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ANNALS of SHRULE
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| Shrule the name given in 1570 by the four masters as Sruthair,
the word is a variation of Sruth or Sruthan: a stream or river. The tradition
of Shrule deriving it's name from sruth-fuil, meaning river of blood, because
of a massacre at Shrule bridge in 1642 is a fabrication and incorrect, as
the name was already in use before that time.The name took various forms
through the centuries, i.e.: Strothyr, Shrure, Shrower, Sruhir, and Shruel...
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| This original set of pages was originally compiled for
book form by Gerard Metadger from Dalgan. |
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| This history is an attempt at bringing together the information
on the history of Shrule collected by many people around the parish. Thank
you to all those who contributed in any way, including funds, printing,
photocopies… |
| P. Geraghty, G. Heneghan, Sgt. S. Lohan, P. Gibbons, J. Reynolds,
G. Geraghty, F. Mullin, S. Ryan, P.J. Dooley, a special mention for the
St. Joseph N.S. for their help and support. Last but not least I like to
mention J. Tedders (senior) and Ian and Angela Pitchford, whose contribution
form a large part of this work , but who regretfully will not see it. May
they rest in peace. |
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Bibliography
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| The History of the County of Mayo, to the close of the 16th century, |
by Hubert Thomas Knox. |
| The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway |
by James Hardiman. |
| West or H-Iar Connacht |
R. O'Flaherty's with notes by James Hardiman. |
| De Burgh peoples and places |
by Eamonn Bourke |
| Celtic Myths and Legends |
by T.W. Rolleston |
| Wilde's Loch Corrib |
by William Wilde |
| Medieval religious houses of Ireland |
by A. Gwynn and R.N. Hadcock. |
| Source for local studies |
by W. Nolan. |
| Review from the Galway Archaeological and Historical society (various
articles). |
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| The Mantle various articles on Shrule |
by J.B. Mc Hugh. |
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| Roderic O'Flaherty wrote: "There are many stories of
great dramatic quality, of war between ruling families, of dirty deeds that
went unpunished but which nevertheless had consequences for the subsequent
generations. This is not fiction, this is a terrible reality".Oscar
Wilde also said of history: "The wicked very often go unpunished, the
good unrewarded, and the meek inherit the graveyard". |
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