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1. St Catherine's Catholic Church Oughterlin (continued)

   

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   first Church was built in 1792 and the present Church in 1845 no other Catholic Church was in Killygarvan Parish and the site selected was centrally situated to serve the needs of the Catholics of the entire parish A priest's grave is in the grounds. It is the grave of Father Thomas Sheridan native of the Parish who was born in the townland of Drumhalla, studied in St. patrick's College, Maynooth, and was ordained Priest in 1867. He was Curate in Donegal Town and in Ballyshannon where his health began to fail. He died at his native place in 1877. In Maynooth he was a class-fellow of the late Cardinal Logue. Two of his brothers were also priests. One, Father William Sheridan, was Adm. of Letterkenny Parish where he did much useful work during the years when St. Eunan's Cathedral was being built He died at his post of duty in 1901 at the early age of 49. The other brother, Father John Sheridan died on the American Mission in 1913 at the age of 65. A nephew, Father William J. Sheridan, is now Curate in Glenties.

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2. Áitainmneacha insan Cheantar seo

   

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   Árd Áluinn
   Árd na Gainimhe
   Árd na Mohane
   Árd na Sgríste
   Árdan Ruadh
   Árd na gCapall mBán
   Alt Mór
   Aileach Binn
   Binn Iolair
   Baile Lár
   Binn a' Chathuighthe
   Árdan Ruisc
   Cúl a' Léana
   Cor a 'Shéarluis
   Carraic
   Creag Chanainn
   Cnoc an Aifrinn
   Creag Fhada
   Conlinne
   Clampar
   Cnoc na gCnámh

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