Killeshandra

Killeshandra

Killeshandra Irish place name|Cill na Seanrátha|Church of the Old forts) is a town located in County Cavan, Ireland at the crossroads of the R199 and R201 regional roads. In 1841 the town had a population of over 12,500 but today it is less than 500.

People

*Michael Donohue (1864-1958), Philadelphia Democrat and U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania from 1911 to 1915, was born in Killeshandra.Phelim Cox 1929 - 2006 local Entertainer & local radio DJ born in Dernacross Killeshandra

References

*The Ohioan Irish Folk band, "Brady's Leap," has released a CD entitled "The Road to Killeshandra." William Greenway, poet and Professor of English at Youngstown State University, sings on the title track.

ee also

* List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
* Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland

External links

* [http://www.iol.ie/~galwill/welcome.htm Killeshandra Town Site]
*Genealogists will want to see:
** [http://www.proni.gov.uk/records/private/gosford.htm Gosford Papers]
** [http://www.iol.ie/~kevins/geneo/killeshandra.html Cavan Genealogist]


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