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Ahascragh (Irish: Áth Eascrach, meaning Ford of the Esker) is a village in east Galway, Ireland. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth The Irish grid reference system is a system of geographic Grid references commonly used in Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland Poetic description This dinnseanchas poem named Ard Ruide (Ruide Headland poetically describes the kingdoms of Ireland Since the late 16th century the Island of Ireland has been divided into 32 counties ( Irish language contae or condae County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Galway (Gaillimh is the only city in the province of Connacht in Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world It is located 7 miles north-west of Ballinasloe on the Ahascragh/Bunowen River, a tributary of the River Suck. Ballinasloe ( is a town in the eastern extremity of County Galway in Ireland. The River Suck (An tSuca is a river in Ireland, approx 80 kilometres (50 miles in length
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History
The Patron saint of the village is Saint Cuan. His death is recorded in the Annals of the Four Masters in 788 A. Annals of the Four Masters AD432 entryjpg|thumb|right|Entry for A Events By Place Europe Charlemagne conquers Bavaria. Bermudo I succeeds Mauregato as king D. The Annals also mention the battle of Ahascragh in 1307 between the English forces and O'Kelly Chieftains. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For the Scottish form of Chief of the Name see Scottish clan chief. [1]
Ahascragh had two Anglo-Irish seats of residence, located in Castlegar and Clonbrock, with respective period houses. In Castlegar sat the Mahon family. The Mahons were settled at Castlegar from the late 17th century. They intermarried on a number of occasions with members of the Browne family of Westport. In 1819 the head of the family became a baronet. In the 1830s, at the time of the first Ordnance Survey, Ross Mahon was the proprietor of several townlands in the parish of Ahascragh. The Mahon estate was one of the principal lessors in the parish of Grange, barony of Loughrea at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Mr. Charles Filgate acted as agent for this property. The Mahons also held extensive lands in the baronies of Clonmacnowen and Killian. In the 1870s the Castlegar estate amounted to over 8000 acres in county Galway as well as over 800 acres in the parish of Termonbarry, barony of Ballintober North, county Roscommon. In 1906 Sir William Mahon held over 1200 acres of untenanted land in the Ahascragh area. MacLochlainn writes that most of the estate was sold to the Land Commission in 1977. [2]
In Clonbrock sat the Dillon family. Lord Clonbrock was listed as a resident proprietor in county Galway in 1824. At the time of Griffith's Valuation, Lord Clonbrock was one of the principal lessors in the parishes of Ahascragh, Fohanagh, Killalaghtan and Killosolan in the barony of Kilconnell and Killoran in the barony of Longford. In the 1870s the Clonbrock estate in county Galway amounted to over 28,000 acres. Lands, house and demesne at Cahir, barony of Clonmacnowen, owned by James Dillon, were offered for sale in the Encumbered Estates court in July 1854. In 1906 Lord Clonbrock held over 2000 acres of untenanted land and the mansion house at Clonbrock. [3]
Noted locals
Design
Philip Treacy, OBE. Philip Treacy, OBE (born 26 May 1967) is one of the world's foremost Hat designers or milliners. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Born and raised on Church Street, Philip has attained international success as the foremost milliner alive. He now lives in London, UK.
Musicians
Mairtín Byrnes (RIP). An award winning and recorded Irish fiddle player playing in the East Galway style [4], who is on the List of All-Ireland Fleadh Champions 1970. This page lists those who have won the Senior title at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann since its foundation in 1951 by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. He died on the 11th January 1995.
Sean 'ac Donncha (RIP). Sean 'ac Donncha (1919&ndash1996 was a traditional Irish singer An award winning and recorded Irish singer who was the Headmaster for many years in Ahascragh National (Primary) School. He lived outside the village with his wife Brid and many children in Ervilla. His name in english was Sean McDonagh.
Politics
Eamon Gilmore. Eamon Gilmore (born 24 April 1955 is the leader of the Irish Labour Party. Born in the parish of Ahascragh, in the village of Caltra, Eamon is now the leader of the opposition Labour Party representing a Dublin constituency, having moved from early involvement with Official Sinn Féin. Caltra (from the Irish Cealltrach or Cealltrach na Pailíse meaning "Friary of the cells" is a Village in County Galway, The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre is a Democratic socialist and Social democratic Political party in the Republic of Ireland. Official Sinn Féin (later renamed "Sinn Féin the Workers Party" was a Marxist Irish republican Political party which evolved from the split
Mary Harney. Mary Harney (Máire Ní Áirne born 11 March 1953 is an Irish politician and is the current Minister for Health & Children. Born into a farming family in the Ahascragh locality, Mary went on to become the leader of the Progressive Democrats and a Government minister holding various portfolio's, including that of Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister). The Progressive Democrats (An Páirtí Daonlathach lit The Democratic Party) commonly called The PDs, are a Free market liberal party in The Tánaiste (ˈtɑːnəʃtʲə plural Tánaistí) or more formally An Tánaiste, is the deputy prime minister of Ireland.
