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High Sheriff Of Roscommon
The High Sheriff of Roscommon was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Roscommon, Ireland from 1575 until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Roscommon County Sheriff. The sheriff had judicial, electoral, ceremonial and administrative functions and executed High Court Writs. In 1908, an Order in Council made the Lord-Lieutenant the Sovereign's prime representative in a county and reduced the High Sheriff's precedence. However the sheriff retained his responsibilities for the preservation of law and order in the county. The usual procedure for appointing the sheriff from 1660 onwards was that three persons were nominated at the beginning of each year from the county and the Lord Lieutenant then appointed his choice as High Sheriff for the remainder of the year. Often the other nominees were appointed as under-sheriffs. Sometimes a sheriff did not fulfil his entire term through death or other event and another sheri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Roscommon
"Steadfast Irish heart" , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Roscommon.svg , subdivision_type = Sovereign state, Country , subdivision_name = Republic of Ireland, Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Provinces of Ireland, Province , subdivision_name1 = Connacht , subdivision_type2 = Regions of Ireland, Region , subdivision_name2 = Northern and Western Region, Northern and Western , seat_type = County town , seat = Roscommon , leader_title = Local government in the Republic of Ireland, Local authority , leader_name = Roscommon County Council, County Council , leader_title2 = Dáil constituencies , leader_title3 = European Parliament constituencies in the Republic of Ireland, EP constituency , leader_name2 = Roscommon–Galway (Dáil constituency), Roscommon–Galway Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency), Sligo–Leitrim , leader_name3 = Midlands–North-West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clogher
Clogher () is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne and Clogher Tenements. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 717. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th Open Government Licence v3.0 © Crown copyright. The civil parish of Clogher covers areas of County Fermanagh as well as County Tyrone. History Clogher is home to the provincial office in Northern Ireland for the congregation of the Sisters of Mercy (Roman Catholic order of nuns). From 1971-1991 The Mercy Order employed some of their nuns at St Macartan's Primary School following the leave of the order of saint louis as the school was actually founded by the Sisters of St Louis in the 1930s due to the high demand for primary Catholic education in the Clogher area. The Sisters of Mercy also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croghan, County Roscommon
Croghan ( ), is a townland and village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is situated centrally between the towns of Boyle, Elphin and Carrick on Shannon. History The village dates from the late 1700s and was set up by then local landlord Lloyd. The Lloyd family were granted the lands of Croghan which originally were owned by the Mcdermott's in 1680. Lloyd built a house in the 1700s where the GAA Club Rooms now stand, and in 1830 built a larger mansion nearby. Croghan village consisted of 30 houses all facing east towards the big house in a north–south direction. The only building on the other side of street was Donnellan's shop (1765), which in 1796 became the Roman Catholic Church. Croghan is now the parish name for this area incorporating the old parishes of Killukin, Killumod, Tumna, Kilcola and Estersnow. These were former monastic sites dating back up to 1500 years. Croghan was an agriculture area, and under encouragement of Guy Lloyd, fairs were set up after Trinity S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahon Baronets
The Mahon Baronetcy, of Castlegar in the County of Galway, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 14 April 1819 for Ross Mahon, Member of Parliament for Ennis in 1820. The family surname is pronounced "Mahn". Mahon baronets, of Castlegar (1819) * Sir Ross Mahon, 1st Baronet (1763–1835) *Sir Ross Mahon, 2nd Baronet (1811–1842) *Sir James Fitzgerald Mahon, 3rd Baronet (1812–1852) *Sir William Vesey Ross Mahon, 4th Baronet (1813–1893) *Sir William Henry Mahon, 5th Baronet (1856–1926) *Sir George Edward John Mahon, 6th Baronet (1911–1987) * Sir William Walter Mahon, 7th Baronet (born 1940) The heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ... to the baronetcy is James William Mahon (born 1976), only son of the 7th Baronet. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballinlough, County Roscommon
Ballinlough ( ; ) is a village in western County Roscommon, Ireland. The N60 national secondary road passes through it. The village is between Ballyhaunis and Castlerea on the Roscommon to Castlebar road. As of the 2016 census, Ballinlough had a population of 300 people. Lake O'Flynn, which lies north of the village, is notable for brown trout fishing. The lake is also the source of the River Suck (which is a tributary of the River Shannon). In 2013, a bog walk was constructed around Lake O'Flynn, together with an outdoor gym. Notable people * Andreas O'Reilly von Ballinlough (1742–1832), a military commander in the service of the Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central- Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ..., was born in the village. See also * List of towns and villages in Ireland Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donamon Castle
