! inch to mannor harmlton to torney ray, an thats the man that will make ye all hop. so ye need not think ye are goin to have it al vur own way tho i am poor itself, so no more at preasent but still Re¬ mains still your ebaydient servant, i

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3. Barney of Glencar and the Mare's Egg

   Glencar · electoral division · Sligo

   A folktale is told of Barney, a poor half-witted man who lived alone in a mud cabin on the mountainside at Glencar. He was tricked into buying a football from local youths, believing it to be a mare's egg that would hatch into a horse.

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   Glencar, like most places of interest, has its ghost and other stories galoie. and if the tired tourist has a little time on hands, after taking his much-needed refreshment, he will come away with a whole volume of them told by the genial proprietor of the cottage in his own inimitable manner. He tells a good yarn of a poor half-witted chap who lived on the mountain side in a mud cabin all alone. Ilis name was Barnev ,• he was passionately fond of horses, and the height of his ambition was to be owner of one of the equine species. Barney got tips off and on from'tourists visiting the falls, and between this and the hospitality of the neighbours he was enabled to exist. He happened to be down in the valley one day when the youngsters about the district were playing football, and the ball being driven across the fence into the field where he had stood in amazement to watch the proceedings, one of the players followed to bring it back. Barney did not know what the ball was, but asked the player, whereupon he was told it was a mare s egg. His long-sought-for opportunity had come at last, and m Ins simplicity he saw himself the prospective owner of a horse, le asked il he could buy it, and as Barney had the name of having a little money, a bargain was made for all the cash he had, in exchange for the football, which by no means was very valuable as after events will show. Having paid over his life’s hoardings he de¬ parted for thefnounlain side with the much prized mare’s egf under his coat intending to have it hatched by a large turkey hen he had. e had only got about half way up the hill, when on crossing a loose

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4. Shru-na-mi-ard: waterfall phenomenon at Glencar

   Glencar · electoral division · Sligo

   North of the Swiss Valley at Glencar is Shru-na-mi-ard, a waterfall over a hundred feet high named for a visual phenomenon: when wind blows from a certain direction, it appears to onlookers that the water is flowing uphill against the mountain.

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   turning to Manorhamilton after a midnight raid on Sligo, in thel year 1642, were led over the side of the steep clifTby a manaic guidel and all of whom were dashed to pieces amidst the rocks beneath! If the tourist now descends half way the mountain and takes a path to his right which goes through the woods immediately over the lake, he will get some splendid views principal amongst which is the Swiss \ alley so called from bs resemblance to a piece of landscape in the country of the Alps. Here may be seen very fine specimens of wild goats browsing on the side of cliffs, on which it would seem a bird would scarcely get foothold. Farther to the north is the famous Shru-fia-mi-ard, so called from a phenomena which occurs when the' wind is blowing from a certain direction and gives the impression to an onlooker at a distance that the water is going against the hill. This fall is over a hundred feet high, anti is specially awe-inspiring when the rive** is fullaftera mountain torrent. VVhen our tourist has done feasting his eyes on the majestic grandeur of Shru-na-mt-ard he can return along the lake shore about a quarter mile to the cottage, where he will satisfy his keen apoelite on home-made buns and the r J.V? st delicious tea, in the brewing oF which the proprietress, Mrs Siberry, cannot be beaten.

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5. Castle of Moygara and the O'Garas

   Moygara Castle · castle · Sligo

   Moygara Castle stands on the northern slope of Mullaghalee and is described as one of the finest examples of ancient castellated architecture in County Sligo. It belonged to the O'Gara family until the close of the 17th century; Fergal O'Gara is credited with commissioning the Annals of the Four Masters.

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   The Castle of Moygara stands on the northern slope of Mullaghalee, and is one of the very best examples in the County of Sligo of an ancient castellated building. It is rectangular in shape, the curtain walls enclosing a large bawn- 1 On the west side was the dwelling, and there stood the entrance, in which grooves for the portcullis still remain. This castle belonged to the O’Garas, lords of the surrounding country, till the close of the 17th century, to one of whom, Fergal O’Gara. the county is indebted for that great work, "The Annals of the Four Masters.’