Rónán Mullen. Rónán Mullen (born 1971 is an Irish independent politician a member of Seanad Éireann, and an opinion columnist with the Irish Daily Mail A university panel member of Seanad Éireann, Ronan sits as an independent politician. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas Politically he is a religious conservative, has acted as spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Dublin and is a member of the Board of Directors of CEIST (Catholic Education Irish Schools Trust) Ltd.
Current
Still a small village, it has a thriving local commercial community. It has a booming pub industry and the "craic agus ceol" is go hiontach.
There are five pubs:
Katie Daly's [prop Jimmy & Katie Daly] This was formally Michael and May Carr's (both passed away, RIP) until 1976 and prior to that was Carroll's. It was originally built as a thatched cottage.
Cahill's [prop Der & Liz Cahill] This was formally run by Tommy (RIP) and Mary Cahill (now retired in the village), whose son is now the proprietor.
Courcy's [prop Brian & Angela DeCourcy] This was formally Charlie and Cathline (RIP) Blundell's.
Cathlines [prop Cathline McCormack] This was formally Leo (RIP) and Concepta O'Donnell's and before that Frankie and Ethel Leonard's (now living just outside the village) and before that was Sean and Maura Sweeney's (now retired in the village).
Clinton's [prop Una Clinton] The pub was operated with her late husband Mattie (RIP).
There are two undertakers: James Daly, whose funeral home is located on Church Street, developed on what was Somer's shop, and Frank Leonard, whose funeral home is now a residential property.
There is one auctioneer: James Daly.
There are many hairdressers, including Patricia Smith, Kitty Crehan, and Treasa.
There is one large supplier of general goods. This is owned and run by Kevin Greene. There is a Londis top shop and a Mace convenience store. There is bingo every second weekend in the parish hall and monthly ceilies are other highlights.
It was recently described as the safest village in Ireland in an article published in "The Irish Daily Mail" (April 2008).
Education
The National (Primary) School in Ahascragh was built in 19nn. For many years until the mid 1980's the school was led by Sean (RIP) and Brid McDonagh.
Fishing
Bunowen River, Co Galway
Open Season: March 1st - September 30th
Species: Wild Brown Trout averaging nearly 1lb
Size Limit: 10 inches
Daily Bag Limit: 6 trout
Angling Methods: Trout fishing only, artificial fly, spinning and worms only. Above Ahascragh Bridge fly only, Bank fishing only
Access: Access is good at road bridges
Facilities: Open Bank - with some stiles and footbridges.
Permission To Fish: This fishery is part of the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board's 'Midland Fisheries Group' of controlled waters and anglers require a fishing permit (ticket charge) to fish here. See weblink for map of catchments in the Midland Fisheries group of waters which are covered by a fishing permit. Rates for 2007 are Adult Annual €35. 00; Pensioner Annual €18. 00;. Juvenile Annual €12. 00 Juvenile 1 Day €2. 00 Day Permit €10. 00 Visitors 21 Day: €18. 00. You can purchase a fishing permit online using your credit card or laser card. [5]
Popular culture
RTÉ's award winning show Don't Feed the Gondolas presented by Sean Moncrieff, satirised small village Ireland at the end of each show, choosing Ahascragh and the fictional "Head of the Parish Co-mit-tea" Monica Loolly as its instrument. Don't Feed The Gondolas was an Irish Television Quiz show on RTÉ, similar in format to the BBC 's Have I Got Seán Moncrieff is an Irish Writer, journalist radio and Television presenter. The following footnotes will bring you to a site playing a Monica Loolly call and secondly pictures from the show. [6] [7] So brilliantly executed was this that nobody believed this village in the 'west of Ireland' existed. A regular passing trade of amazed viewers began to visit, sampling the wares of the village.
External links
References
- ^ Ireland West. http://www.irelandwest.ie/content.asp?id=37 Retrieved Feb. 22, 2007.
- ^ Landedestates. http://landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/family-show.jsp?id=1159 Retrieved May. 25, 2008.
- ^ Landedestates. http://landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/family-show.jsp?id=1043 Retrieved May. 29, 2008.
- ^ irishfiddle. http://www.irishfiddle.com/article_on_styles3.html Retrieved May. 29, 2008.
- ^ shannon-fishery-board. http://www.shannon-fishery-board.ie/guides/game/bunowen-river.htm Retrieved May. 29, 2008.
- ^ youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T9fF7VOq-Q&feature=related Retrieved May. 29, 2008.
- ^ redbrick. dcu. http://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~magluby/dftg/pictures.shtml?page=pictures Retrieved May. 29, 2008.
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