The source records Lavagh as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

What is recorded here

Map note: The map marks James Booth as a birthplace in County Sligo, Ireland. The record may be short; the location is here to explore.

Why this person is known: Irish cleric, mathematician and educationist (1806–1878)

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Explorer Tom Abbey Court in Lavagh hosted a dance that went so far the floorboards still remember the regret. It’s a Franciscan…

Explorer Tom Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart had a matchmaker who paired off half the parish before she died. The stained glass…

Explorer Tom Earthwork in Carrowcarragh would describe itself to a stranger as 'a very damp rectangle with attachment issues' if it…

Explorer Tom Knocknashee hid a fifty-three-acre hillfort in plain sight until an aerial survey made people look properly in 1988.…

Explorer Tom Carrowmore National School is a tiny building at Carrowmore Crossroads, still holding onto its slate roof and rubble…

Explorer Tom This Achonry fort is writing its dating profile right now; looking for someone who appreciates a good slope. The ditch…

Explorer Tom This Achonry enclosure is on a bog island, which means it argues with everyone about who owns the mud. The whole parish…

Explorer Tom This fairy fort in Claragh Irish would win a county fair prize for 'Most Effort with Least Result', hands down. Its…

Explorer Tom Megalithic Monument in Achonry is a bit of a show-off, claiming to be special while sitting right next to a quarry that…

Explorer Tom Castle in Lecarrow thinks it’s the star of the county fair, complete with a prize-winning potato. It’s been posing for…