Church records parish registers of all denominations are an excellent source of genealogical information and probably the best starting point for research as they include baptisms, marriages and sometimes deaths for all classes of the population. Land of gale, stone and fire drumcliffe on the mainland near nowdays sligo town, was founded by st. Church records sligo heritage and genealogy society. Sligo heritage and genealogical society unpublished st john. We focus our available online books on local artists and yeats related items. It also contains a very detailed set of local memoranda concerning the county, including a history of sligo county and details about sligo town, and the towns of rosses point, ballymote, collooney. Sligo grammar school has existed in various forms for over 400 years, its constitutions reflecting the changing outlook and needs of society. Hampshire had the highest population of sligo families in 1891. Library the sligo chronicle almanac and directory for 1878. You can however search for all our current stock of titles using the search box in the navigation menu above.
The leabhar na huidhre, or book of the dun cow, was kept in sligo for 170 years after being taken from tirconaill as ransom for the capture of the members of the clan who had been taken prisoner by. This club was set up in may 2017, its aim is to recover and revive local and history through. This important history is, of course, a product of his times and situation, however, it remains a work of fascination for anyone with connections to sligo s past and its people, and because of the importance of the events played out in that county. The battle of cul dreimhne took place in the 6th century in the tuath of cairbre drom cliabh now co. Sligo heritage and history club public group facebook. Sort by popularity, sort by newness, sort by price. The sligo family name was found in the usa, the uk, and scotland between 1841 and 1920. This was about 36% of all the recorded sligos in the usa.
The schools collection approximately 740,000 pages 288,000 pages in the pupils original exercise books. Parish registers, transcripts, baptism records, marriage records, and burial records. The town of sligo was founded in 1243 ad by the norman knight maurice fitzgerald and. Sligo has a population of around 20,000 and has many tourist attractions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The prehistory of sligo is inseparable from ancient mythology. Traditions have survived longer in the smallfarming border counties of leitrim, cavan, fermanagh and roscommon and it was in this area that we captured on video many treasured traditional crafts.
Memory of calry remembering places, people and events in. Books archives sligo heritage and genealogy society. Several excellent books are also available on the topic, which we will reference at the bottom of the page. Sligo 1928 knox, herbert notes on the early history of the diocese of tuam, killala and achonry. Personal histories is an initiative by history ireland, which aims to capture the individual histories of irish people both in ireland and around the world. May 06, 2009 history of sligo county and town by william george woodmartin 18471917 published between 1882 and 1892 in three volumes tells the story of the region from ancient times until the late 19th century.
Find information on accommodation, activities, restaurants, pubs and more. My name is joe mc gowan, host of this, county sligos only heritage site. This was about 36% of all the recorded sligo s in the usa. You can however search for all our current stock of titles using the search box in the. Ancient history what sligo looked like during the last ice age. Sligo, in common with many other parts of ireland, had frequently we might almost say continuously felt the cruel scourge of war. In 1891 there were 9 sligo families living in hampshire. History of sligo, county and town, from the close of the. Leitrim genealogy centre, publications, cds, dvds, county. In 1880 there were 8 sligo families living in missouri. Some of the great source books of irish history and genealogy were compiled in the county of sligo. Missouri had the highest population of sligo families in 1880.
Poets were established as the aristocrats of early irish society and many, including the odalys, the orourkes and the ohiggins originated in the sligo area. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. The most famous is the story about the copying of a book belonging to saint finnian by columcille. We are the officially designated genealogy research centre for county sligo. These web pages have been created to give the visitor an understanding, not just of sligos history, and heritage, but also a taste of current events. Irish history social aspects, irish history, books barnes. Maynooth studies in local history four courts press. My name is joe mc gowan, host of this, county sligo s only heritage site. The most sligo families were found in the usa in 1880. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. They also predate civil registration which began in ireland in 1864.
A group that keeps people in touch who live or have lived in calry, sligo, ireland. Sligo town and county yeats county this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. An interesting selection of history books, which has been broken down into the following sections 1 county mayo history. Historic buildings of county sligo geni family tree. Sligo a short history although an exhaustive history of sligo is beyond the scope of this site, we will try and give a brief outline. Colmcille and it was to him this holy man went in great remorse after the battle of the books at cooldruman in north sligo. It is hoped to build an extensive database reflecting irish lives, giving them a chance to be heard, remembered and to add their voice to the historical record.
