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Thomas J. Barron
Thomas J. Barron (13 November 1903 – 5 March 1992), known as Tom, was an Irish folklore, folklorist and amateur historian. A primary school teacher by profession, Barron became respected through extensive local field research, conservation efforts, and his regular contributions to the Irish Folklore Commission, with articles largely gathering and detailing the folklore of the East Cavan area.Smyth (2012), p. 88 He is best known for bringing a number of Prehistoric Ireland, pre-historical Irish objects to national attention, including a late Neolithic gold lunula,Smyth (2012), p. 89 objects excavated from late Bronze Age crannogs, and the Iron Age Corleck Head, Corleck and Corraghy Heads, Corraghy stone idol heads. According to the writer and archeologist Anne Ross (scholar), Anne Ross, Barron was the first to associate the cultic stone heads with calendar festivals, specifically the Lughnasadh harvest festival. Life and career Thomas Barron was born on 13 November 1903 to John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockbride
Knockbride () is a civil parish in County Cavan, Ireland. It is located to the north of the town of Bailieborough. There are two Roman Catholic churches in the parish – both are dedicated to Saint Brigid (Bríd) and located in the Diocese of Kilmore. The local Church of Ireland church was built in 1825. There is also a Presbyterian church, built in 1791, in Corraneary townland. The village of Canningstown is within Knockbride civil parish, and the local Gaelic Athletic Association club is based at St. Brigid's Park outside the village. There are 67 townlands in Knockbride civil parish, varying in size from 0.12 to 0.22 square miles (Druminnick and Fartagh townlands) to 1.09 square miles in area (Skeagh townland). Notable people * Sir Edward Lucas (1857–1950), poet and politician who was born in Gallon Etra townland in Knockbride. * Thomas J. Barron (1903–1992), historian and folklorist * Chris Noth (b. 1954), American actor from Wisconsin, has ancestors who emigr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
