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Here's a selection of Leitrim heritage / historical, if you want the full list, Click on the "Go to ALL" link on the right. |
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Here's a selection of Leitrim heritage / historical, if you want the full list, Click on the "Go to ALL" link on the right. |
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| 1.Abbeys | Go to ALL Abbeys in Leitrim |
| Fenagh Abbey Co. Leitrim |
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About 3km from Ballinamore lies a ruined medieval church built on the site of an early Christian monastery founded by St Caillin. The Abbey was used for a time as a place of Church of Ireland worship until the present church was built nearby circa 1798. |
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| 2.Castles (Historical) | Go to ALL Castles (Historical) in Leitrim |
| Parke's Castle Co. Leitrim |
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| 3.Churches (Historical) | Go to ALL Churches (Historical) in Leitrim |
| Drumsna's Catholic Church Co. Leitrim |
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Drumsna's Catholic Church (1845) is situated in the village. A memorial just beyond the church is dedicated to Robert Strawbridge who was born in Drumsna in 1732. He founded the Methodist Church in the USA and died in Baltimore, Maryland in 1781. A small cemetery close by is the burial place of Surgeon Thomas Parke, who accompanied Henry Morton Stanley on his celebrated expedition to the African Congo. Anthony Trollope, the English novelist lived here for a time when he worked with the postal service. He drew on the nearby ruined Headford House for his first novel, "The Macdermotts of Ballycloran". The next turn left runs to the little harbour where there is an amenity area provided. |
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| 4.Crosses (Historical) | Go to ALL Crosses (Historical) in Leitrim |
| Tullaghan Stone Cross Co. Leitrim |
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An ancient (9th-10th century) stone cross faces the N15 in the village. This was moved here to protect it from coastal erosion and was believed to be part of a long vanished monastery. The Annals of the Four Masters is one of the principal Irish historical sources for scholars. It was compiled in 1636 by Miceal O Cleirigh, O.F.M and three of his colleagues. A bronze memorial to the four can be seen at the bridge over the River Drowes at Mullinaleck. |
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| 5.Friaries | Go to ALL Friaries in Leitrim |
| Creevelea Franciscan Friary Co. Leitrim |
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| 6.Homes (Historical) | Go to ALL Homes (Historical) in Leitrim |
| Woodbrook House Co. Leitrim |
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Down the road towards Carrick-on-Shannon, is Woodbrook House, once the home of the Kirkwood family, made famous in David Thomson's book Woodbrook. Major Charles Kirkwood, the last owner, was brother of Major Willie, who was married to Miss Jameson of the Whiskey family, and an international polo player. Major Charlie's uncle, colonel Tom Kirkwood, ran a famous racing stable and won the Aintre Grand National in 1881 with a horse called Woodbrook. His most famous horse was The White Knight, winner of the Ascot Gold Cup in 1907, 1908, the Ascot Gold vase 1906, the Corporation Cup 1907 and several other smaller races. These horses and others were trained where the Carrick-on-Shannon 9 hole golf course is situated on part of the Kirkwood estate. |
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| 7.Interpretative Centre | Go to ALL Interpretative Centre's in Leitrim |
| Sliabh An Iarainn Visitor Centre Co. Leitrim |
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| 8.Railway Museums | Go to ALL Railway Museums in Leitrim |
| Dromod Steam Railway Dromod, Co. Leitrim |
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A working steam railway in conjunction with a museum are currently being developed at the railway station in Dromod to commemorate the old Cavan and Leitrim Railway which closed in 1959. |
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| 9.Stones (Historical) | Go to ALL Stones (Historical) in Leitrim |
| Cloonmorris church and Ogham Stone Co. Leitrim |
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A church, built around 1200, which served as an auxiliary to the Augustinian Priory of Mohill. The church has simple but attractive east and south lancet windows. The moulding on the outside of the east window ends with two upturned heads. The plain north doorway was inserted in the 15th century. Beside the entrance to the graveyard an Ogham stone has been re-erected - it is the only one in Co. Leitrim. All that can be read of the inscription is the name of the person commemorated: 'Qenuven'; the other letters have been defaced. |
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| 10.Tombs | Go to ALL Tombs in Leitrim |
| Corracloona Megalithic Tomb Corracloona, Co. Leitrim |
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A megalithic tomb consisting of a rectangular chamber and what seems like a forecourt. The forecourt wall is made of drystone walling. The unusual feature of this tomb is the stone blocking the entrance to the tomb, at the bottom of which is a 'port hole' - presumably to allow subsequent burials to take place. The whole is surrounded by the remains of a cairn 60 feet long, The tomb was excavated, but the results were never published. |
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A 17th century fortified manor house which has recently been restored using Irish oak and traditional craftsmenship. The courtyard contains the foundations and features of an earlier defensive structure.
This Franciscan Friary, founded by Owen O'Rourke and his wife Margaret in 1508, was the last Franciscan friary to be founded in Ireland before the Suppression of the Monasteries.
An audio visual show, lasting twelve minutes, take visitors through the sights and scenes of lake, mountains and towns, and highlights the beauty of this land of legend and wonder.