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Here is a yearly diary of happenings in and around Kinlough from 794 to 1999.
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Death of St. Siadhail of Kinlough. | |||
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Ualgharg, Lord of Dartry, is killed. First mention of Dartry in the Annals. | |||
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In a war between the peoples of Meath and Breifne, all the province of Connacht from the Drowes to the Shannon is laid waste. | |||
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The Whites move from Wales to Down and Cavan. Lareen estate would pass into the hands of their descendants, Luke and Sam White, six centuries later. | |||
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The Ellis family move from Wales to Limerick. A branch of the family would eventually settle in Wardhouse. | |||
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Cairneach Riabhach MacClancy of Dartry is killed in a war with the O'Rourkes. | |||
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Dartry is plundered by Teige O'Connor. Dónal MacClancy, chief of Dartry, dies. | |||
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Cathal MacClancy, chieftain of Dartry dies. Art O'Rourke, Lord of Dartry is slain. | |||
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Rory O'Connor is slain by Gilchreest MacClancy and the men of Dartry on the borders of Drumcliff. Many other O'Connors are also killed. | |||
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Gilcreest MacClancy of Dartry is killed in the Battle of Descertreagh near Dungannon. | |||
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William MacClancy, chief of Dartry, is slain by Ualgharg O'Rourke. | |||
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During a long war between brothers Turlough and Hugh O'Donnell, Murtough MacClancy, chief of Dartry, is slain. | |||
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Hugh O'Donnell invades Carbury and forces Rory O'Connor to yield it to him. | |||
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Conor O'Connor and his men kill many of the people of Dartry in battle. | |||
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Mac na hOidche MacClancy of Dartry is killed by Turlough O'Connor, king of Connaught. Tadhg MacClancy, Lord of Dartry, and other Dartry men are killed by the O'Connors, led by Cormac O'Connor. Great depredation is then carried out in Dartry by the O'Connors, and the son of Maurice MacClancy is killed. | |||
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Donagh MacClancy, grandson of Mac na hOidche MacClancy, is killed by Hugh MacClancy. | |||
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Hugh O'Rourke and his men defeat Flaherty O'Rourke, Donough O'Donnell and the men of Dartry. Hugh MacClancy, chief of Dartry, Gilchreest MacClancy and many others are killed in the fighting. | |||
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Tadhg MacClancy, son of Cathal and chief of Dartry dies, having retired to a monastery a fortnight previously. His place as chief is taken by his son Cathal. |
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Gilla-na-Naev O'Meehan, Coarb of Ballaghameehan, dies. |
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Cathal MacClancy, Chief of Dartry, is killed in his own house by his kinsmen. Brian O'Connor builds a fortress on the Drowes (Bundrowes Castle). |
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Many men and horses are killed at the castle at Bundrowes in a war between the O'Connors and the O'Rourkes. A night attack is made by the O'Rourkes on the MacClancy castle in Lough Melvin. The castle is captured, MacClancy Óg is taken prisoner and five of the sons of MacClancy are killed, together with a great number of the men of Dartry. |
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Dartrymen are among forty soldiers killed in fighting at the Hill of Two Dogs in Co. Fermanagh. |
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Henry Ballagh, son of the MacClancy chief, is killed by a party of Fermanaghmen at Higginstown in the parish of Magh Ene (Bundoran). |
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Tatheus O'Fergusa, P.P. of Rossinver parish, is replaced by John O'Meehan. |
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MacClancy's castle on Lough Melvin is captured by Toirdealbhach Maguire, and Dartry is ravaged by the Maguires. |
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Malachy MacClancy is killed by the O'Rourkes. |
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The men of Dartry join with Con O'Donnell in his war with Hugh O'Donnell and the Maguires. |
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Bundrowes Castle taken over by the O'Donnells. |
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Bartholomew O'Meehan is made P.P. of Rossinver. |
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Turlough MacClancy of Dartry is killed by his own brothers. Brian O'Rourke destroys much of Dartry in revenge for the killing. Bartholomew O'Fergusa becomes P.P. of Kinlough. |
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The O'Donnells, MacSweeneys and O'Boyles, on their way to battle with the O'Connors, camp between the rivers Drowes and Duff. |
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Cahir MacClancy, heir to the chieftainship of Dartry, dies in the castle of Duncarbery. |
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Mary Magauren, wife of Feradhach MacClancy, chief of Dartry, dies. |
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The Annals of the Four Masters refer to the "salmon-full Drowes". |
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Cathal Dubh MacClancy, Chief of Dartry, dies, and is succeeded by his son, Cathal Óg. Cathal Óg MacClancy, Chief of Dartry is assassinated by his brother Tadhg Óg, who takes over as Chief. |
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The MacClancys shelter survivors of the Spanish Armada, including Capt. Francisco de Cuellar. |
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Malachy MacClancy of Dartry is killed by Teige Óg O'Rourke while swimming for safety to his castle on the lake. |
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Rev. George Creighton vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Rev. William Roycroft replaces George Creighton as vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Rev. James Metcalf replaces William Roycroft as vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Elizabeth Clancy, heir to the MacClancys, granted 4,000 acres from Tullaghan to Sragarve. |
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Rev. Felix Crane is appointed vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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The Four Masters begin writing their annals on the banks of the Drowes. |
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The Annals of the Kingdoms of Ireland are completed by the Four Masters. Rev. Thomas Roberts replaces Rev. Felix Crane as vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Sir Frederick Hamilton ravages North Leitrim. The Massy family move from Norway to Limerick. Lareen estate will eventually pass into their hands. |
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Historian Fr. John Colgan gives a new name to the "Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland", written by Michael O'Clery and three helpers - The Annals of the Four Masters. |
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Census of Ireland. The returns are as follows: Lands owned by Neale O'Neale, Gent.: Ballaghomehan 128 Irish, 0 English; Sesmorish and Buckode 31 Irish, 0 English; Ballymore and Rosclogher 23 Irish, 0 English; Aghavohill 14 Irish, 0 English; Agraderrard 14 Irish, 0 English; Gurteenedarragh 16 Irish, 0 English; Gortnasillagh 20 Irish, 0 English. Lands owned by William McGlanchy, Gent.: Cloone-car 21 Irish, 0 English; Kinlagh 10 Irish, 0 English; Fertagh 6 Irish, 0 English; Inshennagh 19 Irish, 0 English; Uragh 3 Irish, 0 English; Tawly 18 Irish, 0 English; Boyatinagh 24 Irish, 0 English; Glenade 56 Irish, 0 English. Lands owned by Thomas Ellis, Gent.: Dun Garbry 43 Irish, 2 English. Lands owned by Sir Henry Tichburne: Aghadunvane 23 Irish, 3 English. Most popular names in the barony of Rosclogher, with number of families in parentheses, are: McMorrow (30), Kelly (28), McSharry (17), Gallagher (15), Ferguson (13), Travers (13), McClancy (12), Meehan (12), Keegan (8), McGowan (7), Curneen (6), Connolly (6), Feely (5). |
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Rev. Robert Wasse replaces Rev. Thomas Roberts as vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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The Johnston family move to Fermanagh. They would later become landlords around Kinlough. |
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Rev. Thomas Hardcastle becomes vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Rev. John Twigge replaces Rev. Thomas Hardcastle as vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Rev. John Smith is vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Thomas Glasgon sells to Robert Johnston, Unshinagh, Co. Leitrim, and to John Johnston, Aghadunvane Co. Leitrim, lands at Aghadunvane, Aghanisky, Fertagh, Unshinagh, Monien, Dustrack, Strathdreer and the chief rent of Cloone (£3). These Johnstons came originally from Co. Fermanagh. |
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Robert and John Johnston divide their lands as follows: Robert receives Unshinagh, Dustrack, Monien, Strathdreer, and the rent of Cloone. John receives Aghadunvane, Agharoosky, Fertagh and £15-9-5 quit rent. The contract is witnessed by Hugh Johnston of Aghamuldoney, Co. Fermanagh. |
