Jul 6, 2008
Categories: Towns
The hamlet of Crossdoney seems peaceful now. But in June 1845 George Bell Booth, a tyrannical local landlord was shot dead here. In 1886 it became the terminus on a branch line to Killeshandra.
The hamlet of Crossdoney seems peaceful now. But in June 1845 George Bell Booth, a tyrannical local landlord was shot dead here. In 1886 it became the terminus on a branch line to Killeshandra. Read More
Jul 6, 2008
Categories: Towns
In the middle of an old fort, over a thousand years ago a small church was built. It was called in Irish Cill a’ sean ratha which means church of the old ring fort. This is how the town got its name. A very small church of late 17th century still occupies the site near [...]
In the middle of an old fort, over a thousand years ago a small church was built. It was called in Irish Cill a' sean ratha which means church of the old ring fort. This is how the town got its name. A very small church of late 17th century still occupies the site near the lake, and the ditches of the fort can also be seen. Hamiltons, a planter family from Scotland developed the town of Killeshandra in the early 17th ... Read More