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6. Pathetic incident at Sligo Workhouse gate

   Sligo · town · Sligo

   A poem by Robert J. Mills, written after witnessing a pathetic incident at the gates of the Sligo Workhouse. It depicts an elderly couple forced to part at the workhouse door after forty years of marriage, their family destroyed by landlord oppression, death, and emigration.

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   (Written after witnessing a pathetic incident at the Gates of the

   Sligo Workhouse).

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7. A visit to the seaside village of Strandhill

   Strandhill · town · Sligo

   The narrator travels to the seaside village of Strandhill, where he visits a local public house and speaks with Johnny Higgins, a local mat-maker. Higgins notes that despite it being a nice place, few visitors come down to see him.

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   Good mornin, sir, ses Johnny, an may the sthars iv the firma ment shine down on top iv yer tall hat. Good mornin, Johnny, ses I, yer always at woi k. There must be great sale for mats when yer so busy. There is, ses Johnny, his Majesty the Lord Lefftinant and his Honor the King sent over for two dozen to put undher their feet in the House iv Lords. Well, Johnny, ses I, Sthrandhill is a very nice place. It is, ses he, but very lew come down to see poor Johnny, an I haven’t seen a tall hat since poor Ma ty Foley died ; but what happened yer honor’s umbrella an where did ye get all the grace on ver coat ? Oh, never mind, Johnny, ses I, it wasn’t to have me wearin apparel criticised that I visited ye ; it was to have a talk about Sthrandhill an the fine weather we’re havin. Well, ses fohnny, only that the Lord is merciful shure He would sind down showers iv tundher boults on account iv the way they're carryin on in Sthrandhill, an if ye knew as much as l do ye wud say yer prayers four times a day. Well Johnny, ses I, getlin a word in edgeways, maybe ye wud take a half one, an we will have a quiet chat over the busines v> Throth I will, yer honor ; Johnny never refused that, though there’s two min in Sturandhill that wudn’t touch it on any account -Pat Dwyer and Bill Clarke. Pat was in the Peelers, an they say he was sthill huntin up in Donegal, an he dhrank such a feed iv the poteen that he can't bear the smell iv it now. Bill was also in the poleece, an he won't look at it ayther, but it is from a different rayson that Bill abjures the native dhrink. They say he was very fond iv it some time ago, an he was coortin a fine girl between this an Bundoran, so wan night Bill made up his mind to propose ; an he pul a quart bottle iv John Jameson in his pocket an stharted for the house ; 'mr. he took the cork Out iv it on the way an left only about a naggin in the bottom iv the bottle, so whin he was goin on his knees to propose he top¬ pled over an wasn’t able to rise, an iv course the girl refused him, an Bill curses John Jameson’s whiskey from that day to this Did ye ever think iv gettin marrid yarself, Johnny, ses I ? Throth I did boy, wanst, an I won’t thry it agin ; but if I’m not coortin rneself I know some iv the boys that is coortin, an Johnny knows a goo 1 dale about it. There's a big whitethorn bush between this and Mickey Bree’s, an it’s undher that bush most iv the coortin’ is done, an many a time Johnny is sthanin’ behind the bush listenin’ to their goin’s on. Last summer there was a chap (he called himself a Professor of Geography) down here an he b.t out all the lads ever

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8. Strandhill and Johnny Bustard's public house

   Strandhill · town · Sligo

   Strandhill is mentioned as a seaside destination and the location of Johnny Bustard's public house, which Paddy M'Guinn references as a benchmark for good drink in the Sligo area.