Donamon, or more correctly, Dunamon Castle ( ga, Dún Iomáin) is one of the oldest inhabited buildings in Ireland and stands on raised ground overlooking the River Suck in County Roscommon. There was a fort here from early times (hence the name Dún Iomáin, fort of Iomán), but the first recorded reference to "Dún Iomghain" is in the Annals of the Four Masters for the year 1154. It was the seat of the Ó Fionnachta chief of Clann Chonnmhaigh, one of the two main branches of this Connacht family. In 1232, Adam de Staunton fortified the site further as part of the Norman conquest, but this were retaken and demolished by the native O'Connors the following year. The rebuilt castle was occupied in 1294 by de Oddingseles. He died the following year. The de Birminghams then took over but it was again destroyed by the O'Connors and 1307 they were supplanted by a branch of the Burkes, the head of which was known as MacDavid. The MacDavid Burkes occupied it for the next 300 years. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Charles Joseph O'Conor
Denis Charles Joseph O'Conor, O'Conor Don (26 October 1869 – 22 February 1917) was an Irish lawyer and hereditary Chief of the Name O'Conor. O'Conor was the son of Charles Owen O'Conor and Georgina Mary Perry. He was educated at Downside School and the University of London, graduating in law. He was called to the bar at King's Inn. In 1898 he served as High Sheriff of Roscommon The High Sheriff of Roscommon was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Roscommon, Ireland from 1575 until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Roscommon County Sheriff. The sherif ..., and in 1906 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Roscommon in succession to his father. He was a Justice of the Peace for County Roscommon and was admitted to the Privy Council of Ireland in 1916. References {{DEFAULTSORT:O'Conor, Denis Charles Joseph 1869 births 1917 deaths 19th-century Irish people 20th-century Irish people Alumni of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craigavad
Craigavad () is a townland in County Down, Northern Ireland, lying within the civil parish of Holywood and the historic barony of Castlereagh Lower. Suburban and residential in character, Craigavad lies between the centre of Holywood and Bangor in the area administered by the Ards and North Down Borough Council. Places of note * Royal Belfast Golf Club, possibly the oldest such club in Ireland is located at Station Road, Craigavad * Rockport School founded in 1906 is located in Craigavad. *There is a Camphill community at Seahill Road, Craigavad. People * Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (1909–1977) a barrister and politician was born at Craigavad. * Sir John Campbell (1862–1929) a consultant surgeon and politician died at his house at Craigavad. * Robert Cunningham (minister) (died 1637) first Presbyterian minister * John Aiken Wilson (1937–1997) a Northern Irish born novelist, amateur boxer and notable literary figure was born at Ballyrobert, Craigavad. Transport The A2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Clarence Edward Goff
Thomas Clarence Edward Goff JP DL (28 May 1867 – 13 March 1949) was an Anglo-Irish landowner, farmer, and politician who was a great-grandson of King William IV. Early life Goff was born in London on 28 May 1867. He was the son of Thomas William Goff (1829–1876) and Dorothea (née FitzClarence) Goff (1845–1870). His mother died when Goff was only three. His father, a Member of Parliament for Roscommon and a captain in the 7th Dragoon Guards, died when Goff was aged nine. Goff's maternal grandparents were the Rev. Lord Augustus FitzClarence, an illegitimate son of King William IV, and Sarah Elizabeth Catharine Gordon, a granddaughter of George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly. His paternal grandparents were the Reverend Thomas Goff and Anne (née Caulfeild) Goff, a granddaughter of the Ven. John Caulfeild, Archdeacon of Kilmore, a niece of Lt.-Gen. James Caulfeild, and a great-granddaughter of the 1st Earl of Glandore. Goff was educated at Eton and Christ Chur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles French (High Sheriff Of Roscommon) (1919–1956), American sailor
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Charles French may refer to: * C. G. W. French (1822–1891), American jurist and judge, full name Charles Grafton Wilberton French * Charles French (entomologist) (1842–1933), Australian horticulturalist and naturalist * Charles French (politician) (1851–1925), Irish politician * Charles K. French (1860–1952), American film actor * Charles M. French (1876–?), American athlete * Charlie French (1883–1962), U.S. baseball player * Charles Daniel French (1884–1954), Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec * Charles Jackson French Charles Jackson French (September 25, 1919 – November 7, 1956) was a United States Navy sailor. He had first enlisted in the Navy in 1937 and had completed his enlistment, moving to Omaha, Nebraska where he had family. With the attack on Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
