Historic sites
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Historic sites in Kilmaine parish, from Irish Tourist Association Survey, 1945
Under this heading the surveyor includes notes on the following:
- Kilmaine, Kill and Kilquire where St. Patrick was said to have founded churches
- Cloghans House, Residence of General Arthur C. Lewin
- Author, P. Walsh, N.T. , Cloghans.
- Rev. Dalton, author of “History of Ireland” who was C.C. in Kilmaine in 1892
- Tomb in grounds of Holy Trinity church of Chas. Watkin Roberts and his wife Annie, said to be a sister of Lloyd George.
- Location of the election of the Burke chieftains on a mound in Rausakeera townland.
- Listing of historical references to Kilmaine in various annals and other sources.
The headings for the survey are listed below. Clicking on the heading will open the relevant section in the survey.
Amenities and general information
Curiosities, customs, patterns