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Article about Ballinakill Monastery
The word Killashee means the wood of the fairies and the parish is so called because of the number of forts which are to be found in it and which some hundreds of years ago were covered with trees ...Article about Ballinakill Monastery
pdf of article about Ballinakill Monastery from History of the County Longford by James P. Farrell
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The Lordship of Castlecomer
Illustration of the extent of the Lordship of Castlecomer from William Tighe's Statistical Durvey of KilkennyThe Lordship of Castlecomer
Illustration of the extent of the Lordship of Castlecomer from William Tighe's Statistical Durvey of Kilkenny
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Bogland
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Map of Fassadinan Barony
Map of North Kilkenny from Tighe's Statistical Observations of KilkennyMap of Fassadinan Barony
Map of North Kilkenny from Tighe's Statistical Observations of Kilkenny
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Article about Castle forbes
The parish of Clongish extends in an oblong direction from the bridge of Clonart to the cross roads of Kilmore a distance of about four miles its greatest breadth not exceeding three It is entirely ...Article about Castle forbes
pdf of Article about Castle Forbes taken from History of County Longford by James P. Farrell
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Another Article about St. Mels Cathedral - James P. Farrell
The Roman Catholic Cathedral of Longford above all other places in the county is worthy of a visit for there is no other similar erection in Leinster For the stupendousness of its proportions the ...Another Article about St. Mels Cathedral - James P. Farrell
pdf of Another Article about St. Mels Cathedral - James P. Farrell
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Article about Barry Castle
BARRY CASTLE This parish corresponds to the Protestant parish of Taghsheenod and its capital is the village of Tashinny The small village of Barry is also within its parochial bounds Barry is called ...Article about Barry Castle
pdf of Article about Barry Castle taken from History of the County Longford by James P. Farrell
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Article about Abbey Church of Abbeyshrule
... Abbeyshrule was founded in 1150 and that it was the first Cistercian Abbey in the diocese of Ardagh The Cistercians were invited here by the head of the O Farrell clan Mellifont Abbey had been ...Article about Abbey Church of Abbeyshrule
pdf of Article about Abbey Church of Abbeyshrule taken from Ardagh & Clonmacnois Antiquarian Society, Vol. 2., No. 8 by Thomas Langan
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Article about Bawn House
One of the oldest gentlemen s residences in the County Longford is Bawn House in the half parish of Moydow and distant about a mile from the chapel This old house is now shut up and presents as it ...Article about Bawn House
pdf of article about Bawn House taken from History of the County Longford by James P. Farrell
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Article about Holy Wells and Photograph of a Holy Well
The Journal of Ardagh and Clonmacnois Antiquarian society 1951 No 12 Rev K Brady Some Wells in the Parishes of Abbeylara and Granard Saint Patrick s Well This well is situated in the townland of ...Article about Holy Wells and Photograph of a Holy Well
pdf of Article about Holy Wells taken from Ardagh and Clonmacnoise Antiquarian Society by Rev. K. Brady
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