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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMISV_squadron-leader-r-f-c-garvey_Bisbee-Mayo.html
In loving memory ofSquadron LeaderR.F.C. Garvey D.F.C. & BarOnly son of J.C. & Gladys GarveyBorn at Murrisk Abbey 11th July 1918Killed in a flying accidentat Shawbury, England,on 14th January 1948 & buried thereDearly loved
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIOI_monks-fishing-house-teach-iascaigh-na-manach_Jackson-Mayo.html
Monk's Fishing HouseFish was a staple in the diet of the mediaeval monastery, and this small building, probably built in the 15th or 16th century, is believed to have been used by the monks of Cong to make the task of catching fish a little easier…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIOD_srahwee-or-altoir-megalithic-wedge-tomb_Mayo.html
Sraith Bhuí - The Yellow River Land This is one of the finest megalithic tombs in Ireland. This particular example is a wedge tomb, so-called because of its shape, wider and higher at the entrance and gradually tapering towards the rear. This ty…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIO8_bunlahinch-clapperbridge_Butler-Mayo.html
B?n na hInes - Bottom of the River Meadow This clapperbridge is a very unusual feature in the West of Ireland. The word clapper originally meant plank in the Sussex area of England, where there are many examples. Clapperbridges are a pre-histor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIO6_killeen-graveyard-and-cross-slab_Plymouth-Mayo.html
This graveyard is now in the area known as Killeen. There is no trace of the early Christian church but there is a circular raised platform within the graveyard which could indicate where the original church stood. Tradition has it that if a pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMINV_famine-museum-and-granuaile-centre-louisburgh_Columbia-Mayo.html
Cluain Cearbh?n - Meadow of the Buttercups The Famine Museum in Louisburgh recounts local memories of the famine, presents coverage of the famine in the media, nationally and locally, and shows how links have been established between Louisburgh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIMF_lime-kiln-moneen_Eufaula-Mayo.html
M?in?n - Small Bog Lime Kilns date from the 18th century and were used until the 1940s in some areas. By lighting fires in these kilns and adding crushed limestone, lime was produced for use as fertiliser in the fields and also for whitewashing…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIGN_murrisk-abbey-national-famine-monument-statue-of-st-patrick_Berkey-Mayo.html
Murrisk Abbey · site 6Muraisc - Sea Marsh Murrisk Abbey was founded circa 1456 by the Augustinian Friars because "the inhabitants of those parts have not hitherto been instructed in their faith." It quickly became the preferred starting …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIER_1849-famine-walk_Wallingford-Mayo.html
To commemoratethe Hungry Poorwho walked here in 1849and walk the Third World today Freedom for South Africa 1994. "How can men feel themselveshonoured by the humiliationof their fellow beings."Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa In 1991 we wal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICB_murrisk-friary-mainistir-mhuraisce_Mesa-Mayo.html
Murrisk - from Muraisc (Sea-marsh) Murrisk FriaryThis small house of Augustinian friars, located here on the south shore of Clew Bay in the shadow of Croagh Patrick, was founded in 1457 by Hugh O'Malley. It was dedicated to St Patrick, some of …
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