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Tim Robinson, M. King (), Drimmeen, Publisher = "University of Galway", Asset Id 7524, Archival Record Id
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Collection
Ballindoon Civil Parish [Clifden RC Parish]
Item Details
Collection
Ballindoon Civil Parish [Clifden RC Parish]
Title
Drimmeen
Description
Set of index cards describing some of the local features of the townland of Drimmeen, [An Droimín]. Included are descriptions of Cloch an Mhairnéalach, the Boat Harbour (and the Byrne family of Lombard Street in Dublin, who acquired theland through the Landed Estates Court. A local man believes the harbour was built by John Byrne as famine relief work), a note on the House of John Byrne located at the Boat Harbour, with an illustration of the Byrne family crest, and some biographical information about John Byrne. Also included are descriptions of Roisín (an area of deserted village), Iorras Fhlannain (the site of a drowning in 1860), a kelp store, Dúilic, Ard Mór, An Chois, Oileán Rois, and The Spectacles. Festy Conneely or Turbot, and M. King are credited as being local sources of information.
Resource Type
Still image
Publisher
University of Galway
Extent
15pp
Topic
Cloch an Mhairnéalach,Boat Harbour,Byrne Family,Iorras Fhlannain,Dúilic,Ard Mór,An Chois,Oileán Rois,The Spectacles,Kelp store,Drimmeen (Galway,Ireland : Townland)
Geographic
Connemara,Ireland,Connacht
Temporal
Twentieth century
Genre
Index
Creator / Author Name
Tim Robinson,M. King
Part Of:
p120_0001_0005_0021