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Thomas Glasgon of Rosclogher and his wife Jane sell to David Rynd of Derryvoyland, Co. Fermanagh their lands from Aghnaha to Laghta (Ballinmore also called Ballinure) for £1200. |
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Rev. Thomas Abercromby becomes vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Robert Spence the Elder of Donegal Town sells to Charles Leslie of Kincrargy, Co. Donegal and Robert Houston, Derry lands at Duncarbery, Doobally, Towntallen, the woods of Edenville and Gobbonomee, Drumboy, Buckode, Mullinaleck, four islands on Lough Melvin and the fairs and markets of Tullaghan and the salmon fishing of Bundrowes. John Rynd, Dartry, is appointed Leitrim High Sheriff. |
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Lands at Dustrack are let by Alexander Johnston of Unshinagh to Terlagh McGlanaghy of Shesnaun at an annual rent of £4. |
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Rev. Caulfied Cuffe is vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Robert Johnston marries Jane Rynd. Robert's father, John of Aghadunvane, gives the couple Unshinagh and Dustrack. He gives them the rents of Cloone, Aghadunvane, Gortenacurry and Laughta, and bequeathed them these lands after his death. Jane's father, John Rynd of Derryvollan, gives the couple lands at Kinlough, Duncarbery and the mountain of Arrow. He also gives them £200. |
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Robert Johnston, Aghadunvane is Leitrim High Sheriff. |
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John Rynd of Derryvollan sells to Robert Johnston of Belleek, Co. Fermanagh lands at Aghadunvane, Agharooskey, Fertagh, Monien, Unshinagh, Laughta and Kinlough. Arthur Gore of Ballygarret, Co. Carlow, leases to James Ellis of Wardhouse the half quarter of Wardhouse for 31 years, at a yearly rent of £60. |
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Robert Spence of Donegal rents to Charles Concannon of Ballyshannon, lands at Edenville and Mullinaleck with the mills at Mullinaleck for 31 years, at an annual rent of £6. |
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Rev. Francis Cuffe is vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Thomas Dickson of Woodville is born. He will later be M.P. for Ballyshannon. |
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Richard Gore, Wardhouse, is Leitrim High Sheriff. Elinor McGuan (McGowan) wife of Francis, is buried within the walls of Kinlough old church in March. |
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Roger Palmer of Palmerstown sells to David la Touche of Dublin the following: Gubacreeny, Drowishwood, Tawnytallen, Duncarbery, Tullaghan, Doobally and four islands on Lough Melvin, for £470. |
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Robert Johnston of Kinlough House is born. |
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Rev. James Duncan becomes vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Thomas Dickson, Woodville, is High Sheriff for Leitrim. |
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Tullaghan Cross is erected by Thomas Dickson of Woodville. |
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Rev. Thomas Sneyd is vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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James Johnston of Kinlough House is nominated as High Sheriff for Leitrim. |
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Fr. Bryan Clancy is P.P. of parish. |
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James McGowan is buried within the walls of Kinlough old church. |
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Rev. Francis Saunderson is vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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81 farmers in Rossinver Parish get premia for sowing at least one rood of flax seed, while one farmer gets a premium for sowing at least two roods. |
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Baron Massy of Limerick is made a member of the House of Lords. His family will later own Lareen estate. |
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Robert Johnston, Kinlough House becomes High Sheriff for Leitrim. |
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Landlords in Leitrim, including Johnston of Kinlough, make preparations against a French invasion from the West of Ireland. |
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John Reynolds Dickson of Duncarbery and Woodville is born. Luke White of Woodlands, Co. Dublin buys Lareen Estate from Sir George Hill, Derry and J.C. Beresford of Dublin. |
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A marriage settlement from James Johnston of Oakfield whereby his eldest son Robert, living in Dublin, could marry Florence Rathbourne of Scribblestown, Co. Dublin, is recorded. |
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Fr. Daniel O'Connell becomes C.C. of the parish. |
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William Johnston of Kinlough House is born. |
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Fr Bryan Clancy P.P. of parish retires. Replaced by Fr. Daniel O'Connell C.C. Fr. John McGowan C.C. of the parish. |
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Fr. Daniel O'Connell P.P. of parish dies. Replaced by Fr. John McGowan C.C. Luke White buys Duncarbery and the islands of Melvin from Robert LaTouche, Harristown, Co. Kildare. Rev. James Lowry Dickson is made vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Luke White, Lareen, is elected M.P. for Leitrim. |
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Sam White, Lareen, is elected as M.P. for Leitrim, replacing his late father Luke. |
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St. George Robert Johnston of Mount Prospect, Kinlough is born. Capt. Robert Johnston, Brookhill is Leitrim High Sheriff. |
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Fr. John McGowan P.P. of parish dies. Replaced by Fr. Hugh O'Reilly. |
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Among those who contribute to the building of Ballaghameehan church are: Terence Connolly, Mount Prospect and his brother William; Robert Johnston, Brookhill; Rev. Dickson, Tullaghan; Robert Johnston, Oakfield, Kinlough; James Ellis, Wardhouse, Tullaghan. Major Deane Conroy is drowned in a sailing accident on Lough Melvin and buried in the Old Cemetery. |
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The census records that the population of Rossinver parish is 12,416. |
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Cordiver/Askill hedge school is established by Arthur Keon. It is the first National School in the parish. |
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The Commissioners of Education report the population of Rossinver parish as 13,044 Catholics and 1,044 of the Established Church. |
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Fr. Francis Mason is appointed C.C. of the parish. Rev. Edward Hales replaces Rev. James L. Dickson as vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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John O'Donovan surveys the area in preparation for new Ordinance Survey maps. |
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A survey notes that vestiges of Ireland's ancient forests can still be seen around Woodville House. |
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The big wind on the night of 6th January causes much damage. |
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Fr. William McCauley is made C.C. of the parish. The Census records 23,000 people in the Barony of Rosclogher. Robert St. George Johnston is called to the Bar. |
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John W. Dickson of Duncarbery is born. |
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Buckode N.S. and Tullaghan N.S. are established. |
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Capt. James Johnston, Kinlough House is Leitrim High Sheriff. |
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Fr. William McCauley C.C. is transferred. Replaced by Fr. Thady Maguire. Magistrates for the county include John C. D. Coane, Brookhill, Kinlough; William Connolly, Mount Prospect, Kinlough; John Dickson, Woodville, Tullaghan; James Johnston, Kinlough House; Samuel White M.P., Lareen House, Kinlough. Medical officer for Kinlough area is Dr. J. Sheil. |
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Rev. Archibald St. George becomes vicar of Rossinver parish. Constable George Petty of Kinlough reports 576 acres of potatoes being grown, while Constable Samuel Connor of Tullaghan reports 444 acres of potatoes in his area. |
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Edenville N.S. is opened. First teacher is John McGowan. J.R. Dickson of Woodville contests the election to Westminister in place of Lt. Col. Sam White who retired. Dickson fails to get elected. |
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Premia are awarded to local teachers Daniel Connolly (Buckode N.S.) and Patrick McNulty ( Tawly N.S.) for exceptional work. |
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Miss Mary McGowan is appointed as assistant teacher in Edenville N.S. William Johnston of Kinlough House is High Sheriff for Leitrim. |
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The census records 42 houses and 217 people in Kinlough. Rev. Decimus William Preston becomes vicar of Rossinver parish, replacing Rev. Archibald St. George, who died of plague aged 46. |
