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Glenamoy
Glenamoy () is a village on the R314 road in the parish of Kilcommon, Erris in the northern part of County Mayo in Ireland. Topography Glenamoy is a general term for the following townlands: * Bellagelly North (''Béal a Ghoile'' meaning "mouth of the stomach") * Bellagelly south (''Béal a Ghoile'' meaning "mouth of the stomach") * Baralty (''Barr Altaigh'' meaning "hills/cliffs/anything high") * Bunalty (''Bun Altaigh'' meaning "base of the hills/cliffs") * Gortleatilla (''Gort Liatuile'' meaning "field of the little grey stream") * Srahnaplaia (''Srath na Pláighe'' meaning "holm of the plague") * Pollboy (''Poll Buí'' meaning "yellow hole") * Lenarevagh (''An Léana Riabhach'' meaning "grey meadows") * Barrooskey (''Barr Rúscaigh'' meaning "moory or marsh land") The townlands of Glenamoy make up the inland portion of Kilcommon Parish which is, in the main, a coastal area. Because so much of Glenamoy is pretty remote in nature and consisting of large expanses of blank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenamoy River
The Glenamoy River (Irish:''Abhainn Ghleann na Muaidhe'') is a river in north County Mayo, in the northwest of Ireland. It is renowned for its stocks of sea trout and salmon. Geography The Glenamoy River rises from its source at Glencalry and Barroosky. It flows for . For the greater part of its length it flows westwardly, through Glenamoy, heading for the village of Gortacragher, where it meets the Muingnabo River at Sruwaddacon Bay. The estuary is long. The catchment area of the Glenamoy River is 14 km2. The Glenamoy River has an elevation of 8 metres. It is particularly susceptible to fluvial flooding, in flood times, the river often becomes a roaring torrent sweeping away people and cattle. This river gets a good run of grilse and seatrout from July to September but because it is classed as a late river, fishing continues here up to early October. There are numerous fishing pools on the river, namely: * Poll a Mhuileann (Mill Pool) * Poll a Bhalla (Wall Pool), Whee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrooskey
Barroosky (Also spelt as Barroskey or Barrooskey. Irish: ''Barr rúscaigh'', meaning "marshy land") is a townland within the civil parish of Kilcommon in the County of Mayo, Ireland. It is located within the parish of Kilcommon-Erris. History Little is known of the early-history of Barroosky however it is mentioned in the 1900s in an article about the battle of Glenamoy which took place in 1922. It also is mentioned in a 'popular Erris folk tale' called the 'Fool of Barr Rúscaigh' as part of the year of the french celebrations. In fiction it is mentioned in the epic tale of Táin Bó Flidhais. In 1911 the population was recorded as 34 , notable families included the Healy's, the Clarke's, the Rielly's, the Ginty's, the O'Boyle's and the Moran's. The predominant religious belief of the inhabitants of Barroosky in 1911 was Roman Catholicism which was the predominant faith in Ireland at that time. Agriculture and geography of Barroosky The area in which the Barroosky lies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sruwaddacon Bay
Sruwaddacon Bay () is a tidal estuary which runs through the middle of the Gaeltacht Kilcommon parish in Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. It is of historical importance in Irish legend, an important marine habitat, an E.U. Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and an EU Special Protected Area (Birds Directive). Its translated name in English, "Stream of the Long Hound", reflects its general shape. It enters the Atlantic Ocean through Broadhaven Bay, another Special Area of Conservation. The estuary measures approximately 8.4 square kilometres and consists of a north-westerly-orientated main channel fed by the Glenamoy and Muingnabo rivers. A second channel flows around the village of Rossport from the northwest and is fed by the Gweedaney stream. Both channels join into a fast flowing channel which widens out into an exposed bay at the mouth of the estuary. The lower portion of Sruwaddacon Bay has exceptionally strong currents. Natural history Most of the estuary is dominated by mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Táin Bó Flidhais
''Táin Bó Flidhais'', also known as the ''Mayo Táin'', is a tale from the Ulster Cycle of early Irish literature. It is one of a group of works known as Táin Bó, or "cattle raid" stories, the best known of which is ''Táin Bó Cúailnge''. ''Táin Bó Flidhais'' survives in two forms, a short version from the Old Irish period and a longer version found in the 15th century Glenmasan manuscript, which is held in the Advocates Library in Edinburgh. It is believed to be a copy of an earlier manuscript from the 12th century. The early version of ''Táin Bó Flidhais'' predates the ''Táin Bó Cúailnge''. It is named for the heroine of the tale, Flidais. Historical setting At the time that these legendary tales relate to (the second half of the Iron Age (approximately AD 50–500) and early Medieval Ireland (approximately 500–800), Ireland was a country divided up into hundreds if not thousands of territories known as tuatha. This tale is likely to relate to incidents around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilcommon
Kilcommon ( ga, Cill Chomáin) is a civil parish in Erris, north County Mayo, Mayo consisting of two large peninsulas; Carrowteige, Dún Chaocháin and Táin Bó Flidhais, Dún Chiortáin. It consists of 37 townlands, some of which are so remote that they have no inhabitants. Habitation is concentrated mainly along both sides of Sruwaddacon Bay which flows into Broadhaven Bay, in villages including Glengad, Pollathomas, Rossport, Inver and Carrowteige, and in the Glenamoy area further inland. History Kilcommon parish takes its name from St. Comán who lived around the end of the sixth century AD. The saint is allegedly buried in the old church yard at Pollatomais, near to the entrance where the walls of the old Church can still be seen. In the Ordnance Survey Letters of 1838 (O'Donovan), the writers says "of the old church itself only a part of one gable remains from which little can be learned of its style or age". Topography Much of the Kilcommon landscape of elevated moo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R314 Road (Ireland)
