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"Ballyconnell, a market and post-town, in the parish of Tomregan, barony of Tullaghagh, county of Cavan and province of Ulster (12.5 miles W by NW) from Cavan and sixty eight miles from Dublin; containing 453 inhabitants. This place had its origin in the English settlement in the time of Jas. 1 when Captain Culme and Walter Talbot received 1500 acres, on which, at the time of the Pynnar's survey in 1619, was a strong bawn one hundred foot square and twelve foot high, with two flanking towers and a strong castle, three stories high, the whole occupying a site well adapted for the defence of the surrounding country."[From Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)]
"BALLYCONNELL, a market town in the parish of Tomregan, and barony of Tullaghagh, in the county of Cavan, province of Ulster, Ireland, 12 miles to the N.W. of Cavan, and 86 miles from Dublin. It is situated near the border of Fermanagh, on the banks of the river Woodford, which falls into Lough Erne. A convenient quay has recently been constructed, and there is water conveyance from the town to Belturbet in one direction, and to Ballinamore in the other. The town was founded in the reign of James I. by English settlers. It consists principally of two streets, and contains the parish church, a handsome court-house, in which quarter and petty sessions are held, a bridewell, and a dispensary. A police force is stationed here. Ballyconnell House, a mansion in a large and well-wooded demesne on the river, occupies the site of an old castle. Friday is the market day, and fairs are held every month throughout the year, except in November." [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]
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- O'Reilly, J. "Ballyconnell Cemetery Inscriptions Pre-1900" Breifne v. 7, No 25, 1986, p. 498-512
- Ballyconnell Church, Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland, , v.7, 1907-08, p.4
Erected
By
Robert William Story
Third Son of the Revd Joseph Story
Of Bingfield In this County
To The Memory Of His Beloved Wife
Sara Ainsworth Story
Youngest daughter of John Enery Esqre
Of Ballyconnel House In This Parish
Who Departed This Life At Carlisle In Cumberland
9th December 1829 Ætat 88
Deeply Lamented
Her Mortal Remians Lie Interred In The
Cathedral Burying Ground Of That City
Quis Desiderio Pudor Aut Modus Tam Cari Capitis
The transcription for this town from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.
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- Snodaigh, P.O. Irish Volunteers 1715-1793, Irish Academic Press, Dublin, 1995
- Ballyconnel Infantry - 1781, 1783, 1784
- Ballyconnel Volunteers, Ballyeaston company, Ballyconnell
- Montgomery Volunteers - 1779
- Probably another name for the Ballyconnel Infantry