TEATHBHA

Journal of the Longford Historical Society

 

Teathbha volume 1, number 1 (December 1969)

Micheál Ó Finn: History of Longford: ancient and modern, 10-

Bennett, J.: Sliabh Cairbre, 17-

Kearney, Patrick: Granard, 18-

Glennon, Liam: Irish Music: historical background, 24-

English, N.W.: Notes on Mosstown House, Kenagh, 29-

O’Donnell, M.J.: The Pakenhams: Earls of Longford, 34-

Ó Duigneáin, Peadar: Ballinmuck and ’98, 41-

Lenehan, John F.: Memories of Ballinamuck, 47-

Ó Duigneáin, Peadar: Sweat house, Lettergullion, 53-

 

Teathbha volume 1, number 2 (December 1971)

Carthy, John: The Clonfin ambush, 83-

Kelly, Francis: County Longford and the Connaught tories, 1660–70, 95-

Higgins, Richard B.:The monastery of Abbeyderg, 110-

Ross, Joseph: Abbeyshrule—Mainistir Sruthair, 113-

Ó Duigneáin, Peadar: Toberpatrick, 115-

Chadwick, Austin: Chaplain extraordinary, 118-

Mac Cormaic, E.: Rev. John Wesley, A.M., and Methodism in Co. Longford, 128-

McDonald, Mary: The Breaney Ringfort, 131-

Ó Finn, Mícheál: Father John Christopher Drumgoole, 134-

Murphy, Garry: Prizewinning essay on John Keegan Casey (Leo), 139-

anonymous: The Battle of Granard, 145-

English, N.W.: Field antiquities of County Longford, 146-

anonymous: Hurling memories, 156-

Corkery, John: Longford artists, 158-

 

 

Teathbha volume 1, number 3 (December 1973)

Carthy, John: Wherever green is worn: a symposium of tributes in memory of Lt.-General Seán Mac Eoin, 171-

Daly, Cahal B.: St. Mel's crozier, 186-

Delaney, James: The Longford traditional house, 189-

Ó Maoleachlainn, Padraig L.: Clonmacnois and the XIIth century synods, 195-

Kearney, Patrick: The Cistercian Abbey at Abbeylara, A.D. 1205–1540, 202-

Corkery, John: Some forgotten Longford exiles, 206-

Ross, Joseph: Some memories of a kindly old parish priest, 222-

Parkhill, Trevor: Business records survey in Co. Longford, 226-

document: Journal of Monsignor O'Farrell, 228-

document: Extracts from Mason's survey 1812—Parish of Rathcline, 240-

Boylan, Edward E.: Mullinalaghta—some historical notes, 244-

 

 

Teathbha volume 1, number 4 (October 1978)

O'Ferrall, Fergus: The struggle for Catholic Emancipation in County Longford 1824–29, 259-269.

Higgins, Dick: Court-cairn tomb at Abbeyderg, 270-271.

Kelly, James: James Bronterre O'Brien—a forgotten radical, 272-281.

Columb, Frank: Inchmore, Lough Gowna, 282-286.

de Montfort, Simon L.M.: Notes on the Richardsons of Richmount and Richfort, Co. Longford, 287-289.

Ó Maoleachlainn, Padraig L.: Anthony MacGeoghegan (1598–1664), 290-308.

Keaney, Marian: Padraic Colum—Longford poet, 309-316.

Carthy, John: Irish neutrality—the Longford connection, 317-320.

Delaney, James: Some oral traditions from County Longford, 321-328.

Devaney, Owen: Minutes of Longford Poor Law Guardians during the Great Famine, 329-336.

 

 

Teathbha volume II, number 1 (July 1980)

Boyle, Leonard E.: Fr. Joseph Mullooly, O.P., 1812–1880, 3-16.

Hodgins, John J.A.: The Fetherston family of Ardagh, 17-32.

Hayes-McCoy, G.A.:  The French campaign in Connacht and North Leinster, 1798, 33-40.

Logan, Patrick: Irish folk medicine, 41-46.

O'Brien, Gearoid: Children’s literature from County Longford, 1760–1960, 47-56.