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   4 Arrah Paddy,’ ses she, ‘shure they know no betther, and the Scripture ses we must be all humble and forgive our infariors.’ Wid that there comes another ginteel rat-tat-tat. ‘ Musha, the divel fly away with ye/ ses I. 4 Can’t ye come in lek a Christian, and not be wearin’ yer knuckles on the doore ; don’t ye know there’s nobody l<eepin’ ye out.’ With that same the doore opened/and who d’ye think walked in but me bould ‘ Prince Nebs/ And ses he ‘ Good¬ night and God save all here’ 4 Good-night, sir,’ ses I, thinkin’ that he came back to give me the price iv the dhrink that he forgot to give me at Ballydoogan when we were talkin’ over the two famous boulders. 4 Well, Paddy/ ses he, satin’ himself down on me own chair that I was only after gettin’ up out iv, lavin' the pratie cake half finished, ‘ I have come back to get the additional information ye promised me lasht year/ 4 Well, me gentleman,’ ses I, ‘I’m sure I wint near loosin’ the boat the time ye spakin’ iv. and ye never as much as axed me had I a mouth on me, so I hope ye minded yer manners since then/ ‘Well, Paddy,’ ses he, 'talkin’ is certainly dhry work, and if there’s a license 1 house anywhere near hand we’ll have a dhrink/ 4 Well, Masther/ ses I gettin’ up and shaking hands with him, 4 even if you wor’ born in Roosia or Turkey, you have the heart iv an Irishman all the same. There’s no licensed house within miles iv us, but there’s a dacent shebeen across the sthreet, kept be Mr Youngford, and he keeps as good a dhrop iv the evangelical as you'd get this side of Johnny Bustard’s in Sthrandhill/ 4 Well,’ ses he while we were dhrinkin’ fhe pint he sint out for, 4 Misther M'Guinn, I’m sorry to say I’m lavin’ S’.igo I was travelling the Province of Connaught for Foley’s down St »ut, and now when 1 have it established, and when people ’ill dhrink n .tiling else but it, because they know a good thing when they turn -led to it, what do you think the Company are going to do but send me up to Ulster to introduce the article there. So I may not see you lor a while again, Paddy,’ ses he, ‘ but I'm goin’ to give ye a tip If ye send in a dacent ariicle to Misther Kilgannon s Almanac he'll give you two guineas for it, and,’ ses he, 4 if ye'd give him a little iv yer past exparience since ye got ma-ried. he might make it there guineas.’ ' Begob,’ ses I, ‘ if I can get biddy to write an article the length iv from here to this day week for two guineas I’ll do so.’ With that he got up and shook hands with me - 4 And,’ ses I —.-eein' there was still wan glass in the bottle— 4 won’t ye take an¬ other mouthful before ye go out.’ Well, what d’ye think he had the on decency to say he’d have a small dhrop as the nite was cowld, and, between us both, he finished what was in the bottle, and me kickin’ meself inside out for axin’ him to dhrink it.

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   As the companion tells it

   The road comes through Strandhill in Sligo. This was a seaside place, and here Johnny Bustard kept a public house. His name stood for good drink. Paddy M'Guinn tells of a night when a man he calls Prince Nebs came knocking at his door. Paddy told him to come in like a Christian instead of wearing his knuckles on the door. Prince Nebs sat down in Paddy's chair and said he had come back for additional information Paddy had promised him the year before. Paddy said he nearly lost the boat the last time they talked, and Prince Nebs never asked had he a mouth on him. Prince Nebs said talking was dry work. Paddy told him there was no licensed house within miles, but there was a shebeen across the street kept by Mr Youngford, who kept as good a drop as you would get this side of Johnny Bustard's. They drank the pint sent out for. Prince Nebs said he was leaving Sligo. He had been travelling the Province of Connaught for Foley's stout, and now that he had it established, the company were sending him to Ulster. He told Paddy that if he sent a decent article to Mister Kilgannon's Almanac he would get 2 guineas, and if he gave some of his experience since he got married, he might make it 3. Paddy said if he could get Biddy to write an article for 2 guineas he would do so. Prince Nebs got up to go. Paddy, seeing one glass still in the bottle, asked him to take another mouthful. He said he would have a small drop as the night was cold, and between them he finished the bottle, with Paddy kicking himself for asking.

9. Foley's Brewery in Sligo

   Sligo · town · Sligo

   Foley's Brewery in Sligo is mentioned as producing stout that locals considered among the best in Ireland, rivaling even Guinness. The brewery is referenced as a landmark along a route through Sligo town.

