Bornacoola () is an

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in the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Ireland. Geography The diocese is entirely within the Republic of Ireland and contains most of counties Longford and Leitrim, with parts of counties ...

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. It is located at the southern extremity of

County Leitrim County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...

in the

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Mohill Mohill (, meaning "soft ground") is a town in County Leitrim, Ireland. The town of Carrick-on-Shannon is approximately 16 km (10 miles) away. History The Justinian plague of Mohill devastated the local population in the 6th centur ...

. Some of its townlands lie in neighbouring

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. The nearest large towns are

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(8 miles) and

Carrick-on-Shannon Carrick-on-Shannon () is the county town of County Leitrim in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. A smaller part of the town located on the west bank of the River Shannon lies in County Roscommon and is home to th ...

(11 miles).

Townlands

The parish is bounded by the townlands indicated below, most of which coincide with the southern parts of the civil parish of Mohill (which straddles two baronies) with a few townlands in a neighbouring civil parish to the west. * In the

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, :*

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of Mohill :: Acres, Aghamore, Aghnahunshin, Aghnamona, Ballygeeher (not Bellageeher), Cashel, Cloonboniagh North, Cloonboniagh South, Clooncarreen, Cloonclivvy, Clooncolry, Clooneagh, Cloonfannon, Cloonmorris, Cloontumpher, Cloonturk, Cornagillagh, Corracramph South, Corrascoffy, Derreen, Drumard (Jones), Drumard (Magerraun), Esker South, Esker North, Gortanure South, Gorteenoran or Georgia, Gortnalamph, Gubagraffy, Keelagh, Killinaker, Knockadrinan, Liscloonadea, Meelragh (Nagur), Meelragh (Saggart), Moher, Rinnagowna, Rooskynamona, Tulcon. :* Civil parish of Annaduff :: Aughry, Drumod, Drumod Beg, Drumod More. * In the Barony of Longford, county of Longford :* Civil parish of Mohill :: Ahanagh, Bunanass, Clooncolligan, Cloonart North, Cloonart South, Clooneen (Beirne), Clooneen (Cox), Clooneen (Kennedy), Clooneen (Shanly), Edercloon, Tomisky.

Churches

Local churches include St. Michael's Church, Bornacoola and St. Joseph's Church, Cloonturk. Bornacoola parish graveyard.jpg, Parish graveyard Cloonmorris church ruins Ogham view.jpg, Early Christian church ruins (8c.-12c.) Cloonmorris church north plaque.jpg, Church ruins plaque

Features

''Scoil Mhuire'' is the local national school (primary school). Lady Baltimore's Statue is a statue located beside Johnston's Bridge in Bornacoola.Features of the parish
It came from Baltimore, Maryland, USA and is named after a place in Bornacoola parish (Baile an Tigh Mor- the town of the big house). The family left Ireland and settled in Maryland and because of this link the statue to Lady Baltimore was sent back to Ireland in the 1970s and erected some years later.

Cloonmorris Ogham stone The Cloonmorris Ogham Stone is an ancient monument at Saint Michael's Church, Bornacoola, County Leitrim, in Ireland. Description It is the only Ogham inscribed stone to be recorded in County Leitrim. First examined by Mac Neill in 1909, the ...

, also located nearby, is an ancient stone located in the graveyard. It is the only example of an Ogham inscribed stone in County Leitrim. It was incorrectly inverted when placed on a plinth. Also located within the grounds of the graveyard is an early Christian church. This is under the protection of the

Office of Public Works The Office of Public Works (OPW) (; legally the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland) is a major Government of Ireland, Irish Government agency, which manages most of the Irish State's property portfolio, including hundreds of owned and ren ...

References

External links

Bornacoola GAA Club
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