O'Ferrall, Fergus: Maria Edgeworth and the local scene: a review, 57-60.

MacCormaic, Éamonn: South County Longford: its farming patterns and customs, 61-62.

Mac Cleannáin, Liam: The “massacre” at Longford in 1641, 63-67.

 

 

Teathbha volume II, number 2 (March 1983)

Ó Snodaigh, Pádraig: Notes on the volunteers, militia, yeomanry and orangemen of County Longford, 83-

document:  Diary of Col. Charles Clinton during his passage from Ireland to America, May 9–October 4, 1729, 101-

O’Ferrall, Fergus: The Ballinamuck ‘land war’ 1835–39, 104-

Kenny, Michael: A hoard of 17th Century European silver coins from Newcastle, Co. Longford, 110-

Casey, James: Michael Farrell, United Irishman from Ballymahon, 122-

Brady, C.F.: Some observations on the Ogham script, 124-

Mac Aodha, Brendan S.: Teachainmneacha Chontae An Longfoirt, 134-

compiled by the Press Office, Granard Bunfleadh: “To show that still she lives”—Granard Harp Festival, 138-

Lefroy, Patrick: Jane Austen’s Irish friend: Thomas Langlois Lefroy, of Carrigglas Manor, 1776–1869, 143-

Glennon, Liam: Townlands and placenames in County Longford, 147-

anonymous: Folklore, 149-

Ó Glaisne, Risteárd: Foilseachain nua Leo Leirmheas, 153-

 

 

Teathbha volume 2, number 3 (November 1992)

Ó Suilleabháin, Seán: The “Sleeping Beauty” of Lough Gowna, 167-

anonymous: Fr. Flood, 172-

Egan, Paddy: Highway to the past, 174-

Kelly, James J.: R.L. Edgeworth and the Reform Movement in County Longford, 1782–85, 176-

Cahill, Seán: Sheela-na-Gig in Co. Longford, 183-

Delaney, James G.:  The parish of Legan—an account from oral tradition, 186-

Brady, Gerard: The diary of a Victorian gentleman, 189-

Columb, Frank: Dopping of Derrycasson, Dring and Culray, 193-

document: Notice to the Public—Newtownforbes, 195-

Miller, Kerby A. & Fleming, Sharon: The Ballymahon Riot of 1837, 196-

Murphy, Paula: Legacy from a Longford Quarry—Terence Farrell and his family, 202-

Donlon, Mary: The Irish Argentines—the Longford-Westmeath connection, 207-

‘per Denniston family’: Longford heir to half a million wanted, 214-

Killian, Louise & Mary: A brief reflection on the history of Killashee parish, 216-

anonymous: Foxhall and Legan, 218-

‘per Luke Baxter’: Longford orphans, 219-

Mac Aodha, Breandán S.: Dobharainmneacha Chontae an Longfoirt, 221-

Mac Cormaic, Éamonn:   Rev. John Wesley, his preachers and Rev. Henry Goldsmith, 224-

‘per E. Jeffers & L. Baxter’: Churchyard gleanings, 229-

document: The Countie of Longford (extracts from A description of Ireland 1598), 232-

anonymous: The Granard Papers, 234-

 

 

Teathbha volume II, number 4 (November 1997)

Dawson, Sylvia: Major changes in Irish women’s lives in the past 50 years, 259-

MacNerney, Lames P.: Community school education—a personal view, 262-

Garland, Kieron: Junior page, 268-

O’Ferrall, Fergus: County Longford history, a review… 1967–1997, 269-

Ó Catháin, Diarmaid: Tomás Ó Catháin—a note on the Battle of Ballinamuck, 276-

Brady, Gerard: Hon. Edward Blake and the 1892 election, 279-

Mulligan, Conchessa: M’anam ort, a Mhaitiú, 284-

McGlynn, Shirley: Snippets, 284-

Newman, Patrick A.: Kenagh’s clock tower, 285-

Coleman, Marie: The South Longford by-election, May 1917, 287-

Morgan, Gerard: Some aspects of Landlord and tenant relations in a Longford townland, 291-

Morris, Martin: Drumming House and estate, 295-

Gearty, Sarah: Maps of County Longford, 1790–1840, 297-