The R314 road is a regional road in County Mayo in Ireland. It connects the R313 road at Atticonaun to the N59 road in Ballina, away (). ''Irish Statute Book'' (irishstatutebook.ie), 2013-02-27. The government legislation that defines the R314, the ''Roads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2012 (Statutory Instrument 54 of 2012)'', provides the following official description: :Béal an Mhuirthead — Ballycastle — Ballina, County Mayo :Between its junction with the R313 at Áit Tí Conain in the county of Mayo and its junction with N59 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadhaven Bay
Broadhaven Bay ( ga, Cnocán na Líne) is a natural bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the northwestern coast of County Mayo, Ireland. The opening of the bay faces northward, stretching 8.6 km between Erris Head in the west and Kid Island/Oileán Mionnán in the east. It borders the parishes of Kilcommon, Kiltane and Kilmore Erris in the Barony of Erris. Landscape largely consists of Atlantic blanket bog interspersed with some areas of machair and white sandy beaches. Population is relatively low, mainly concentrated around inlets along the coastline. Special Area of Conservation Broadhaven Bay was designated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, as a candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) in 2000. This designation concerns: #The presence of four key marine/coastal habitat types that are listed in Annex I of the EU Council Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Fauna and Flora (Habitats Directive: 92/43/EEC, 1982), including Atlantic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erris
Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over , much of which is mountainous blanket bog. It has extensive sea coasts along its west and north boundaries. The main towns are Belmullet and Bangor Erris. The name Erris derives from the Irish 'Iar Ros' meaning 'western promontory'. The full name is the Iorrais Domnann, after the Fir Bolg tribe, the Fir Domnann. To its north is the wild Atlantic Ocean and the bays of Broadhaven and Sruth Fada Conn and to its west is Blacksod Bay. Its main promontories are the Doohoma Peninsula, Mullet Peninsula, Erris Head, the Dún Chiortáin and Dún Chaocháin peninsulas and Benwee Head. There are five Catholic parishes in Erris: Kilcommon, Kilmore, Kiltane, Belmullet and Ballycroy. Gaeltacht Parts of Erris are in a Gaeltacht area, with first-language speakers of Irish in the following areas of the barony: An Fál Mór, Tamhaiin na hUltaí, Glais, Eachléim, Tearmann, Tránn, An Mullach Rua, Cartúr, An Bail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Cycle
The Ulster Cycle ( ga, an Rúraíocht), formerly known as the Red Branch Cycle, is a body of medieval Irish heroic legends and sagas of the Ulaid. It is set far in the past, in what is now eastern Ulster and northern Leinster, particularly counties Armagh, Down and Louth. It focuses on the mythical Ulster king Conchobar mac Nessa and his court at Emain Macha, the hero Cú Chulainn, and their conflict with the Connachta and queen Medb. The longest and most important tale is the epic ''Táin Bó Cúailnge'' (Cattle Raid of Cooley). The Ulster Cycle is one of the four 'cycles' of Irish mythology and legend, along with the Mythological Cycle, the Fianna Cycle and the Kings' Cycle. Ulster Cycle stories The Ulster Cycle stories are set in and around the reign of King Conchobar mac Nessa, who rules the Ulaid from Emain Macha (now Navan Fort near Armagh). The most prominent hero of the cycle is Conchobar's nephew, Cú Chulainn. The Ulaid are most often in conflict with the Connacht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lace School
Lace schools were common in Great Britain, Britain from the 17th to 19th century to teach lace-making. Lace schools were often the living rooms of small cottages and were known for being overcrowded, badly lit and often unsanitary. Girls and some boys were put to work at the age of six or seven and spent long hours bent over their pillows, learning the craft, until they could produce a marketable product. Some of the children were also taught elementary reading, but there was little other general education. External links Lace {{textile-arts-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protestant Ascendancy
The ''Protestant Ascendancy'', known simply as the ''Ascendancy'', was the political, economic, and social domination of Ireland between the 17th century and the early 20th century by a minority of landowners, Protestant clergy, and members of the professions, all members of the Established Church (Anglican; Church of Ireland or the Church of England). The Ascendancy excluded other groups from politics and the elite, most numerous among them Roman Catholics but also members of the Presbyterian and other Protestant denominations, along with non-Christians such as Jews, until the Reform Acts (1832–1928). The gradual dispossession of large holdings belonging to several hundred native Catholic nobility and other landowners in Ireland took place in various stages from the reigns of the Catholic Mary I (1553–1558) and her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth I (1558–1603) onwards. Unsuccessful revolts against English rule in 1595–1603 and 1641–53 and then the 1689–91 Williamite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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