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Joe McGowan
Joe McGowan (7 January 1944, Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Co. Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish historian, folklorist, and author specialising in the history and heritage of Ireland. He is based in Sligo. Bibliography *1993 ''In the Shadow of Benbulben: A Portrait of Our Storied Past'', Aeolus Publications *1998 ''Inishmurray: Gale, Stone and Fire'', Aeolus Publications *2001 ''Echoes of a Savage Land'', Mercier Press, *2003 ''Constance Markievicz: People's Countess'', Cottage Press *2004 ''Sligo: Land of Destiny'', Aeolus Publications *2005 ''Inishmurray: Island Voices'', Aeolus Publications History and heritage of Inishmurray Island, Co. Sligo *2007 "A Fairy Wind",short stories, music, songs and monologues, Aeolus Publications *2009 "A Bitter Wind", Aeolus Publications, an account of Irish country life as it was lived up to and including the 20th century. *2015 "Sligo Folk Tales",Irish History Press, legends, myths and folklore of Co. Sligo References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullaghmore, County Sligo
Mullaghmore () is a village on the Mullaghmore Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a holiday destination with a skyline dominated by Benbulben mountain. It is in the barony of Carbury and parish of Ahamlish. History From the 17th to the 19th centuries it was part of the large estate belonging to the Temple family in north Sligo. The land, some , was granted to Sir John Temple (1600-1677), Master of the Rolls in Dublin. Sir John's direct descendant, The 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), began the building of Classiebawn Castle on the peninsula, a baronial-style house designed by James Rawson Carroll. Lord Palmerston also built the stone-walled harbour in the village, which was designed by the marine engineer Alexander Nimmo. It was built between 1822 and 1841. The Temples were mostly absentee landlords, with the estate being run initially by middlemen, and later by land agents, such as Stewart and Kincaid, a Dublin firm with offices in Sligo. These agents, in their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
