Monthly Archives: May 2014

Castlebar, Co. Mayo – Pigots Directory 1824

Posted on 20 May 2014 by Shane

Castlebar – the county town of Mayo, is 120 miles west of Dublin, 8 north east of Westport, 16 west of Ballina, 14 west north west of Ballinrobe, and 13 north west of Clare; it is the property of Lord … Continue reading →

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Ballinamore, Co Leitrim – Pigots Directory 1824

Posted on 19 May 2014 by Shane

Ballinamore is a market and post town situated on the bunks of a small river in the county of Leitrim, 73 miles north west of Dublin, 9 north of Mohill, 8 from Cloon, 7 south west of Cashcarrigan, 7 from … Continue reading →

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Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford

Posted on 15 May 2014 by Shane

DUNBRODY ABBEY, County Wexford : Hervey de Montmorency, one of the ablest and most sanguinary of the lieutenants of the bold Anglo-Norman adventurer, Strongbow, founded Dunbrody Abbey, in the year 1182, for the Cistercian friars, and, it is said, became, … Continue reading →

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