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   difficulty.’ Iv coorse I stood Frank a pint, and thin I stharled to find the chapest jarvey in Sligo, and as I was goin’ down be Foley s Brewery (be the same token they say that Foley & Co. are makin the best stout in Ireland, not even barrin’ Guinness, and why the divel shouldn’t Irishmen support home manufacture) what did I see but a beautiful car exposed there with a card on it. I can't read meself, but ses I to a little newsboy : • Can ye read, me boy?’ 1 I can/ ses he. Will ye buy the Freeman or Independent ?’ ‘ No,’ ses

   I, l but I’ll give ye a pinny if ye read that notice on the car, because I want a dacent jarvey to dhrive me out to Sthrandhill. Well, he wasn't a bad little urchin, because he read the card in fine style, and it seems it belonged to Misther Johnny Coghlan and was built by Mr John Leech, Sligo Coach Factory. Iv coorse there’s other fac¬ tories in Sligo—Creightons and M*Carricks—and they say between themselves and Mr Leech nobody can tell which iv them can turn out the best work. Well, I inquired where Mr Johnny Coghlan was stoppin’, and T was informed that he put up at Mr Dan Deloreyh on the Mall. Some people say that Dan keeps the best dhrop iv

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   As the companion tells it

   As you pass through Sligo town, the old Foley's Brewery stands along the route. The locals here will tell you that Foley and Company are making the best stout in Ireland, not even barring Guinness, and they will ask why the devil shouldn't Irishmen support home manufacture. The passage tells of a man going down by Foley's Brewery, searching for the cheapest jarvey in Sligo to drive him out to Strandhill. What he saw was a beautiful car exposed there with a card on it. He couldn't read himself, so he said to a little newsboy, can you read, me boy. I can, says the boy. Will you buy the Freeman or Independent? No, says the man, but I'll give you a penny if you read that notice on the car, because I want a decent jarvey to drive me out to Strandhill. The boy wasn't a bad little urchin. He read the card in fine style. It belonged to Mister Johnny Coghlan and was built by Mr John Leech, Sligo Coach Factory. There are other factories in Sligo, Creightons and McCarricks, and they say between themselves and Mr Leech nobody can tell which of them can turn out the best work. The man inquired where Mr Johnny Coghlan was stopping, and was informed that he put up at Mr Dan Delaney on the Mall.

10. Early history of the Barony of Carbury

    Carbury · barony · Sligo · 469–1350

    The Barony of Carbury is named after Cairbre, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, whose descendants, the Cinel-Carbery, settled the district. The O'Connors later ruled the area until their defeat at the battle of Crich-Cairbre, before regaining power in the 14th century.

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    Ca l the . S °" th0rn Hy ' XiallS ' a, ' d the other four in the Northern districts being caU the Northern Hy-Nialls. Cairbre settled in the district to which he gave his

    name and was the ancestor of the Cinel-Carbery. As early as a.». 4694 mention s made of Carbury. the occasion being the death of Melge Molbthach, King of Ireland, who was killed in battle. It is again referred to in the Pour MasU

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    As the companion tells it

    You're travelling through the Barony of Carbury, a district that takes its name from Cairbre, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. Cairbre settled here and became ancestor of the Cinel-Carbery. As early as 469, Carbury appears in the record, when Melge Molbthach, King of Ireland, was killed in battle. The O'Connors later ruled the area until their defeat at the battle of Crich-Cairbre, before regaining power in the 14th century.

11. Rosses Point: battle of O'Donnell and Fitzgerald

    Rosses Point · town · Sligo · 1200–1299

    Rosses Point, known to the ancients as Ros Ceide, was the site of a terrible battle in the thirteenth century between Godfrey O'Donnell of Tirconnell and Maurice Fitzgerald, founder of Sligo Abbey. It was also a favourite resort of sea-bathers.

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    The lake is surrounded by high hills which will well repay the tourist for the climbing, as the scenery is magnificent. Immediately on starting, and at the base of the rugged path which Lads to the hill top is “the waterfall" ; the mountain river uis.ies over a rock and descends in white foam to the bottom, a distance of some 90 feet ; after heavy rain this is especially well worth seeing. Farther up the mountain there are several smaller tads all of which can be seen as the tourist goes along the path. When the mountain lop is reached the scenery is of the most beautiful description, and the tourist who manages the ascent of Ferrnoyle is well rewarded for his toil up the side of trie steep hills. To the north-east rises in rugged grandeur the hoary magnificent Benbulbin, which tor cen¬ turies witnessed the clashing blades of the contending tiibcs of Connacht and Tirconnell. Stretching out to the sea, lies the fertile plain of Machaire Eabha, which is studded over with historic sites, the principal of which is Cuildreimne, where the bloody battle of the book” was fought, and which resulted in the exile of Columbkille. Away to the north its shores, bathed bv the white waves of the Atlantic, may be seen the lonely island of Innishmurray, which was the first part of Ireland to witness the descent ot tlie Danish hordes. To the southward are Oyster and Coney Islands, and that favourite resort of sea-bathers, Rosses Point, whxh was known to the ancients as Ros Ceide, where a terrible battle was fought in the 1 ^th century between Godfrey O’Donnell of rirconnell and Maurice Fitzgerald, the founder ofSliuo Abbey. Acioss the lake, and almost opposite Ferrnoyle, may be seen that precipitous peak known to the country' about as Leim-na-nAlbnuach or the Scotchman s leap, where tradition has it, a large party of Scotch soldiers who were re-

