Historic sites

Historic sites in Annagh parish, from Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1944

Listed here are some notable figures associated with Ballyhaunis. These include:

Rev. Fulgentius Jordan, prior of the Augustinian Abbey, martyred in 1642, and buried in the Abbey.
Bernard O’Gara, Archbishop of Tuam, resided in the abbey and erected a memorial to his father in 1739. There are brief notes on the history of the O’Gara family.
Lord Dillon, who converted to Protestantism in 1769 in order to hold onto hislands, is buried in the abbey.
William Burke of Murrisk Abbey resided in the Augustinian Abbey in 1770. He was author of “The Lament for Murrisk”
Rev. J. O’Neill was prior of the abbey in 1811
Bishop Heavey of Cairins, Queensland, Australia was born in Ballyhaunis.

The headings for the survey are listed below. Clicking on the heading will open the relevant section in the survey.

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