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

What is recorded here

Map note: Joseph Colgan is a birthplace in County Westmeath, Ireland. The record may be short; the location is here to explore.

Why this person is known: Irish-born Roman-Catholic archbishop

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Explorer Tom Donore Castle smells like old cheese and regret, according to Tom, who swears he can smell it from a mile away even…

Explorer Tom Donore House in Donore is playing musical chairs with its own history. The main house burned down, but the outbuildings…

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Explorer Tom Ballinacloon is standing alone like a lonely uncle who lost his family in a property scandal around 1930. It’s…

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Explorer Tom Bridge in Ballindurrow caused such a huge argument in the parish that people still whisper about it. Built of…

Explorer Tom The Forge in Ballindurrow has a horseshoe-shaped door that looks like it was designed for a giant’s entrance, not a…

Explorer Tom Soho House in Cloondalin is an early nineteenth-century beauty with an ornate cast-iron porch that looks like it…

Explorer Tom Greenview outbuildings in Multyfarnham are an early nineteenth-century courtyard complex that would order chips and…

Explorer Tom Mortimers Castle thinks the road leading to it is an insult to its royal heritage and dignity. It’s a castle that’s…

Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockmorris is involved in a dispute over parking rights between two fairies who both…