The following chiefs and clans and the territories they possessed in the twelfth century, in the present counties of sligo and mayo, have been collected from odugan and other authorities. Roman catholic edit edit source the fhl family history library has copies of some of the original roman catholic parish registers of county sligo parishes in its collection. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and. Irish, a stone, chief of cairbre, now the barony of carbery, in the county sligo. Sligo county ireland 1901 census templeboy census l. Twobedroom house accommodates 7 people in the west of sligo. Sligo heritage and history club public group facebook. Carrowmacrory, skreen, dromore west, templeboy north 27, tireragh, sligo, lat lon. Nothing specific history ofto templeboy although lots of houses for sale there.
Roscommon, sligo, tipperary, tyrone, waterford, westmeath, wexford, wicklow. At this time, sligo was a prosperous trading port, exporting fish, wool, cow hide, and timber, while importing wine, salt and iron. Old rc church in templeboy parish sligo page 1 rootschat. St josephs national school, sligo performing their safe cross code dance routine. Sligo county ireland 1901 census templeboy census a2. Apr 12, 2019 this year, our teacher bought lots of new books for us. This old world traditional irish pub sits peacefully on the unspoiled aughris beach in sligo bay, with the atlantic waves rolling in outside the front door and the ox mountains overlooking behind. This club was set up in may 2017, its aim is to recover and revive local and history through. In a former publication the writer has related the history of sligo, county and town, from the earliest ages to the close of the reign of queen elizabeth, and the present volume takes up the narration from the accession of james i. Boasting its own private access to the beach, and encircled by beautiful countryside with the backdrop of the atlantic, this dromore west cottage occupies an enviable position, offering a. That book gives hundreds of family histories from county sligo, and the surrounding areas. My interest in heritage, folklore and history has led to the writing and publishing of several books on the subject. Beach house luxury holiday home on the wild atlantic way.
Green fort cottage dromore west, county sligo rathglass. Templeboy, a parish, in the barony of tyreragh, county of sligo, and province of connaught, 3 miles e. Sligo county ireland 1901 census templeboy census r2. Templeboy, a parish, in the barony of tyreragh, county of sligo, and province of connaught, from a topographical dictionary of ireland by samuel. Click on the researchsource links to see the records for templeboy. Other names include cuffe, somerville for my grandparents and also hart, golden, brett etc. History of sligo, county and town, from the close of the revolution of 1688 to the present time. Browse the tithe applotment books townlands in templeboy sligo aharmarla. Poets were established as the aristocrats of early irish society and many, including the odalys, the orourkes and the ohiggins originated in the sligo area.
There are 36 townlands that we know about in templeboy. Sligo heritage and history club has 17,807 members. A great grandparent was a mcmunn from skreendromorewest templeboy region of sligo. The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of templeboy. A measured topographical survey was made by earthsound geophysics while the monument survey was by the historic graves team. The pile of stones in the foreground is because supplicants each throw. Roman catholic records sligo heritage and genealogy society. Do you know of a parish history book connorsgenealogy. Templeboy, sligo historical description this parish, which is situated at the entrance of the bay of sligo, and includes within its limits the point or headland of aughris, comprises,388. The family names in the last column are from these name books, and show the commonly occurring. The prehistory of sligo is inseparable from ancient mythology.
For a listing of many irish book stores see the irish book discussion mailing list website. The information is based on locations and records before 1922. Carrowmacrory, skreen, dromore west, templeboy north 27, tireragh, sligo, latlon. Achonry has been split into three subparishes as shown in the tithe applotment. County sligo genealogy and family history notes, volume 24 in the series, expands upon that coverage with added families and new resources just for sligo. County sligo, ireland, genealogy and family history notes. It covers the period from the first neolithic settlements to 1798 through the war of independence to the assassination of lord louis mountbatten off the mullaghmore coast in 1979. Several excellent books are also available on the topic, which we will reference at the bottom of the page. Sligo town and county yeats county this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. I am looking for infomation on my grandfathers family. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records.
Guide to templeboy civil parish, county sligo ancestry, family history, and genealogy. First appeared on 20121002 and last updated on 20121102. May 22, 2017 st josephs national school, sligo performing their safe cross code dance routine. Parish records edit edit source for a free guide to templeboy catholic parish, county sligo, ireland genealogy parish. This place is situated in sligo, north west, ireland, its geographical coordinates are 54 14 45 north, 8 48 45 west and its original name with diacritics is templeboy. This book details the history, and folklore, of co. Hair salon in templeboy award winning for upstyles and bridal hair. There is a large table on the lower part of this page scroll down. According to documents in sligo county library the hillas family initially.
