What is recorded here
Why this person is known: Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)
Places near here
Photo credits
- Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Dan Clohessy / INPHO, www.roscommonherald.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
- PatWhelehan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Roscommon Herald; individual photographer of this image not stated, www.roscommonherald.ie
- Sawyer777, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamerica.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
Fairy fort / ringfort in ElphinFairy fort / ringfort · 456 ydExplorer Tom Fairy fort in Elphin is gone now, but legend says a druid named Ono offered it to St Patrick after seeking gold for a…
mill (wind)553 ydExplorer Tom Mill in Elphin is a windmill that got tired of working and decided to become a landmark instead, which honestly suits…
Orchard Park, Elphin GAAGAA ground · 665 yd
Archbold HouseConvent/nunnery · 807 ydExplorer Tom Archbold House in Elphin used to be a convent but now it’s a nursing home, so it’s basically just a fancy rest home…
Site of CastleEcclesiastical residence · 1068 ydExplorer Tom Site of Castle in Elphin would handle a nosey neighbour by simply collapsing into a pile of rubble to avoid eye…
War of Independence Commemorative Military MemorialMemorial · 1.2 miExplorer Tom War of Independence Commemorative Military Memorial is secretly proud of the potato that grew in its shadow during the…
Croghan GAA Pitch, Shannon Gaels GAAGAA ground · 4.3 mi
Queen Medb: RathcroghanLegend location · 5.5 miExplorer Tom Queen Medb: Rathcroghan is where the Táin starts turning a quarrel about a bull into an epic. Medb had a royal seat…
The Mórrígan: OweynagatLegend location · 6.0 miExplorer Tom The Mórrígan: Oweynagat is called the Cave of Cats, which fooled me into expecting a very ordinary sort of trouble.…
Pedunculate Oak6.4 miExplorer Tom Pedunculate Oak in County Roscommon is being claimed by a local who swears he invented it back in his youth, which is a…
CastleCastle, unclassified · 13 miExplorer Tom Castle in Emlagh would tell its younger self to stop being so dramatic about crumbling. It’s just a pile of rocks…
Glinsk CastleVisitor attraction · 17 miExplorer Tom Glinsk Castle smells like a mix of old books, wet stone, and whatever the ghosts were having for dinner last night…
More places in County Roscommon
What do you know about this place?Tap to add a comment or ask a question