School: Ballivor (roll number 9380)
- Location:
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
- Teacher: T. Ua Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 267
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- (continued from previous page)Killaconnigan was the first Parrish Catholic Church, and is very ancient.
The second Catholic Church was in Gaffney's field at Muchwood cross-roads on the Kilmeror road
In those days, and earlier, any priest that died, was buried in Killaconnigan.
In the year 1828 A.D. Mr Anthony Brown from Elmgrove, and Mr Rickard from Coolronan. (both of them are dead now) petitioned the English Government to build a new Church, and got permission.
The site was arranged in James Miggin's garrden, but by Mr Brown's influence he got permission, and it was built opposite the Protestant Church. The site being owned by Cummin's who were evicted. The Cummin'ses were evicted for non-payment of rent
The following priests were buried in the Church grounds, -
Fr Shaw, Fr Halligan, Fr Martin. In old times the Priests house, was where the Guards Barrack is now. The house is belonging Foxes in Corballis.
McLoughlins public-house is the oldest house in the village.
it was burned three times, once in"Twinty Eight" by the English, and twice before that.
James Stephens the Fenian organiser visited this public house the night of a fair in Ballivor, and swore in a(continues on next page)