Over the years he has produced several books in this genre but for the first time he now publishes a collection of. Prehistory 8000 bce400 ce early christian ireland 400800 early medieval and viking era 8001166 norman ireland 11681535 early modern. Sligo is a town in county sligo, republic of ireland. Sligo house,1798, was huge, with a spacious interior. Fergal ogara was born in county sligo and was the patron of the four masters while they were compiling the famous annals in donegal from 1632 to 1636. People and property 1662 1911 this section provides an overview of the names of people who lived in the calry area from around the middle of the 17th century to the early 20th century. The names are referred to in the irish civil registers. The following information is a starting point for records about the civil parish of calry. History of sligo, county and town, from the close of the revolution of 1688 to the present time. Lauren harden masgamers show fabian widjak podcast performance on demand podcast all things haunted prometheus podcast plan on. This important history is, of course, a product of his times and situation, however, it remains a work of fascination for anyone with connections to sligos past and its people, and because of the importance of the events played out in that county. This was about 82% of all the recorded sligos in the uk. The book of ballymote was written in 90 or 91 in or near the town of ballymote, now in county sligo, but then in the tuath of corann. History of sligo, county and town, from the close of the revolution of 1688 to the present time scholars choice edition woodmartin, w g.
A book published by a sligoman detailing the history of the protstant community in sligo has been described as a fascinating story which defines the history sligo in the first half of the last. With a population of approximately 20,000 in 2016, it is the second largest urban centre in the west of ireland, with only galway being larger. Classiebawn castle is a baronial style holiday home, completed in 1874. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of sligo. Until 1948 lighting in the castle was by oil lamps and candles. Go strandhill is the essential online guide to strandhill, co. A local studies collection involves both the concept of living history and responsibilities to. Its traditional and authentic history, so far as can be traced, is distinguished principally by accounts of murderous, plundering expeditions of neighboring districts against each other, or sanguinary encounters amongst the inhabitants of various parts of.
Other towns are ballymote, collooney, ballysodare, and enniscrone. Guide to calry civil parish, county sligo ancestry, family history, and genealogy. The present school incorporates part of the charter school which was set up in 1752 under the royal charter. The information is based on locations and records before 1922. Get free family history advice from our local volunteers or browse more than 20,000 genealogy queries. This is a short, yet very rare publication by the sligo chronicle newspaper. Sligo heritage and history club has 18,115 members. Map of sligo sligo photos history in sligo, county sligo.
His grandson geoffrey, son of basil was an eccentric poet, writer, editor, with a wild reputation, who lived in london. Colmcille and the battle of the book south sligo, ireland. B yeatswilliam butler yeats one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature, spent his childhood in sligo 1865 1939, irish poet, dramatist,wrote innisfree the heathery isle, in the loughs south east corner. Boston 1965 kilgannon, tadhg sligo and its surroundings. Poets were established as the aristocrats of early irish. Your sligo history selection allows you pick the category of history in sligo you wish to view. Calry civil parish, county sligo, ireland genealogy.
County sligo is an area of stunning beauty situated on the north west. These web pages have been created to give the visitor an understanding, not just of sligo s history, and heritage, but also a taste of current events. Sligo is given the right to hold markets and fairs, indicating its growth as a port and as a fishing centre. It contains a complete business directory for sligo in 1878. Fergal o gara 15991650 chief of luighne and cuil o bhfionn. It is the largest town in the county and the second largest rural area in connacht after galway city. In this way both books can work together as a set if desired, or they may be used independently for research. Sligo castle was in the hands of o conor sligo and was the greatest i have seen in the hands of any irishman according to henry sidney. Fascinating new book details history of protestant community. History of sligo county and town by william george woodmartin 18471917 published between 1882 and 1892 in three volumes tells the story of the region from ancient times until the late 19th century. Tobernalt holy well sligo is a holy, history, heritage site. Irelands most illustrious poet, who loved sligo, the county of his childhood, affectionately called it. The history of sligo county and town by william george woodmartin 1847 1917 published between 1882 and 1892 in three volumes tells.
Throughout the 1990s we filmed the last exponents of many crafts, customs and traditions. For example select genealogical research from the list below and you will get a full list of genealogical research in sligo. Sligo author joe mc gowan is best known as a chronicler of his home place, as folklorist and local historian, especially of inishmurray island, that fascinating atlantic island of prehistory. A short history of classiebawn castle mullaghmore co sligo. My interest in heritage, folklore and history has led to the writing and publishing of several books on the subject. Boyle 1981 hayes, richard manuscript sources for the history of irish civilisation. This was about 82% of all the recorded sligo s in the uk.
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