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Fr. Thady Maguire C.C. of the parish dies. Replaced by Fr. John Maguire. |
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Fr. John Maguire C.C. of the parish is transferred. Reconstruction of St. Aidan's Church, Kinlough begins. |
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St. George Robert Johnston of Mount Prospect, Kinlough married Annette Tredennick of Fort William, Co. Donegal. William Johnston of Kinlough House marries Sarah Percy of Carrick-on-Shannon. Rev. William Ashe becomes vicar of Rossinver parish. Nine years later he will become embroiled in a dispute with Fr. John Maguire over the first mission in Kinlough. |
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Fr. Hugh O'Reilly P.P. of the parish dies. Replaced by Fr. John Maguire C.C. |
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Fr. Bernard McManus is made C.C. of parish. James Johnston of Kinlough House is born. John Massy grants lands at Duncarbery to Joseph P. Tynte. |
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Fr. Bernard McManus C.C. of the parish is transferred. Replaced by Fr. Bernard Sheridan. |
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The census records 43 houses and 231 people in Kinlough village. There are 9,847 people in Rossinver parish. |
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Lord John Massy of Lareen House is made High Sheriff for County Leitrim. |
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Fr. Thomas Dunne is appointed C.C. of the parish. First mission is held in the parish, despite a dispute with the Protestant Rector, Mr. Ashe. Fr. John Cassidy, Bundrowes, dies. |
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Fr. John Maguire P.P. of the parish is transferred. Replaced as P.P. by Fr. Michael Clancy. Fr. John Whelan is appointed C.C. of the parish. Mrs. Catherine McGowan replaces Mary McGowan as assistant teacher in Edenville N.S. Patrick Connolly replaces John McGowan as Principal of Edenville N.S. A new school is built at Edenville. Death of Col. Hugh Barton of Barton Estate, Tullaghan. St. Aidan's Church, Kinlough is consecrated by Most Rev. Dr. Conaty, Bishop of Kilmore. The cost of the reconstruction is £1,300. |
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Fr. Michael Clancy, P.P. of the parish, dies. Replaced by Fr. John O'Connor. |
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Fr. Thomas Flood is appointed C.C. of the parish. The schooner "Idwal" is wrecked off Redbrae, and the captain, Thomas Jones (61) and his nephew Thomas Jones (22), both from Anglesey in Wales, are drowned, together with two other crew members. The ship was carrying timber from Tawly on the Dickson Estate to Manchester. Captain Jones and his nephew are buried in Kinlough old cemetery. |
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Fr. John O'Connor P.P. of the parish is transferred. Replaced by Fr. Bernard Sheridan. Fr. Thomas Whelan C.C. dies. Replaced by Fr. John Smith. The census records 52 houses and 301 people in Kinlough. |
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Fr. John Smith C.C. of the parish dies. Replaced by Fr. Francis O'Hara. Rev. Richard Tate is vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Lord John Massy of Lareen House is made High Sheriff for Limerick. Lord Massy has an estate of 24,751 acres in Leitrim. |
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Robert St. George Johnston is High Sheriff for Leitrim. |
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Lord John Massy of Lareen House is elected to the House of Lords as a representative peer for Ireland. A survey of the area records the following landowners: Laurence & Rose Clancy, Derrinloughan (305 acres); John Soden Ellis, Wardhouse (46 acres); Arthur Ellis, Dublin (3,017 acres); George Ellis, Dublin (627 acres); Charles Ferguson, Sracummer (154 acres); James Ferguson, Sracummer (126 acres); John Ferguson, Sracummer (74 acres); Forbes Johnston, Brookhill (1,024 acres); Robert St. George Johnston, Ballyshannon (2,957 acres); William Johnston, Kinlough (10,633 acres); Alex Haran, Bomahas (179 acres); Rev. Richard Tate, Kinlough (148 acres); Joseph P. Tynte, Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow (30 acres); Lord Massy (24,751 acres). |
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Fr. Francis O'Hara C.C. is transferred. Replaced by Fr. Charles Farrelly. |
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A survey by de Burgh records that William Johnston of Kinlough House has an estate of 10,633 acres; Forbes Johnston of Brookhill, Kinlough has 1,024 acres; Col. H. V. Barton of Mount Prospect, Kinlough has 1,277 acres; J.R. Dickson of Tullaghan House has 2,558 acres; Robert St. George Johnston of Ballyshannon has 2,957 acres. Other landholders are J.P. Tynte of Tynte Lodge, T. Connolly of Mount Prospect, J. Dickson of Woodville House. |
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Arthur Keon, teacher in Askill N.S., retires, and is replaced by John Keon. |
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The census records 54 houses and 276 people in Kinlough. |
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Fr. Peter Brady is appointed C.C. of the parish. |
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James Johnston Esq. of Kinlough House is High Sheriff for Leitrim. |
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"La Armada Invincible" is published in Madrid by Captain Douro. It contains a letter from Captain Francisco de Cuellar describing his experiences at the castle of MacClancys in Lough Melvin in 1588. |
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Fr. Charles Flynn is appointed C.C. of the parish. Peter Magennis publishes a book of poetry in Enniskillen. The book includes poems entitled "Lough Melvin" and "The Star of Melvin". |
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William Johnston of Kinlough House dies. |
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Annual income for Oakfield Estate, Kinlough amounts to £2,369. |
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James Johnston of Kinlough House marries Rebecca Ceely Maude of Lenaghan Park, Co. Fermanagh. |
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The census records 42 houses and 200 people in Kinlough. |
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Francis Coulter, lay manager of Askill N.S., dies. |
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The foundation stone for Ballintrillick Co-Op is laid by Sir Jocelyn Gore-Booth of Lissadell House. Fr. Bernard Sheridan P.P. is made first clerical manager of Askill N.S. James Johnston of Kinlough House is first Captain of the newly- formed Bundoran Golf Club. Col. Dickson, Tullaghan House, is one of the vice-presidents of the club, and Col. Tynte of Tynte Lodge, Tullaghan is a committee member. Rev. John McKnight is appointed vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Bernard Brian Connolly, Aghavoghil, is elected to the Ballyshannon Board of Guardians. He will be a local representative and councillor almost continuously until 1970 |
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St. George Robert Johnston of Mount Prospect House, Kinlough, is appointed as High Sheriff of County Leitrim. Laughta Rectory is built beside Kinlough. Hugh Allingham and Robert Crawford publish the story of de Cuellar in Leitrim. |
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Tawly N.S. is dissolved. Kinlough creamery is opened in May. |
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J. Singleton sets up two open-air hatcheries on the Drowes River at Lareen in December. Within three years 50,000 fry are being released into the river annually. Leitrim County Council is established. First local members are : PJ Fergus ( representing Melvin electoral area), James McGurran (Kinlough) and Arthur Johnston (Ballyshannon Union). |
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Kinlough parochial house is built by Fr. James Rynn on land purchased from Arthur Whitten. The Queen of England arrives in Ireland on a three week visit. Dubliners who wave the Union Jack are nick-named "Jackeens". |
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Earliest recorded meeting of Kinlough Rural District Council. Chairman: Patrick J. Fergus J.P., Stracomer. Also present were Felix Rooney, Hugh McGloin, Owen Kelly, Willie Grimes, Thomas Timoney, James McGowan, James McGurran, Arthur Johnston, Terence Connolly, John Sheerin, James Dickson, James Connolly, Hugh McGowan, John E. Bonner. Fr. Francis Brennan is appointed C.C. of Kinlough parish. Francis Connolly replaces Patrick Connolly as Principal of Edenville N.S. Electric lighting is introduced in Dublin. Sergeant of the R.I.C. in Kinlough is Sgt. Baker. |
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Rev. John R. Gahagan becomes vicar of Rossinver parish. PJ Fergus, Arthur Johnston and James McGurran re-elected to Leitrim County Council. |
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Four cases of typhoid fever in Doostroke. Arthur Johnston represents Kinlough Rural District Council on the County Council. The new Land Act means that tenants will soon be able to buy their lands from the landlord. |
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Many cases of enteric fever in the area are treated in Ballyshannon workhouse. Mr. Singleton of Lareen builds a dam across the Drowes river, permanently raising the level of Lough Melvin. Cars have to be registered for the first time, a driving licence is introduced and a speed limit of 20 mph is set. Sergeant McDaid of the R.I.C. is transferred to Kinlough. |
