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Collection Omey Civil Parish [Clifden RC Parish II]
Collection Omey Civil Parish [Clifden RC Parish II]
Title Clifden
Description Set of index cards describing some of the local features of the townland of Clifden, [An Clochán]. Included are descriptions of Clifden Workhouse, Clifden Harbour, Methodist Chapel, Clifden District Hospital, the Former Church of Ireland School, the Parochial School, Moran's Lake, Quay House, the Showground, Cumann Lucht Capaillíní Chonamara, Millar's Connemara Tweeds Ltd, Clifden Racecourse, Fahy's Field in Dooneen, Bráideóg, Clifden Mill, Abhainn Glinn, Beach Road, Fr. Miley's Den, the Coach Works which belonged to the Eyre family, Croc na h'Eiglea, Cailleach na Luibhe, a note on the Black and Tans, a note on the Clifden missions, the Courthouse, Whelan Monument, the Convent of Mercy, Glenown Orphanage, Salt Lake Manor, Clifden Bay Hotel and a note on various other hotels in the area, and St. Joseph's Convent. Various sources are credited as providing information, including Rory Lavelle, T. Joyce, K. Villiers, a manuscript in Clifden Library, and Sr. Bernard of Clifden Hospital.
Resource Type Still image
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 48pp
Topic Courthouse,Clifden Workhouse,Clifden Harbour,Clifden. Methodist Chapel,Clifden District Hospital,Clifden. Parochial School,Moran's Lake,Quay House,The Showground,Cumann Lucht Capaillíní Chonamara,Millar's Connemara Tweeds Ltd.,Clifden Racecourse,Bráideóg,Clifden Mill,Abhainn Glinn,Clifden. Beach Road,Croc na h'Eiglea,Cailleach na Luibhe,Whelan Monument,Convent of Mercy,Glenown Orphanage,Salt Lake Manor,Clifden Bay Hotel,St. Joseph's Convent,Clifden (Galway,Ireland : Townland)
Geographic Connemara,Ireland,Connacht
Temporal Twentieth century
Genre Index
Creator / Author Name Tim Robinson,Rory Lavelle,T. Joyce,K. Villiers