Parish Churchs
Shrule St.Joseph’s Church , Shrule Originally a protestant church , this church was transferred to the Catholic faith by Mrs Mary Kirwan of Dalgan Park , in 1829 . At…
Killeenbrenan :: Moorgagagh Abbey
Location :: GPS: 53.53966, -9.11238 Murgagagh Abbey is only a short distance from the village Shrule in Co. Mayo. This ruinous abbey and graveyard is also known as ‘Killeenbrenan…
THE BURNING OF THE RIC BARRACKS IN SHRULE
16TH JULY 1920 Many Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks around Ireland were burned by the IRA in 1920 to get the police out. It is not certain that the burning…
Books by HT Knox
HT Knox: The History of the County of Mayo When Knox wrote his book in 1908, Ireland was on the cusp of revolutionary changes that brought about transformation of the…