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James Johnston of Kinlough House is appointed as High Sheriff of Leitrim. Catherine McKeown replaces Mrs. Catherine McGowan as assistant teacher in Edenville N.S. James McGurran and PJ Fergus re-elected to Leitrim County Council. Barton Estate, Tullaghan, is distributed to the tenants by the Land Commission. |
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Sergeant Healy is head of the R.I.C. in Kinlough. Surveyors Pritchard, O'Brien and Lloyd of the Royal Engineers spend a year mapping the area for the new Ordnance Survey maps. |
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Kinlough Rural District Council agrees to repair the road from Unshinnagh to Cloone. The Lusitania sets off on her maiden voyage. |
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Fifteen cases of enteric fever in the Kinlough area in the first half of the year are reported by the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Walsh. James McGurran re-elected to Leitrim Co. Council. Bernard Brian Connolly elected for first time. |
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Fishing rights on the northern bank of River Drowes from Lennox Bridge to the fish boxes at the sea are bought by Charles J. Singleton from Rev. Robert Dickson Eccles, Rev. Canon Daniel Dickson and William H. Nash. Redemptorist Fathers' mission in Kinlough. Kinlough Hall is erected by Frank Brown, Ballyshannon on a site donated by James McGurran. The hall committee includes James McGurran, Pat Connolly N.T., Brian Ned Connolly, Felix Feely, Brian Carty and Bernard Brian Connolly. Rev. Ernest Killingley is vicar of Rossinver parish. Old Age Pensions are introduced for the first time. Pensioners will get from 10p to 25p per week. |
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A long frost in the area, which begins the previous 15 November, ends on 26 February. Halley's Comet appears in the skies. |
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Fr. Martin Kelly is appointed C.C. of parish. St. George Robert Johnston of Mount Prospect, Kinlough dies. The coronation of King George V and Queen Mary is a public holiday, but people in the parish have little to celebrate.James McGurran and BB Connolly re-elected to Leitrim Co. Council. The census records the population of Kinlough Rural District as 4,557. Of these, 10.4% are illiterate. Other rates of illiteracy recorded are: Gubacreeny DED.: 13.3%; Tullaghan DED: 12.7%; Aghavoghil DED: 4.7%; Kinlough DED: 5.4%. |
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Right Honourable John Thomas William Baron Massy sells Laureen Estate and the fishing rights to most of the Drowes River and Lough Melvin to Maxwell Vandelear Blacker-Douglass, Deputy-Lieutenant of Killiney, Co. Dublin for £3,500. Blacker-Douglass sells Bundrowes House and the fishing rights on the north bank of the Drowes to Frederick Beart and others. The Dickson Estate of Tawley is divided up. A new Immigration Bill in the United States makes literacy a condition of entry to the country, and so makes emigration to the US more difficult. The whole country is shocked at the news of the sinking of the liner Titanic. |
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Fr. Henry Galligan succeeds Fr. Martin Kelly as C.C. of the parish. Daniel Judge succeeds Francis Connolly as Principal of Edenville N.S. There is great labour unrest in Dublin, with strikes, lock-outs, and clashes with the police. |
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Cormac McGowan is secretary of Kinlough Rural District Council. Fr. Bernard Sheridan, Parish Priest of Kinlough, dies. He has been P.P. of Kinlough parish from 1871 - a total of 43 years. Kinlough fields a hurling team. BB Connolly and James McGurran re-elected to Leitrim Co. Council. With the outbreak of the Great War, hundreds of thousands of Irish volunteer to join the British Army. |
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A son of Blacker-Douglass of Laureen is killed in the Battle of Givinchy in the Great War. Fr. Francis Brennan is appointed P.P. of Kinlough. The Cunard Line refuses to transport British subjects fit for service in the army, effectively closing off emigration to the US |
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News of the abortive Rising in Dublin filters through to the area. Interest is heightened by the involvement of Sean MacDermott from Kiltyclogher. |
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Fr. Brennan P.P. is made a trustee of Kinlough Town Hall. Mrs. Nancy McGowan is recorded as living in a wooden Land League hut in Wardhouse. The Great War almost doubles the price of food in the area. Support for Sinn Féin is growing steadily. Sgt. Corcoran is the last R.I.C. sergeant to be appointed to Kinlough. |
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Kinlough Creamery is re-opened in May. The building had been constructed in 1898. Laureen Estate is sold by Charles M. Blacker-Douglass to Maxwell J. Boyle. Kinlough Courthouse is built by Dan McGloin and rented to Kinlough Council for meetings. Fr. Charles Donohoe succeeds Fr. Henry Galligan as C.C. of the parish. John McAndrew, Gubacreeny dies. He had been a volunteer in the Papal army which vainly defended the Papal States in 1860. There is a countrywide strike against conscription in Ireland. |
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Sinn Féin announces a ban on all angling by "alien and resident gentlemen holding anti-Irish ideas". |
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Melvin Hotel, Kinlough is built by Daniel McGloin. P.J. Fergus is elected chairman of Kinlough Council in succession to James McGurran. The Black and Tans appear in the area. They are tough ex-soldiers, unable to find work in Britain, and enlisted to help the R.I.C. They get their nickname from their makeshift uniform of black and tan. Their activities and indiscipline cause great fear in the parish. James Connolly, Unshinnagh, is shot by the Black and Tans on 14 September in front of his own house. Following an ambush at Cliffoney, in which four policemen are shot, Ballintrillick Creamery is burned in reprisal by Black and Tans. |
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The War of Independence ends, to universal relief. Over 1,200 from both sides have died in the struggle. Sgt. Corcoran of the R.I.C. leaves Kinlough. Kinlough House is occupied by armed forces. |
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Civil war in Ireland. Bundrowes and Lennox bridges are blown up. Fences are damaged on the Barton Estate. Captain James Connolly, Unshinnagh, is killed in action at Finner Camp in June. Rev. Thomas Hutchinson Martin becomes vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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Civil war continues. Rate collectors Messrs. Coyle and Connolly of Kinlough have their collecting books seized by armed men. The old R.I.C. barracks in Kinlough is destroyed. Post boxes in the area are painted green for the first time, and the postmen get green piping on their uniforms. |
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Residents of Tullaghan appeal to Kinlough Rural District Council to erect a water pump in the village, as the water in the well is rotten. Manure and other refuse are piled close to the well and it is full of insects. |
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Last meeting of Kinlough Rural District Council. The Chairman is Patrick J. Fergus. Present are Bernard Clancy, James R. Connolly, James O. McGowan and Cormac McGowan (clerk). Bernard Brian Connolly and William Pye elected to Leitrim Co. Council. |
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Death of John Soden Ellis J.P. Garda John O'Connor is captain of North Leitrim G.A.A. team. The few wireless sets in the area are tuned into the new Irish radio station 2RN (later Radio Eireann), which begins broadcasts on New Year's Day. |
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First annual whist drive is held in Kinlough, with proceeds going to the repair of storm damage to Edenville school. Fr. Donaghue C.C. leaves Kinlough for Cavan. The new Intoxicating Liquor Bill regulates pub hours. Tom Murphy is appointed manager of Kinlough creamery. |
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Bernard Brian Connolly re-elected to Leitrim County Council. |
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James Johnston of Kinlough House dies. Management of the Estate is taken over by H.W. Maude for his cousin Mrs. Johnston. Mount Herbert, Tullaghan, is put up for sale. First annual Tullaghan whist drive, with proceeds going towards a new organ for the church. The Wall Street Crash causes chaos in world money markets, bringing the Great Depression in its wake. |
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A Greenland falcon, the first in Ireland, is found in a yard in Kinlough. Peter Rynn, Kinlough catches a trout of 6 lbs. 6 ozs. on Lough Melvin. |
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Continued concern is expressed about the Kinlough sanitation system. Kinlough creamery is destroyed by fire. The new Irish Hospitals Sweepstake is an instant success, everyone hoping to draw a winning horse and win a jackpot of up to £30,000. |
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Kinlough Creamery is rebuilt by Pat McGowan, Doobally. Eight months later the Creamery is again completely gutted by fire, with the exception of the engine room. The fire is discovered by Mrs. Tom Murphy, wife of the manager. Fr. Francis Brennan P.P. dies. Succeeded by Monsignor Michael Dolan. A meeting of the newly-formed Fianna Fail party is held in Kinlough. Maurice Fitzgerald N.T. is appointed principal of Buckode N.S. The Economic War with Britain starts to bite, and prices for farm produce tumble. |
