History of Gweedore
While there is evidence of earlier settlers in Gweedore such as the remains of a medieval church in Magheragallan, prehistoric kitchen middens ón Gola Island & the Ogham stones in Sraith na Cille, it's though that the more permanent settlers whose descendants still occupy the area today didn't arrive until the 17th century.
Up until the 19th century, the population of the parish remained low and it's thought that a good rel...
Na Bailte Fearainn 1. Áit an tSeantí 2. Alltán 3. An tArd Donn 4. Ard na gCeapairí 5. Bun...
The Ulster Plantations (1609) played a large part in the formation of the Parish. Native families wer...
Landowner Lord George Hill created the port in the late 1830s to encourage fishing. He built a grain ...
Teach Mhuiris was originally built 1860; it was refurbished in the 1980’s when it was saved from demo...
Jane Smith Russel commisioned the church as a memorial to her husband, James Russel who was landlord ...
