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The author of the history believes that this legend helps confirm that there was a church in Cloonamahon and it predated the church in Kilmorgan, [14] possibly implying that it was the order/saint themselves that moved from one location to another. Another variant of this legend exists but it concerns the graveyard rather than the church ...
Killough (/ k ɪ ˈ l ɒ x / ki-LOKH; from Irish Cill Locha, meaning 'church of the loch') [1] [2] is a village and townland in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the Irish Sea shore near Ardglass, five miles southeast of Downpatrick. It is a conservation area [3] notable for its sycamore-lined main street.
Killyleagh Castle is a private family residence that is said to be the oldest inhabited castle in Ireland.It has been the home of the Hamilton family since the 17th century Plantation of Ulster and acquired its fairy-tale silhouette in the 1850s when the turrets were added, but it is mostly the same castle that the second Earl of Clanbrassil rebuilt in 1666.
The Killough massacre is believed to have been both the largest and last Native American attack on white settlers in East Texas. The massacre took place on October 5, 1838, near Larissa, Texas , in the northwestern part of Cherokee County .
Most examples of this type of structure are found in the north of Ireland, however. Although the history and migration patterns of the people who built these tombs are still the subject of debate, the tomb likely dates to the period 3500 to 3200 BC. There is also uncertainty over the origin of the townland's name. T. J.
Most dolmens were built c. 3000 BC, i.e. in the Neolithic.They may not have been graves; their exact purpose is unknown. The name "Kilmogue" derives its name from the Irish Cill Mhóg, "Mog's church", referring to the Celtic deity Mogons, a god associated with mountains and whose name is cognate with "might."
Killough, County Down Northern Ireland: Other information; Status: Disused: History; Original company: Downpatrick, Killough and Ardglass Railway: Pre-grouping: Belfast and County Down Railway: Post-grouping: Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Key dates; 8 July 1892: Station opens: 16 January 1950: Station closes
It was the third worst accident in rail history to that date. [34] [35] In the Ardclough Sedition Case in October 1917, Nora J Murray, a nationalist poet and writer, the headmistress of Ardclough National School was accused by local Irish Unionist Bertram Hugh Barton of 'sedition in time of war' under the Defence of the Realm Act. He complained ...