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Moves are made to re-organise the local hurling and football teams and arrange for the rental of a pitch. |
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John Foley Snr., Kinlough plays on Leitrim county team against Roscommon. Wesley Johnston, Unshinnagh, grows a marrow weighing 40l bs. Kinlough lose in the final of the Lundon cup. Bernard Brian Connolly re-elected to Leitrim Co. Council. Hugh Maguire, Tullaghan, elected for first time. Two roods of land are bought from John Bonar, Tullaghan for a new Tullaghan school. In Mohill 3,000 young Blueshirts protest against the introduction of "jazz dancing" into Ireland. |
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A fire at Laureen House causes £5,000 worth of damage. A cache of 2 revolvers and 7 shotguns is found at Kinlough. |
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Patrick J. Fergus dies at the age of 82. Kinlough win the Lundon Cup (North Leitrim League). Players include Paddy Clancy, John Foley, Paddy McGowan, Dominic Feeley. Fr. John McGrail C.C. of the parish. A site for a new cemetery in Kinlough is bought for £70. from Pat Devaney. The cemetery is mapped by Mr. F. Irwin, engineer. |
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Mrs. Sheerin, Monien, is the first person to be buried in Kinlough New Cemetery. John Connolly, Wardhouse is the first man to be buried there. Bundrowes House and lands are sold by Frederick Beart and others to Ralph Hall Reid, solicitor of Ballyshannon. They sell the northern fishery rights on the Drowes to Sarah Elizabeth Hamilton of Bundoran. Reconstruction of St. Aidan's Church, Kinlough begins. The country gets a new constitution. |
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Kinlough New Cemetery is consecrated and opened by Canon Michael Dolan in May. The site was purchased from Pat Devaney at a cost of £60. Tullaghan N.S. is built. Douglas Hyde is installed as Ireland's first president. |
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Following extensive reconstruction, St. Patrick's Church, Tullaghan is re-dedicated by Bishop Lyons. The country again prepares for austerity as World War Two breaks out. |
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Edenville new school is opened. Lough Melvin is completely frozen over in February. The Kinlough-Manorhamilton road is reconstructed and widened. A Local Defense Force, commonly known as the L.D.F., is set up. The Berone Travelling Cinema spends ten days in Kinlough. |
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An R.A.F. Sunderland Flying Boat crashes at Cleiragh in Glenade Mountain in March. All eight occupants are killed. There are two other plane crashes - one in Askill and one at Truskmore. Bundrowes House is sold by Sara Elizabeth Hamilton to Patrick J. and Patrick Flanagan of Enniskillen. Workmen improving the Curragh Bán road discover a firkin of bog butter. All road signs and milestones are removed and hidden to frustrate possible German invaders. |
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Kinlough Garda station is built. The continuing war causes the scarcity of many items, and private motoring is banned from April 30. The price of bicycles soars to £10. William Pye, Kinlough and Hugh Maguire, Tullaghan, elected to Leitrim County Council. Bernard Brian Connolly loses his seat. |
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Kinlough Red Cross branch is established. The continuing World War causes continuing shortages, but also many opportunities in cross-border smuggling by road, through the fields and up and down the lake. Guard O'Malley is transferred to Kinlough. |
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Daniel Judge, Principal of Four Masters' N.S., Kinlough retires. He is succeeded by Maurice Fitzgerald, originally from Millstreet, Co. Cork, who had been principal of Buckode N.S. Fr. Patrick Gillick is appointed C.C. of parish in succession to Fr. John McGrail. The border with Northern Ireland is closed on March 15. |
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Catherine McKeown, assistant in Edenville N.S., retires. She is replaced by Mrs. Maura Mullarkey of Mayo. Johnston Estate, Kinlough, is let out by auction. William Barton, owner of Drowes fishery and Bunduff, dies. Rev. Thomas H. Martin, rector of Rossinver parish for 23 years, dies aged 76. Bernard Brian Connolly regains his seat on Leitrim County Council. William Pye, Kinlough, is also elected. Sgt. McGinley is appointed sergeant-in-charge of Kinlough Garda Station. Garda Hamrogue is transferred to Kinlough. |
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Construction of the new hydro-electric station on the Erne at Ballyshannon is begun by Cementation Ltd. The scheme, which employs around 2000, is a major boost to employment in the area. Rev. George Garnett Warrington is vicar of Rossinver parish. |
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The new Diocesan Cathedral in Cavan is consecrated in September. The lay committee of Kinlough/Tullaghan parish raise £1261-14-0 in subscriptions towards the cost of construction. Chairman of the committee is P.J. Travers N.T. Glenade parish subscribes £889. A Gaelic Football team called Kinlough Rovers is launched. First immunisation of children in the area against diphtheria. Shortages and rationing continue, despite the ending of the war. |
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McGowan Bros., contractors are awarded a contract to build 10 council cottages at Kinlough. William Pye and Bernard Brian Connolly re-elected to Leitrim Co. Council. Bread and flour rationing ends in May. |
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Rev. W.E. Bannerman M.A., Church of Ireland Rector of Rossinver Parish, dies in October. Six cottages built at Tullaghan. The contractors are McGowan Bros., Kinlough. A new car, called the Morris Minor, goes on sale for £397. Leitrim County Council approve funds for the setting up of a vocational school in Kinlough. The school would not be opened until 1955. |
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Six cottages built in Monien, Kinlough by O'Reilly Contractors of Longford. The Donegal Democrat reports that Kinlough has the lowest unemployment rate of any village or town in the North-West. Dartry road steamrolled for first time. Melvin Hotel, Kinlough is re-opened by Padraig McGloin, son of the founder Dan McGloin. Bernard Brian Connolly and Martin Bernard McGowan re-elected to Leitrim Co. Council. The Phelan family open a shop in the village of Kinlough. A memorial to James Connolly Snr. and James Connolly Jnr. is erected at Unshinagh. |
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The new Uragh National School is opened in September. The new Hydro-Electric power station in Ballyshannon goes into operation, and a 110 Kv electricity line is erected from Ballyshannon to Carrick-on-Shannon. A meeting is held in Kinlough Hall in April to raise interest in electric lighting for the area. Kinlough House is sold to M.H. Towle from Mullaghmore. Monsignor Michael Dolan P.P. of Kinlough, is transferred and replaced by Canon John Dolan. Tullaghan branch of Muintir na Tire is formed in December. A memorial to Capt. James Connolly, Unshinnagh is unveiled in July. Canon Warrington is made rector of Finner parish, which is now combined with Rossinver parish. Brigid McGowan, Unshinagh, in her notes in the "Leitrim Observer", records that the fair of 6th January in Kinlough was known as "the runaway fair", because of the frequency of young men and women running away from home around that date each year. Bartley McGowan is director of Kinlough Fire Brigade. |
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Tullaghan Fair is revived by Muintir na Tire after a lapse of fifty years. The fair is to be held on the 15th of each month. Bundoran Angling Club construct a new Boat Quay on Lough Melvin at Kinlough. Chairman of the club is Joe Maguire, Tullaghan. The Quay is opened by E. Daly N.T. Sewerage works at Kinlough are commenced by Messrs. Cementation. The hydro-electric station in Ballyshannon is opened by the Tanaiste, Sean Lemass T.D. |
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John and Lily O'Connor purchase the Melvin Hotel in Kinlough. Melvin Gaels Football Club is founded. President: Rev. Canon Dolan; Chairman: Martin Bernard McGowan; Secretary: Batt White; Treasurer: Owen Greene; Committee: Pat McGowan, Kinlough; Paddy "In Edwards" McGowan, Kinlough; Paddy Dominic McGowan, Unshinnagh; Gerry McGloin, Frank McGloin, Joseph Keon, Askill; John Foley, Kinlough; Michael T. McGowan, Laughta; Dominic Feeley, Ballymore; Paddy N. McGowan, Laughta; John McGowan, Uragh; Denis McMahon, Tullaghan; James Feely, Gubacreeny and Frank Curneen, Glenade. Delegates are Michael McGloin, Ahanlish and Bernard McGowan, Aghaderrard. Fr. Patrick Gillick C.C. dies. Succeeded by Fr. Thomas Devaney. Bunduff fishery is sold to McIntyre brothers. The licence of Duncarbery Lodge is transferred from the late John G. McGinley to his widow, Winifred McGinley. A play called "Simey's Shadow" is staged in Kinlough Hall. The cast includes Kate Simpson, Robert Kelly, Barney McGowan, Roger Connolly, Teresa McGowan and Nora Connolly. In a fire at the Gilchrist house, Monien, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gilchrist and two of their children receive serious burns. Cyril Gilchrist (4) dies later in hospital. |
