Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Architectural fragment
Oughteragh, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oughteragh
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.06412, -7.80447
- SMR number
- LE025-008003-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
A stone head known as St Bridget’s Head played a prominent part in the pattern that was held on the first day of February into the 1930s, according to the Schools Manuscript Collection from many local schools, for which see this web-page accessed on 26/01/2017: http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4658439/4655797 The stone head, which is a decorated face corbel from the medieval church and was in the old Oughteragh graveyard (LE025-008002-) is now displayed on the outer wall of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic church at Ballinamore, which was built in the 1960s. (Gallogly 1991, 6)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 5 July, 2017
References
Gallogly, Rev. D. 1991 Sliabh an Iarainn: History of the Town and Parish of Ballinamore. Author
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.