Whether you are tracing your family tree or looking to connect with irish people abroad, we are delighted to welcome you to our community. Poets were established as the aristocrats of early irish society and many, including the odalys, the orourkes and the ohiggins originated in the. I have been able to find out things like dromore west village 8 m. See templeboy photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of templeboy in ireland. My name is joe mc gowan, host of this, county sligos only heritage site. Aughris house beach bar in sligo is a traditional irish thatched pub and restaurant, with nearby bed and breakfast accommodation in a beautiful location beside the sea. In this way both books can work together as a set if desired, or they may be used independently. History of sligo county and town by william george woodmartin 18471917 published between 1882 and 1892 in three volumes tells the story of the region from ancient times until the late 19th century. A great grandparent was a mcmunn from skreendromorewesttempleboy region of sligo. The county sligo heritage and genealogy centre is part of a national network of genealogical centres in ireland and is a member of the irish family history foundation. Roman catholic records roman catholic registers are kept in individual parishes and, in most cases, were not deposited in national repositories. We are the officially designated genealogy research centre for county sligo.
We are an active member of the national diaspora programme ireland reaching out. We regularly talk about the different types of books in our library and we enjoy recommending books to each other. This classic and wellloved history of sligo was first published in 1889. Some of the great source books of irish history and genealogy were compiled in the county of sligo. This is the site where st patrick supposedly said mass at aughris head. Archdeacon terrence ororke, was born and bred in sligo, this important history is, of course, a product of his times and situation, however, it remains a work of fascination for anyone with connections to sligo s past and its people, and because of the importance of the events played out in that. Parish records edit edit source for a free guide to templeboy catholic parish, county sligo, ireland genealogy parish records available online, see. Sligo sources of local history a catalogue of the local history collection, with an introduction and guide to sources compiled sligo sligo county library 1994 national library of ireland ir 94122 m 16. Templeboy topographical dictionary of ireland 1837. The book is very interesting about the templeboy parish. We also try and read a book regularly as a class and recently 3rd and 4th class read pippi longstocking while 5th and 6th. Sligo county ireland 1901 census there is a large table on the lower part of this page scroll down. Irish chiefs and clans in mayo and sligo irish pedigrees.
May 06, 2009 history of sligo county and town by william george woodmartin 18471917 published between 1882 and 1892 in three volumes tells the story of the region from ancient times until the late 19th century. Archdeacon terrence ororke, was born and bred in sligo, this important history is, of course, a product of his times and situation, however, it remains a work of fascination for anyone with connections to sligos past and its people, and because of the importance of the events played out in that. A map of the civil parishes of county sligo is available at irish times site. This ensured their survival from the public record office fire in 1922 and makes them one of the most comprehensive records available. Books archives sligo heritage and genealogy society. My grand father was james battles on my mothers side. Get free family history advice from our local volunteers or browse more than 20,000 genealogy queries. Many of the books listed below are out of print, some can be still obtained through book stores in ireland. A map of the catholic parishes of county sligo is available at irish times site. Saffron was imported as well, for its use as a dye as well as indigo which is mentioned as a common colour for clothing in the sligo area. The pile of stones in the foreground is because supplicants each throw one on the pile i did too names on corcagh tombstones.
This information i did not get as i expected, but i have part of it which iwill write as follows. Surname, forename, townlandstreet, parish, county, year. Sligo a short history although an exhaustive history of sligo is beyond the scope of this site, we will try and give a brief outline. Shligigh trees of the irish language and old sligo books. This year, our teacher bought lots of new books for us. Herring of sligo and salmon of bann, has made in bristol many a rich man. We also try and read a book regularly as a class and recently 3 rd and 4 th class read pippi longstocking while 5 th and 6 th class read the lady grace mysteries. Located within a mile of the beach and less than 30 minutes from both sligo town an. The rootsireland web site for county sligo has some methodist circuit transcriptions now available online from as early as 1819. The beach bar, aughris, sligo is a traditional irish thatched pub and restaurant, with a bed and breakfast accommodation in a beautiful location beside the sea. These web pages have been created to give the visitor an understanding, not just of sligos history, and heritage, but also a taste of current events. The commencement dates for the various parishes in county sligo are outlined in the following tables.
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