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    As the companion tells it

    Coming through Rosses Point in Sligo, you're passing a place the ancients knew as Ros Ceide. In the thirteenth century a terrible battle was fought here between Godfrey O'Donnell of Tirconnell and Maurice Fitzgerald, the founder of Sligo Abbey. The passage I have calls it simply a terrible battle. These were two of the most powerful men in the northwest, and their meeting at this spot on the coast was violent enough to be remembered for centuries. The same record notes that this was a favourite resort of sea-bathers. To the southward from the hilltop where this view is set lie Oyster and Coney Islands. Away to the north is the lonely island of Innishmurray, which the book says was the first part of Ireland to witness the descent of the Danish hordes. The plain the book calls Machaire Eabha stretches out to the sea, studded with historic sites. The principal of these is Cuildreimne, where what the book calls the bloody battle of the book was fought, resulting in the exile of Columbkille. Benbulbin rises to the northeast, and the book says that mountain witnessed for centuries the clashing blades of the contending tribes of Connacht and Tirconnell. This place belongs to that same landscape of conflict, where O'Donnell and Fitzgerald met in the thirteenth century.

12. Glencar Lough between Sligo and Leitrim

    Glencar · electoral division · Sligo

    Glencar Lough lies at the southern end of a long valley stretching from Sligo Bay at Drumcliffe to the northern boundary of County Leitrim. It is well stocked with fish and is regarded as one of the best lakes in Connacht for night fishing.

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    I I Sligo. The lake, which is at the southern end of a long valley which stretches from Sligo Bay at Drumcliffe to the northern boundary of the County Leitrim, is plentifully stocked with fish of every description, and in the late spring and early summer is a favourite resort of the angler. It is one ot the best lakes in Con¬ nacht for night fishing, and its shores are during the times mentioned often the scenes of some blood curdling adventures by the nocturnal visitant in quest of the living inhabitants ot its depths ; but of this more anon.

    The lake is surrounded by high hills which will well repay the tourist for the climbing, as the scenery is magnificent. Immediately on starting, and at the base of the rugged path which Lads to the hill top is “the waterfall" ; the mountain river uis.ies over a rock and descends in white foam to the bottom, a distance of some 90 feet ; after heavy rain this is especially well worth seeing. Farther up the mountain there are several smaller tads all of which can be seen as the tourist goes along the path. When the mountain lop is reached the scenery is of the most beautiful description, and the tourist who manages the ascent of Ferrnoyle is well rewarded for his toil up the side of trie steep hills. To the north-east rises in rugged grandeur the hoary magnificent Benbulbin, which tor cen¬ turies witnessed the clashing blades of the contending tiibcs of Connacht and Tirconnell. Stretching out to the sea, lies the fertile plain of Machaire Eabha, which is studded over with historic sites, the principal of which is Cuildreimne, where the bloody battle of the book” was fought, and which resulted in the exile of Columbkille. Away to the north its shores, bathed bv the white waves of the Atlantic, may be seen the lonely island of Innishmurray, which was the first part of Ireland to witness the descent ot tlie Danish hordes. To the southward are Oyster and Coney Islands, and that favourite resort of sea-bathers, Rosses Point, whxh was known to the ancients as Ros Ceide, where a terrible battle was fought in the 1 ^th century between Godfrey O’Donnell of rirconnell and Maurice Fitzgerald, the founder ofSliuo Abbey. Acioss the lake, and almost opposite Ferrnoyle, may be seen that precipitous peak known to the country' about as Leim-na-nAlbnuach or the Scotchman s leap, where tradition has it, a large party of Scotch soldiers who were re-

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13. Coolavin barony and O'Finn descent

    Coolavin · electoral division · Sligo · 1000–1100

    Coolavin, a half-barony of County Sligo near Lough Techet, is said to derive its inhabitants from Aengua Fiona, whose descendants assumed the family name O'Finn in the 11th century. The barony contained 25,468 acres and comprised the parishes of Kilcolman, Kilfree, and Killaraght.

