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

What is recorded here

Why this person is known: Irish/American Catholic bishop (1855–1934)

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Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Drumgora has been split by a modern field boundary, so half of it is gone and the other half…

Explorer Tom Stramaquerty Bridge is showing off its three arches like it’s a catwalk model. The cutwaters are vertical, which is a…

Explorer Tom Bellasis Presbyterian Church is unassuming but built by Reverend John King in the 1830s, so it carries some serious…

Explorer Tom Lurgan Flax Mill in Curraghmore still has its mill wheel spinning in memory of old flax times. The corn mill next door…

Explorer Tom Curraghmore Bridge refuses to fall down because it’s got an ego about being associated with a flax mill that no longer…

Explorer Tom Fishers Forest got its name because a fisherman dropped his net here and never fished again. He said the trees were too…

Explorer Tom Farm house in Coppanagh Glebe is showing off its thatch like it’s the height of fashion. It’s got a kitchen in the…

Explorer Tom Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Coppanagh Glebe has a secret mass path out back that smells like old prayers and…

Explorer Tom Worker's house in Virginia is actually four houses pretending to be one big fancy dwelling for the Marquess of…

Explorer Tom Lissannymore means 'the place where the monks forgot to bring their shovels,' or so I’m led to believe by the locals.…

Explorer Tom Welcome to Deerpark Forest in County Cavan has a five-year retirement plan that involves turning into a very expensive…

Explorer Tom Virginia Park Lodge is the gatekeeper with the best fashion sense in Deerpark, probably designed by McLeish. It looks…