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Tullaghan bell is blessed. The bell ringer is Eugene Kirby. Toilets, cloakrooms and a shelter are added to Four Masters' School Kinlough by Phil Rooney, contractor. Furniture from Oakfield House, Kinlough, is sold at auction. The first electricity supply to Kinlough and Tullaghan is switched on in October. Jack McCabe is captured in an attack on Omagh Barracks. Sentenced to ten years. Melvin Gaels win North Leitrim championship. A North Leitrim divisional team called Seán Treacy's is launched. Local players include Jim Kelly, Alec Connolly, Petey Foley, Jackie Gallagher, Séamus McGowan, Paddy Connolly, Máirtín McGowan, Willie Gilmartin. Mrs. E. Lynch, sub-postmistress of Tullaghan, retires and is replaced by Mrs. O'Rourke. Over a hundred men of the national army are billeted at Monien for a few days, while they receive training. The local football team easily defeat the army team. Referee is Dominic Feeley. Garda Tom McCrory is transferred to Kinlough. |
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Kinlough and Tullaghan water supply is turned on. Kinlough Technical School is opened on site donated by Captain Maude of Oakfield House. Technical instructor is John Cussen. Kinlough street is lowered and resurfaced. Ballaghameehan Gaelic Football team is disbanded. Melvin Gaels win the Leitrim Junior championship. Miss McEnroy N.T. is replaced by Miss Heraghy N.T. in Buckode N.S. Bernard Brian Connolly re-elected to Leitrim County Council. Martin Bernard McGowan, Glenade, also elected. A bus service from Kinlough to Ballyshannon to take local children to secondary school is introduced. The fare is payable weekly. |
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Most of the machinery of the old Tullaghan Corn Mill is sold as scrap. The mill, which was situated on the Barton Estate at Bunduff, was founded after the Famine. Owen McGowan, Kiltyclogher takes over Denis McGowan's grocery shop in Kinlough. Improvements are carried out to Buckode N.S. Major Hemmings, former owner of Derryherk House Hotel, dies. Melvin Gaels lose the senior County football final to Ballinamore. Leitrim minors lose to Dublin in the All-Ireland final. Pauric McGloin, Melvin Gaels is left full back. Bobby O'Rourke is appointed postman in Tullaghan. The census reveals that Ireland has the lowest population ever recorded, and the population of the parish has declined steadily since 1841. |
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Statue of Our Lady erected in Ballintrillick. Derryherk House Hotel, a select angling hotel, is demolished and the lands sold. The 20 room building, originally a farmhouse, was bought by Major Hemming in the 1940s. Parish council of Muintir na Tíre is established. President: J. Canon Dolan; Chairman: Fr. T. Devaney; Vice-Chairman: Wesley Johnston; Secretary: Danno Warnock; Treasurer: T.F. O'Neill. Rail service to Bundoran is closed. Melvin Gaels lose the Senior County Football final to Bornacoola. Kinlough Forest is planted. Mrs. Roger McSharry sells The Bush Bar, Kinlough to Terry McGloin who re-names it The Anglers Rest. A guild of the I.C.A. is formed in Kinlough. Danno Warnock, postman, is transferred from Manorhamilton to Kinlough. People scan the sky in October for a glimpse of Sputnik, the Russian satellite. |
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Lough Melvin is restocked with trout, and most of the perch trapped and removed. Miss Maguire, choirmistress of Tullaghan Church, who lived at Bundrowes dies in August. She is the last survivor of her family there. Bessie McGowan of Unshinagh dies at the age of 96. She and her sister, Mrs. A. McGowan, had a grocery shop in Unshinagh. Another sister, Catherine McGowan, was employed by William Smith-O'Brien (1852 - 1928). Miss Rita Kelly N.T. is appointed as Principal of Askill N.S., and Miss Sadie Farrell is appointed Principal of Kinlough Church of Ireland school. Thomas Weafer, Maynooth, is appointed as woodwork and construction instructor in Kinlough Vocational School, replacing the late John Cussen. Hollyfield N.S. is opened by Dr. Quinn, Bishop of Kilmore. Martin Bernard McGowan N.T., one of the founders of the Melvin Gaels, dies. Melvin Gaels win the Senior Football League. Leitrim lose the Connaught Football final to Galway by two points. Playing for Leitrim are Jackie Gallagher and Michael McGowan of Melvin Gaels. Willie Gilmartin, Kinlough is appointed secretary of North Leitrim G.A.A. Board. John O'Connor, Kinlough, proprietor of the Melvin Hotel, dies. Gardai McDonnell, Fahey, Burns and Crowe are transferred to Kinlough. |
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Mrs. Lynch retires as postmistress of Tullaghan in October after 51 years service. She is succeeded by Mrs. O'Rourke. Tullaghan bell tower is built. Blessed by Bishop Quinn. Melvin Gaels win the county Senior Football League. Team: Mickey Rooney, Petey Foley, Jackie Gallagher, Alec Connolly, Tommy Burns, Gabriel O'Malley, Eamonn Gallagher, Sean Gallagher, Padraig McGowan, Kevin O'Malley, Kevin McGowan, Brendan McGowan, Aidan Gallagher, Máirtín McGowan, Robby Kelly. Sub: Willie Gilmartin. Mrs. May White, principal of Uragh N.S. dies. Sgt. McGinley of Kinlough Gardai retires, and Brigid Wymbs of Tawley becomes one of Ireland's first Ban Gardaí. Sgt. Finn becomes station sergeant in Kinlough. |
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Meetings are held to discuss the setting up of a cattle mart to replace the old Kinlough Fair. Last sitting of Kinlough Court under Justice O'hUadaigh. Melvin Gaels win the North Leitrim championship. The Junior team play in the Championship final. The Senior team play in the League Final, beaten by Carrick-on-Shannon. Joe Maguire N.T. retires, having been principal of Tullaghan N.S. since 1931. Garda Tom McCrory retires. Bernard Brian Connolly re-elected to Leitrim County Council. Paddy ("in Edward's" McGowan, Kinlough, also elected. Drinking hours are extended to 11.30 pm in Summer and 11.00 pm in Winter. A new water scheme for Tullaghan is approved by Leitrim County Council. |
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Melvin Gaels Gaelic Football Club open a hall called Melvin Hall in the old Edenville schoolhouse, Kinlough. The Senior team win the Football League. Work is begun on Tullaghan water scheme by McMahon Ltd. of Dublin. The area is devastated by Hurricane Debbie on 16 September. Fr. James T. O'Reilly succeeded Fr. Thomas Devaney as C.C. of the parish. James McNulty, Dartry Road, Kinlough dies. He was a noted wheelwright and crafted many spinning wheels. Mrs. O'Malley takes charge of St. Aidan's choir in place of Mrs. Angela Scanlan. |
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Count Michael Bernadotte, grandson of King Gustav of Sweden, visits Kinlough. Electricity supply is extended to Glenade and Ballintrillick. Ballintrillick Technical School is built. Thomas Murphy, manager of Kinlough Co-Op, dies. His successor as manager is Hubert Gallagher, a native of Ballintrillick. Melvin Gaels win the Senior Football League. Aidan McGowan of Melvin Gaels is elected Vice Chairman of Leitrim County Board, G.A.A. Leitrim win the junior Connacht final, against Galway. Representing Melvin Gaels on the team are Paudge McGowan, Padraig McGloin, Kevin O'Malley, Michael McGowan, Eamonn Gallagher and Kevin McGowan. Robby Kelly joins the other Melvin Gaels players on the Leitrim team that is beaten by Meath in the semi-final. Death of Katie McKeon, former assistant in Edenville N.S. Truskmore television transmitter is brought into operation. |
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Tullaghan water scheme is finished at a cost of £17,500. A public telephone kiosk is erected in Kinlough. Drainage of River Duff begun by N. Cotter, Abbeyfeale. Askill N.S. is built by David McGovern, Keshcarrigan. Melvin Gaels play in the Senior Football League final. Beaten by Cloone. Mount Herbert, Tullaghan, is destroyed by fire. Tynte Lodge is sold to Thomas Gaffney. The country goes wild with excitement over the visit of President John F. Kennedy to Ireland in June. Five months later he is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. The world is also saddened by the death of Pope John XXIII. |
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Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon is opened, with a match between Leitrim and Donegal. Melvin Gaels players on the Leitrim team are Paudge McGowan and Kevin O'Malley. Leitrim lose to Roscommon in the Connacht championship by 3-7 to 0-4. Only goalkeeper Paudge McGowan of Melvin Gaels saves the team from a worse defeat. Sgt. T. Walshe is transferred to Kinlough as station sergeant. Petey Rynn, Kinlough, the last postman to deliver the mail on foot in the area, dies aged 82. Money is won and lost as Arkle wins the Gold Cup. |
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Drainage work on River Duff is completed. Laureen Estate is sold by Sarah E. Hamilton to Lareen Sporting Estates Ltd. Melvin Gaels become Senior Football champions in Leitrim for the fourth time. Michael John McGowan, merchant of Main St. Kinlough dies at the age of 90. Nicholas Gallagher, Mullinaleck, sets up the first commercial piggery in the area. |
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Melvin Gaels win county senior football league. Michael Warnock, Kinlough, one of the best-known anglers on Lough Melvin, dies. The fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916 is celebrated. |
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Kinlough Grotto is erected by the Legion of Mary, and blessed by Fr. O'Reilly C.C. The site was donated by the McGowan family, Gubacreeny; planning was by Tom Weafer and the stonework was done by Seamus McGowan. Bernard Brian Connolly re-elected to Leitrim County Council. Melvin Gaels play in the Senior Football League final. Beaten by Ballinamore. |
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Confirmation is held in St. Aidan's Church, Kinlough. 56 children are confirmed. The number confirmed fifteen years earlier was 110. The Leitrim Guardian magazine is launched. Kinlough parish hall is renovated. Sergeant O'Brien is sergeant-in-charge in Kinlough. |
