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'''Ballynary''' is the name of a townland on the eastern shore of Lough Arrow in the southern corner of Co. |
'''Ballynary''' is the name of a townland on the eastern shore of Lough Arrow in the southern corner of [[Co. Sligo]] in [[Ireland]]. Ballynary is the ancestral seat of the [[O'Higgins]] family who were forced off their lands in 1654 by [[Oliver Cromwell]]. The head of this family still uses the title [[The O'Higgins of Ballynary]] or Lord of Ballynary although the family have not lived there since the 17th century. The townland of Ballynary contains ruins of the Dominican Abbey of [[Ballindoon]] which was founded by the [[McDonoghue Clan]] and a monument to [[Ambrose O'Higgins]] who became Spanish Viceroy to [[Peru]] and whose son [[Bernardo O'Higgins]] became the first head of State of [[Chile]]. |
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Revision as of 21:27, 5 September 2006
Ballynary is the name of a townland on the eastern shore of Lough Arrow in the southern corner of Co. Sligo in Ireland. Ballynary is the ancestral seat of the O'Higgins family who were forced off their lands in 1654 by Oliver Cromwell. The head of this family still uses the title The O'Higgins of Ballynary or Lord of Ballynary although the family have not lived there since the 17th century. The townland of Ballynary contains ruins of the Dominican Abbey of Ballindoon which was founded by the McDonoghue Clan and a monument to Ambrose O'Higgins who became Spanish Viceroy to Peru and whose son Bernardo O'Higgins became the first head of State of Chile.