Mappy Monday: Ireland

1.      Last week, I wrote about Rowan County, North Carolina where my 7th great grandfather lived. This week, I'm going to write about his wife- Jane Thornbrugh (1737-1796). 

Jane's grandparents were both from Ireland.

Edward Thornbrugh (1687-1734) was from Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland & Sarah Hannah Mary Haman was born in Lurgan, Galway, Ireland.

Part 1: Cootehill, Ireland

(Wikipedia)

Cootehill is a market town in the County of Cavan in Ireland. It was established in 1725 and gets its name from the marriage of Thomas Coote and Frances Hill. Thomas Coote was a judge of the Court of King's Bench (Ireland). 

I found a neat little website that is all about Cootehill tourism: http://www.cootehilltourism.com/.

Here are some notable things I saw on the site that I think would be interesting to check out if I were to ever visit this town!

~Cootehill Heritage Walking Tour: I am all about tours- especially when it involves history!

~Along this walk is the St. Michael's Chapel, built in 1826- the church is no longer there, but the site is 

this church was demolished in 1929 :(

~All the outdoor activities- hiking, fishing, golf!

Part 2: Lurgan, Ireland

Luran is a town in the county of Armagh, Northern Ireland. Lurgan has a lot of straight, wide planned streets and rows and rows of cottages. 

There are a lot of historic homes, including the Brownlow House- the home of William Brownlow. It is also known as "Lurgan Castle".

The Lurgan Park was orginially part of the Brownlow estate but is now a public park.

St. Peter's Catholic Church- located on North Street- built in 1832- beautiful!

Mappy Monday- Armagh, Ireland

My 9th great grandfather- John Mendenhall Jr (1688-1765) married Susanna Pierson (1687-1765). Susanna was born in East Cain, Chester, Pennsylvania.
Her parents were:
Thomas Pierson (1653-1722) - born in Bristol, England
Rose Dixon (1661-1722) - born in Armagh, Northern Ireland

Armagh, Northern Ireland

Armagh means "Macha's Height". It is a medium-sized town and was given city status in 1994 by Queen Elizabeth. It's population is 14,590 (2001).

Some sites to see in Armagh: 

Cathedrals:

Saint Patricks Cathedral (Church of Ireland)

Founded in Armagh in 445AD- present building dates from 1268 and was last restored in 1834.



Saint Patricks Cathedral (Catholic)

This church was started on 17 March 1840 and took over 60 years to complete! IT was completed on 24th July 1904.



Armagh Planetarium