Did you know?

• Five people from the locality booked tickets to travel to America on the Titanic on her maiden voyage, April 15, 1912. They were Margaret Mannion, Loughanboy, Ellie Mockler, Tom Kilgannon, Martin Gallagher of Currafarry, hero of the fateful liner and Tom Smyth, Chapelfinnerty. The three men were drowned. Margaret Mannion and Ellie Mockler survived. Tom Kilgannon gave an Aran sweater to Ellie Mockler which his mother had knitted for him and it is said that she took it back to his mother in Ireland nine years later.
• The Rotary Quern found in Tycooley O' Kelly dates from the Celtic Iron Age c.300 B.C. to 100 A.D. It is oval in shape. The Quern is now in the National Museum, Dublin.
• Chapelfinnerty took it’s name from Fr. James O’ Finaghty (a priest in the diocese of Elphin) who ministered there. He was considered by many to have been sent by God to confirm the people in their religion during and after the Cromwellian period. Apart from dispossessing devils, he cured even the most natural diseases. Fr. James O’ Finaghty was appointed Vicar General of the diocese in 1666 to 1667. Tradition associated with Fr. Finaghty is that he prophesised that people living within a three mile radius of the cemetery would not be killed by lightning.
• Daniel O’ Connell stayed a night in Ffrench’s before attending a "Monster Meeting" in Caltra to gain support for his aim to repeal the Act of Union.
• The Belloo’s, which is adjacent to the school, was the burial ground of the Ffrench family. It contains a headstone dated 1771.
• Lispheerish ( in Paddy Murray’s land) and Lisaphuca (in Vincent Fallon’s land) are two fine examples of pre-christian settlements.
• Healy’s Maypole was a noted dancing arena in the 1950’s, attracting patrons from a wide area. 4d (1½ p ) was the admission charge.