Welcome to Carrowmenagh
This is an archive for the heritage, history and people
of the village of Carrowmenagh and its surrounding areas.
McFeely Roots Tour 2019 Commemorative Programme
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The Evictions at Carrowmenagh.
Link to the Carrowmenagh Evictions pdf From 1881 through to 1885, the Derry Journal and other newspapers extensively covered the evictions at Carrowmenagh and Drumaville, collectively called the Carrowmenagh Evictions. Gathered together into a single file, it is a...
US Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin visits her ancestral home in Carrowmenagh.
It was in this village that the Ambassador Claire Cronin's grandfather Hugh McLaughlin was born in 1886 and emigrated from here to the United States in 1912.https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2022/0509/1297000-us-ambassador-donegal/
The Warren: Home of Football in Carrowmenagh
Neil McGonigle together with his friend James Elkin, whose family owned the land, created the football pitch back in the late 1960s. They called it 'The Warren' and it became the homeground of the newly formed team of the day, Tremone Harps followed by the current...
‘The Sheriff’
A crowbar coined 'The Sheriff' measuring 82 inches long, 1.5 x 1.5 inches in width and weighing around 4 stone was used by the landlord's agent and his men to destroy the roofs of the eviction houses. This crowbar had been left behind in Patrick McGonigle's ruined...
Thomas D’Arcy McGee escapes via Tremone Bay
D'arcy McGee Memorial at Tremone Bay View of the Ocean from within 'The Churn'. The Churn is said to have been a location for making Poitín back in the day April explorations of a cave at Tremone Bay McGee's Escape at Tremone Bay 1848Thomas D'Arcy McGee was actively...
Setting Up for the McFeely Reunion
Getting ready for the launch of the McFeely Roots Tour 2019
The Carrowmenagh Evictions
Archive for the Carrowmenagh Evictions
Photographs from McFeely Roots Tour
This is the gallery of all the photographs that were on display for the McFeely Roots Tour in the Community Centre on Sunday 28 July 2019.
Photographs from Carrowmenagh Village
This is a guide to some of the interesting places and pieces of history that are be found in the village of Carrowmenagh .
The Lace School in Carrowmenagh
This is a published article written by Joan Doherty about the Lace School in Carrowmenagh.
The Forge
This is a published article written by Moira Farren about the Forge in Carrowmenagh.
Coverage of "McFeely Roots Tour"
Coverage of the Mcfeely Roots Tour on Sunday 28 July 2019. Meet and greet and walk through the village of Carrowmenagh.
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