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Kinlough is Leitrim's tidiest village. A troupe from Tullaghan stage the first variety concert for many years in Kinlough Hall. Canon John Dolan, P.P. of Kinlough parish dies. Replaced by Canon Francis J. Brennan. The first bus service from Kinlough to Sligo is introduced by C.I.E. |
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Kinlough Muintir na Tíre hold several meetings to demand a new water supply for the village. Hugh O'Doherty, long-time proprietor of O'Doherty's Bar (now The Village Inn), Kinlough, dies. A violent thunderstorm lashes the area for 14 hours in June. A cow belonging to P. McGloin, Derryduff is killed by lightning. Mrs. Rita Fergus is appointed principal of Tullaghan N.S., and Mrs. Marie Gilmartin is appointed principal of Askill N.S. Bernard Brian Connolly, long-serving County Councillor for Kinlough, dies. Paddy M. Briody, Aghadunvane, is co-opted to fill his seat. Sergeant Matt Dolan from Ballinamore becomes station sergeant in Kinlough. |
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Askill N.S. is closed, and the children transferred to Four Masters' N.S., Kinlough. On 15 February the old pounds, shillings and pence disappear as decimal currency is introduced. The parish churches are modernised for the new liturgy. Fr. Augustine Leaden succeeded Fr. James T. O'Reilly as C.C. of the parish. Kinlough Development Association is formed and acquires land adjacent to the village for a sporting and social amenities centre. Melvin Gaels win the Intermediate Championship. |
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Plans for the first Kinlough Festival. Construction of a Community Centre in Tullaghan is planned by Tullaghan Development Association. The old Askill school is opened as a Community Centre. Composer Phil Coulter and Luke Kelly of the "Dubliners" visit the Anglers' Rest, Kinlough. |
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Last play in Kinlough Old Hall - "Moll" by John B. Keane. Directed by Fr. Gus Leaden, the cast includes Batty White, Mary Gallagher, Doreen McGloin, Thomas Feeley, Michael Treanor, Hubert Gallagher, Matt Dolan. Construction of Kinlough Community Centre begins. Francie Joe McGowan, a well-known Tullaghan man, is killed in an accident with his pony and trap. Tullaghan gets its first public telephone kiosk. |
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Maurice Fitzgerald, Principal of Four Masters N.S., Kinlough, since 1944 retires. Succeeded by Thomas Feeley. Construction of Tullaghan Community Centre begins. Melvin Hotel opened by Cathal Fergus. The whole parish gives a hand to finish the Kinlough Community Centre car park in readiness for the planned opening on March 23rd. PM Briody, Kinlough, re-elected to Leitrim County Council. Seamus McGowan of Melvin Gaels elected Vice Chairman of Leitrim County Board G.A.A. Fr. Leaden takes over as Editor of The Leitrim Guardian magazine, and the 1975 edition features Lough Melvin on the front cover. |
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Four Masters' plaque is unveiled on Mullinaleck Bridge by President O'Dálaigh. Tullaghan church is rewired and relit. |
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Canon Brennan, P.P. of Kinlough parish retires. Replaced by Canon Thomas Curran. A "Tops of the Town" talent competition is held in Kinlough to raise funds for the new centre. The competition is won by Manorhamilton. William Kerr, Kinlough is among the medal winners at the national Community Games at Mosney. Maura Mullarkey NT retires from Four Masters N.S. Replaced by Máire White NT. Tullaghan Community Centre is opened by Capt. Seamus Fox in October. |
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Lareen Estate is sold by Lareen Sporting Estates Ltd. and Tunney Hotels to Thomas and Elizabeth Gallagher of Edenville. Sudden death of Marie Gilmartin N.T. of Four Masters N.S. Bundoran group win the annual Kinlough Tops of the Town competition. Kathleen Fahey N.T. is appointed to staff of Four Masters N.S. Brian Lennon, representing Melvin Gaels, wins instrumental section of the county Scór na nÓg competition. His brother Maurice wins the senior Scór competition. Mary McGuinness wins the recitation section. Seamus McGowan is chairman of Leitrim Bord na nÓg. Michael McGowan, Kinlough, trainer of the county team, is Leitrim Man of the Year. The new housing estate in Kinlough is opened. Sharon Walsh, Kinlough, wins Leitrim's first-ever gold medal at the national Community Games in Mosney. |
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First tramps ball held in Tullaghan Community Centre. Concern is expressed at a meeting of Kinlough Development Association, chaired by Fr. Leaden, at the construction of a new reservoir to take water from Lough Melvin to Bundoran. Miss Tullaghan and Queen of the Melvin are to be chosen and go forward to represent the area in the Wild Rose Festival. Four Masters N.S., Kinlough becomes a four-teacher school for the first time in its history with the appointment of Nuala Walshe to the staff. |
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Extensive repair and renovation of Tullaghan Church are carried out by Paddy McGloin, contractor, of Cloone, Kinlough. Melvin Gaels win the County Junior football league. The team lose the Junior Football Championship final to Eslin. Kinlough Garda station, under Sgt. Matt Dolan, gets an award as the best-kept station in Sligo/Leitrim division. The first ever football league match is played in Tullaghan in a field loaned by Thomas Gaffney. Melvin Gaels beat Kiltubrid by 1-9 to 0-3. Batt White, Kinlough, one of the founder members of the Melvin Gaels, dies. Mary McGowan wins the county final of Scór in the recitation section. Many people from the area travel to Knock, Galway and Dublin for the visit of Pope John Paul II. Ian Botham, British cricketer, visits Kinlough village. Tony Ferguson, rossinver, and later of Kinlough, is elected to Leitrim Co. Council. |
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Extensive repairs to Kinlough Church are carried out by Phil Rooney and Thomas Kelly. Kinlough and Tullaghan churches are blessed by Bishop F. McKiernan. Melvin Gaels play in the Junior Football Championship Final. Mrs. Mary McGowan, Derryloughan is appointed as new librarian in Kinlough. Rev. Garnett Warrington, rector of Rossinver parish is installed as a canon. O'Doherty's Bar, Kinlough, is renamed "The Village Inn" under the managership of Martin McCann, Rossinver. American actor David Soul spends a quiet family Christmas in the Melvin Hotel. Kinlough and Tullaghan churches re-dedicated by Bishop McKiernan. Mary McGowan repeats her success of last year in the Scór competition. Michael McGowan of Melvin Gaels elected Vice-Chairman of Leitrim County Board G.A.A. |
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Úna O'Malley is appointed to Four Masters N.S., which becomes a four-teacher school again, after losing a teacher for a year. The Church of Ireland community make a presentation to Muriel Kerr, Kinlough for 30 years service to the parish. The Melvin Gaels quiz team of Batty White, Stephen Connolly and Joe Flannery qualify for the Connacht final of Scór. Padraic White, Kinlough, is appointed Managing Director of the Industrial Development Authority. |
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Plans are begun to distribute the Dickson Estate to small farmers in the Tawley/Ballintrillick area. Dr. Garrett Fitzgerald visits Kinlough to meet Fine Gael supporters. Mary Gallagher wins the Scór county final in solo singing for Melvin Gaels. |
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Mrs. O'Rourke, postmistress of Tullaghan, retires. She is succeeded by Mrs. Mai O'Dea. Rev. Canon G.G. Warrington dies in March. Rossinver Church of Ireland parish will be without a rector for seven years. |
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Kinlough Creamery is reconstructed and opened as a store by North Connaught Farmers Co-Op. The old Angling Clubhouse at Kinlough Pier demolished and a new clubhouse built. Construction of the new school in Kinlough begins. Melvin Gaels are under 12 Leitrim football champions. The new football pitch in Kinlough is opened in October. In a challenge match in the new field Fermanagh defeat Leitrim. Canon Francis Brennan of Kinlough dies. Hubert Gallagher, last manager of Kinlough creamery, transfers to Tubbercurry. |
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The new Four Masters National School in Kinlough is opened by Minister for Arts and Culture, Ted Nealon T.D. The new school is blessed by Bishop Francis McKiernan. Fr. Augustine Leaden C.C. becomes P.P. of Virginia. Succeeded by Fr. Frank Kelleher. Kinlough is featured on the "Changing Villages" series of programmes broadcast by RTE radio. The programme is presented by Bill Meek, and locals featured are Rev. Gus Leaden, Mrs. Annie McGowan, Thomas Gallagher, Thomas Feeley, Pat Gallagher, Regina Fahey, Annie McGowan, Máire White, Nicholas Gallagher. Sergeant John Fahey retires, having been based in Kinlough since 1958. Tony Ferguson re-elected to Leitrim County Council. Pat Gallagher, Askill, also elected, but cannot take up his seat which is filled by his wife, Mary. A German angler catches a salmon weighing 25 1/2 pounds on the Drowes. |
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Paddy "In Edwards" McGowan, former county councillor for Kinlough, dies. Four Masters' Youth Band is founded by Thomas Feeley and Gard Michael Moran. Phil Rooney, Ballymore, building contractor and one of the best-known traditional musicians in the area, dies. In the divorce referendum the area votes as follows: For: 162, Against: 489. The first Tullaghan Coastal Run, organised by Joe Flannery, is held. |
