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Town of Termonfeckin

After it served as the seat and castle of the medieval and later Protestant primates of Armagh until 1656, Termonfeckin turned to be the site of an early Irish monastery dedicated to St. Feckin. There stands at present only the high cross of this monastery in St. Feckin’s churchyard. The Church of Ireland parish church is listed in this to a design by Francis Johnston built in 1792. The Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, designed by William Hague and erected in 1883, situates at the southern boarder of this village. The fifteenth century tower house, Termonfeckin Castle has connections to the Brabazon family.

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Genealogy in Louth

Louth(Self Catering, Louth, Ireland), a county of Ireland, bounded S and SW by E. Meath, W by Monaghan and Cavan, N by Armagh, NE by the bay of Carlingford, and E by the Irish channel, 27 m. long, and 18 broad. It is in general rich and well cultivated, and has little waste ground. The chief river in Louth is Boyne. The linen manufacture is carried on to a great extent. It sends 1 member to parliament. Before the coming of the Normans, along with Monaghan and Armagh it formed part of the Gaelic kingdom of Oriel. The leading family in the area at that point was the O’Carrolls, though the name is now quite rare in the county. Prince John annexed the area to the English crown in 1185 and from that point on the dominant influences were English and Norman; Louth was part of the Pale, the belt of land surrounding Dublin where the jurisdiction of the English crown remained undefeated. The Norman influence was responsible for the development of two relatively large towns close together, Dundalk and Drogheda.

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Town of Dromiskin

Lying just two miles north of Castlebellingham, dromiskin was an important catholic centre from the time of St Patrick. During the 14th century this place was the residence of the archbishops of Armagh of whom one Milo Sweetman died here n 1380. The Danes of Annagassan used to plunder this early monastic centre which was later abandoned by the monks eventually taking refuge in St. Mochta’s of Louth. There remains a round tower surviving that period and stands in the churchyard of the Church of the Ireland Parish Church where once stood the monastery. The remains of a ringed-cross in the Celtic style and a carved 9th/ 10th century spiral pillar, part of the old church doorway also are visible here. The 15th century tower house of the Gernons of Milltown situates only a mile north west of this village.

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