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    Coolavin is bounded on the north by Corran, b 3 r Roscommon on the east and south, and County Mayo on the west. It is stated that " from Aengua Fiona, are descended the inhabitants or Uremia, at this day Coolavin, a half-barony of the County of Sligo. near Lough Techet’’ In the 11th century his descendants aasumeti the family name of O'Finn.It contained 25,468 acres 1 rood and 26 perches, and comprises three parishe»-Kilcolman. Kilfrec. and Killaraght.

    The Castle of Moygara stands on the northern slope of Mullaghalee, and is one of the very best examples in the County of Sligo of an ancient castellated building. It is rectangular in shape, the curtain walls enclosing a large bawn- 1 On the west side was the dwelling, and there stood the entrance, in which grooves for the portcullis still remain. This castle belonged to the O’Garas, lords of the surrounding country, till the close of the 17th century, to one of whom, Fergal O’Gara. the county is indebted for that great work, "The Annals of the Four Masters.’

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14. Glencar waterfall on the mountain path

    Glencar · electoral division · Sligo

    At the base of the rugged path leading to the hilltop at Glencar is a waterfall where a mountain river descends some ninety feet over a rock in white foam. It is especially worth seeing after heavy rain.

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    The lake is surrounded by high hills which will well repay the tourist for the climbing, as the scenery is magnificent. Immediately on starting, and at the base of the rugged path which Lads to the hill top is “the waterfall" ; the mountain river uis.ies over a rock and descends in white foam to the bottom, a distance of some 90 feet ; after heavy rain this is especially well worth seeing. Farther up the mountain there are several smaller tads all of which can be seen as the tourist goes along the path. When the mountain lop is reached the scenery is of the most beautiful description, and the tourist who manages the ascent of Ferrnoyle is well rewarded for his toil up the side of trie steep hills. To the north-east rises in rugged grandeur the hoary magnificent Benbulbin, which tor cen¬ turies witnessed the clashing blades of the contending tiibcs of Connacht and Tirconnell. Stretching out to the sea, lies the fertile plain of Machaire Eabha, which is studded over with historic sites, the principal of which is Cuildreimne, where the bloody battle of the book” was fought, and which resulted in the exile of Columbkille. Away to the north its shores, bathed bv the white waves of the Atlantic, may be seen the lonely island of Innishmurray, which was the first part of Ireland to witness the descent ot tlie Danish hordes. To the southward are Oyster and Coney Islands, and that favourite resort of sea-bathers, Rosses Point, whxh was known to the ancients as Ros Ceide, where a terrible battle was fought in the 1 ^th century between Godfrey O’Donnell of rirconnell and Maurice Fitzgerald, the founder ofSliuo Abbey. Acioss the lake, and almost opposite Ferrnoyle, may be seen that precipitous peak known to the country' about as Leim-na-nAlbnuach or the Scotchman s leap, where tradition has it, a large party of Scotch soldiers who were re-

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15. Inishmurray: first landfall of the Danes

    Inishmurray · townland · Sligo

    Inishmurray is a lonely island off the Sligo coast whose shores are bathed by the Atlantic. Tradition holds it was the first part of Ireland to witness the descent of the Danish hordes.