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New registration plates are issued for cars. The old IT number for Leitrim is replaced by LM. (The first car to be registered in Leitrim was a 1901 Wolseley bearing the number IT 1. Its top speed was 40 mph. The car is now in Killarney Motor Museum.). |
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Commemoration of the arrival of Spanish Armada Captain Francisco de Cuellar at McClancy's Castle in 1588. Donncha O'Dualaing of RTE retraces de Cuellar's journey from Streedagh in Sligo to MacClancy's castle. Councillor Tony Ferguson, Kinlough is chairman of Leitrim County Council. |
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Jack Charlton, former Manchester United player, and later to become the Republic of Ireland soccer team coach, spent time fishing on the Drowes and caught 2 salmon. |
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Fr. Michael McManus replaces Canon Thomas Curran as P.P. of the parish. John Foley Snr., Kinlough, one of the best footballers to have come from the parish, and the owner of Kinlough House, dies. Melvin Gaels win the Division Four League. Rossinver and Finner Church of Ireland parishes are amalgamated, with Rev. C.J. Stephenson as rector. |
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The Melvin Hotel, Kinlough is completely destroyed by fire. During Kinlough Summer Festival a parachutist exits a plane and successfully lands in the football field.Tony Ferguson re-elected to Leitrim County Council. Siobhán McGloin, Glenade also elected. The old hall in Kinlough is demolished and preparations begin to build dressing rooms. Officers of Melvin Park Development Committee are: Joe McCarron (Chairman); Patsy McGovern (Secretary); Noel McGowan (Treasurer). The census reports the population of Leitrim as 13,203 males and 12,098 females. In the Kinlough Rural District there are 1755 people. |
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The parish celebrates the silver jubilee of the ordination of Fr. Kelleher C.C. with functions in Kinlough, Tullaghan and Askill. Melvin Gaels are Intermediate Championship and League winners. |
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The Drowes is awash with plastic ducks as part of the Kinlough Festival. The community is saddened by the death of Karina Fergus, Buckode in a road accident. The Doherty sisters - Deirdre, Grainne and Joanne - win the county Scór competition for the second successive year. The Finnish Prime Minister came to fish on the Drowes, but caught nothing. |
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The IRA cease-fire in Northern Ireland takes effect from 1st September. As a result, the border crossings at Dooard in Rossinver and Derrynaseer in the Lough Side are re-opened, restoring cross-border links after a quarter of a century Dermot Foley, Kinlough, is killed in a road accident. He is the second young person from the parish to die on the roads within twelve months. Plans are laid for the re-construction of Kinlough folk museum and development of tourism in the area. The whole of County Leitrim goes football crazy as the senior team win the Connacht Final in Roscommon and qualify for the All-Ireland semi-final. The parish is denuded of people as cars and buses carry hundreds of local supporters to the All-Ireland final on 21st August against Dublin. Sadly, Leitrim lose. Postman Danno Warnock retires, having delivered post in the area since 1957. He is replaced by Gerry Hamrogue. |
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Sudden death of Fr. Michael McManus, parish priest of Kinlough-Glenade and a tireless worker for the area. Leitrim County Council constructs a new and impressive approach to Kinlough village on the Bundoran road. A sister of Margaret Moran, Kinlough, becomes a millionairess in the lottery. The village of Kinlough goes wild with wedding fever in September as Our Mary "marries" Aidan Fergus in a very successful fundraising venture for the new Melvin Park. Newly-renovated Melvin Park and dressing rooms are officially opened on 1st October by Aidan McGowan, President of Leitrim G.A.A. In the inaugural matches Four Masters N.S. defeat Drumlease N.S. and Leitrim beat Fermanagh. Gareth Phelan, Kinlough is in goals for Leitrim. Kinlough is featured on the "Hill People" programme on RTE radio, presented by Pat Feely, whose father Peter came from Kinlough. Tullaghan House is opened as a guesthouse/restaurant. The parish has its first White Christmas for many years. |
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Alice McGloin, proprietress of the All Cash Store at Bunduff dies. Her shop was a focal point for anglers on the Duff for many years. The shop is refurbished and re-opened by Seamus McGloin. Work on the reconstruction of Kinlough Courthouse as a tourist centre begins. The building is leased to by Leitrim County Council to Kinlough community Council for use as a restaurant. New footpaths are installed in Kinlough village. Duncarbery Lodge is bought by Aidan Carty, Bundoran. Brian Maguire is manager of the Lodge. The IRA cease-fire collapses. James Phelan and Martin McCarron of Kinlough play on the De La Salle College team from Ballyshannon which is defeated in the All-Ireland Colleges final. Michael McGowan, Gubacreeny, is principal of the college. The Courthouse Restaurant is officially opened by Jean Kennedy-Smith, Ambassador of the USA. The restaurant, refurbished by Rynn Bros., is under the management of Albert Johnston. Michael Campbell, a native of Bundoran, purchases "An Crúiscín Lán" from Joe and Mary Somers and opens it as "The Tickled Trout". Fr. Thomas Keogan is appointed P.P. of the parish Melvin Gaels win the under-12 championship. Janie Phelan (Sadlier), one of the oldest inhabitants of Kinlough village, dies. The census records 1653 people in Kinlough Rural District, a drop of 5% since 1991. The Garda checkpoint for BSE-infected cattle ends with a party at Askill Crossroads. |
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Once again the River Drowes provided the first Irish salmon of the year. Work on phase two of the renovation of Kinlough's footpaths begins. The area has its driest January for two centuries. Opening of Kinlough Garda Station reduced to three hours per day. The June general election brings a change of government and two Leitrim TDs - John Ellis and Gerry Reynolds. Four children from Kinlough qualify for the national finals of the Community Games. Pat McCabe, a tireless worker for the community in Askill, dies. The comet Hale-Bopp is clearly visible in the night sky. Gilmartin's Bar, Kinlough, is refurbished and renamed "The Wellington Bar"by Liam Gilmartin. The Melvin Hotel is partly demolished. Work on the footpaths and roadway at Kinlough Main St. is completed. Centenary of the opening of Kinlough Creamery celebrated. |
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Canon Thomas Curran, former PP of the parish, dies. Fr. Francis Kelleher, C.C., appointed PP of Killinkere. Replaced by Fr. Joe Dolan. Kinlough school is extended. A group water scheme for the Dartry area is constructed. Gerald Gilmartin, one of the best-known residents of Kinlough village, dies. Piero and Sandra Melis take over the running of the Courthouse Restaurant. Tullaghan N.S. closes, and the teacher, Mrs. Fergus, transfers to Kinlough N.S. James and Gareth Phelan from Kinlough are on the Leitrim County GAA panel. Ahanlish N.S. closes and the teacher, Stephen Connolly, transfers to Kinlough. Nuala Cleary opens a hairdressing salon in the village. New footpaths are constructed on the Spa Brae, Kinlough. Peggy Kelly, school bus driver to Tullaghan and Kinlough schools, retires after 27 years. Melvin Gaels Under 12s win the county championship. Melvin Gaels senior team become county champions for the first time in 33 years, and the area celebrates for a week. Willie Clancy, Gurteendarragh, is elected Kinlough Bachelor for 1998. Work on the footpaths at Barrack Street, Kinlough, begins. Four Masters School website is launched in November. The Drowes Bar, Tullaghan suffers major fire damage. Boxing Day storms cause considerable damage in the area. |
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Rita Fergus retires from teaching in January after 40 years service to education in the parish. Dartry Group Water Scheme is finally commissioned in March. The scheme was constructed by JJ Connolly, Manorhamilton. Duncarbery Lodge is closed in preparation for building work. Shane McCarron launches a Melvin Gaels website. Eileen Lynch, Doobally, is appointed to Four Masters NS. "The Tickled Trout", Kinlough, is bought by Charlie and Richard Simpson and Kieran Dolan. The new tax incentives for Co. Leitrim prompt a building boom around Tullaghan, including plans to build over 70 houses/apartments and a hotel at Duncarbery Lodge. Kelly's old house in Barrack St., Kinlough is demolished and a new building erected by Séamus Gilbride. This is the first new house erected in the old Kinlough village area for many years. Four Masters School Principal, Thomas Feeley, is seconded from the school as a Regional Co-ordinator of the government's new School Development Planning Initiative. Úna Regan takes over as Temporary Principal. The school also gets a remedial teacher for the first time. The parish mourns the tragic and untimely deaths of Maureen Foley, Kinlough and Derek Kelly, Edenville. Fr. Eamon Bredin, CC of Glenade becomes PP of Drumkeeran. Fr. Joe Dolan CC is transferred from parish. A reunion to celebrate the Melvin Gaels County Championship victories of 1958 - 1998 is held in August. |
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