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The Leap
Natural waterfall between Furnace Lough & Lough Feeagh used by salmon and trout. John and Arthur Oram took an interest in improving the local fisheries. Burrishoole fish trapping facility built in 1959.
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Rockfleet Castle
Rockfleet Castle or Carraigahowley Castle famously associated with Gráinne O’Malley, the pirate queen and chieftain of the clan O’Malley.
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Newport
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Wilford Lodge
Home of Arthur & Catherine Oram & their children John, Arthur “Attie”, Gretta, Emily, James & Isa.
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Burrishoole Farmhouse
John Oram 1824-1907 built Burrishoole Farmhouse when he first went to Ireland. William Rose lived here while Arthur was resident at Wilford.
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![](https://live.staticflickr.com/7225/6865849206_abc1468085.jpg "0167, "Clew Bay from Newport"")
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/7223/7011966853_a626f64e90.jpg "0318, Wilford "Clear view in early autumn 1920"")
Postcard of Royal School, Raphoe.
Leenane Hotel, County Galway
Clifden, County Galway
Mosney, Co Meath
Between c1932 and c1944 James and Mary Cowan and Maggie and Annie Anderson lived at Mosney with John Oram b1884. See this page.
“Ballinadine”, Lismore, Co Waterford.
Postcards of Ireland in the family archive
I would love if you could tell me where I could find information on the Lagduff Estate,Now Known as Logduff,My Relatives were farming there in the 1860s, His name was Anthony Barrett and his wife was Ann Conway, My Brother, Peter Conway now owns and farms most of Logduff Beg and some lands in Shranamonragh,
Regards
Colum Conway
Hello Colum
All that I know is on the site, guess you will have to go to the Mayo and Dublin archives.
Good luck, and if you find anything interesting please let me know.
The diaries of Arthur and John Oram have just digital on http://digital.ucd.ie/view/ucdlib:256149
Kind regards
Carolyn
I’ve done research on the Ballycroy Conway family.
The Tithe Applotment Book for the Civil Parish of Kilcommon (Erris/East) was submitted on 25th February 1834 at which time there were the following tithe payers named Conway recorded in the parish.
Logduff Beg Mary, Neil & Patrick Conway 251 acres £17. 15s. 8d. Real Value per annum.
The Conways who were driven from Donegal in the 17th century settled in Ballycroy. James Conway lived in Logduff and one branch of his family came and settled in Shramore and another in Shragraddy, convenient to Ballycroy in 1841. Father Michael Conway who was parish priest of Bangor and his brother, Most Rev. Dr. Hugh Conway, Bishop of Killala, 1872-93, were members of the family that settled in Shramore, one mile from Bangor. Pat Conway who bought and repaired the public house (now owned by his grandson Mr. Hugh Conway), belonged to the Shragraddy family. Source: 5th & 6th Grade Classes of Bangor National School (ca.1938).
Mary Conway, wife of James Conway, died at Lugduff Lodge, Ballycroy, on October 19, 1839, aged 72 years. She was buried in the Fahy Cemetery.
They had eight sons, including Rev. Michael Conway 1791-1852 and Bishop Hugh Conway 1816-1893.
Patrick, Thank you for sharing your research.
Carolyn