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    The lake is surrounded by high hills which will well repay the tourist for the climbing, as the scenery is magnificent. Immediately on starting, and at the base of the rugged path which Lads to the hill top is “the waterfall" ; the mountain river uis.ies over a rock and descends in white foam to the bottom, a distance of some 90 feet ; after heavy rain this is especially well worth seeing. Farther up the mountain there are several smaller tads all of which can be seen as the tourist goes along the path. When the mountain lop is reached the scenery is of the most beautiful description, and the tourist who manages the ascent of Ferrnoyle is well rewarded for his toil up the side of trie steep hills. To the north-east rises in rugged grandeur the hoary magnificent Benbulbin, which tor cen¬ turies witnessed the clashing blades of the contending tiibcs of Connacht and Tirconnell. Stretching out to the sea, lies the fertile plain of Machaire Eabha, which is studded over with historic sites, the principal of which is Cuildreimne, where the bloody battle of the book” was fought, and which resulted in the exile of Columbkille. Away to the north its shores, bathed bv the white waves of the Atlantic, may be seen the lonely island of Innishmurray, which was the first part of Ireland to witness the descent ot tlie Danish hordes. To the southward are Oyster and Coney Islands, and that favourite resort of sea-bathers, Rosses Point, whxh was known to the ancients as Ros Ceide, where a terrible battle was fought in the 1 ^th century between Godfrey O’Donnell of rirconnell and Maurice Fitzgerald, the founder ofSliuo Abbey. Acioss the lake, and almost opposite Ferrnoyle, may be seen that precipitous peak known to the country' about as Leim-na-nAlbnuach or the Scotchman s leap, where tradition has it, a large party of Scotch soldiers who were re-

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16. Benbulbin and centuries of tribal conflict

    Benbulbin · mountain or mountain range · Sligo

    Benbulbin rises in rugged grandeur to the north-east of Ferrnoyle and for centuries witnessed the clashing blades of the contending tribes of Connacht and Tirconnell. It dominates the surrounding landscape.

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    The lake is surrounded by high hills which will well repay the tourist for the climbing, as the scenery is magnificent. Immediately on starting, and at the base of the rugged path which Lads to the hill top is “the waterfall" ; the mountain river uis.ies over a rock and descends in white foam to the bottom, a distance of some 90 feet ; after heavy rain this is especially well worth seeing. Farther up the mountain there are several smaller tads all of which can be seen as the tourist goes along the path. When the mountain lop is reached the scenery is of the most beautiful description, and the tourist who manages the ascent of Ferrnoyle is well rewarded for his toil up the side of trie steep hills. To the north-east rises in rugged grandeur the hoary magnificent Benbulbin, which tor cen¬ turies witnessed the clashing blades of the contending tiibcs of Connacht and Tirconnell. Stretching out to the sea, lies the fertile plain of Machaire Eabha, which is studded over with historic sites, the principal of which is Cuildreimne, where the bloody battle of the book” was fought, and which resulted in the exile of Columbkille. Away to the north its shores, bathed bv the white waves of the Atlantic, may be seen the lonely island of Innishmurray, which was the first part of Ireland to witness the descent ot tlie Danish hordes. To the southward are Oyster and Coney Islands, and that favourite resort of sea-bathers, Rosses Point, whxh was known to the ancients as Ros Ceide, where a terrible battle was fought in the 1 ^th century between Godfrey O’Donnell of rirconnell and Maurice Fitzgerald, the founder ofSliuo Abbey. Acioss the lake, and almost opposite Ferrnoyle, may be seen that precipitous peak known to the country' about as Leim-na-nAlbnuach or the Scotchman s leap, where tradition has it, a large party of Scotch soldiers who were re-

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17. Ballincar Mills serving local farmers

    Ballincar · townland · Sligo

    Ballincar Mills in the parish of Drumcliffe ground Indian corn and wheat for farmers within a ten to twelve mile radius. The mill served as a significant local industrial site for the surrounding district.

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    Ballincar Mills—Grinds Indian corn; also wheat for farmers of district within

    a radius of ten or twelve miles.

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18. Ruins of Kilmacallan parish church (Templemore)

    Kilmacallan · parish · Sligo

    A portion of the parish church of Kilmacallan, now known as Templemore, still remains standing and is in a fairly good state of preservation. The parish comprises 8,684 acres across 42 townlands.

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    «^^ C n ns . id m r:l,)1 ? portion ,P. f the Parish church of Kilmacallan. or, as it is no callel, Templemore still remains, and in a fairly good state of preservation. Iftnds Pa viz ■ con * ,am8 ^.684 acres 3 roods and 38 perches, and comprises 42 town-

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