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Achill Island’s last Protestants…

December 29, 2015 Quincey 0

In terms of County Mayo Protestantism, one of the most interesting stories is that of Edward Nangle and the Achill Mission. In the early 1800’s the …….

The relief of ‘Boycott’

December 21, 2015 Quincey 0

Just a few short months ago a County Tyrone family began to make enquiries about a long held family heirloom recently re-discovered. The item in question …….

County Mayo’s Orange heritage

September 23, 2015 Quincey 0

In its 3rd August 1968 edition, Connacht newspaper The Western People included an inch and a half column that many readers probably never even noticed. It reported …….

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