Loughglinn

Loughglinn or Loughglynn (/lɒxˈɡlɪn/ lokh-GLIN; Irish: Loch Glinne)[2] is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland.

Loughglinn House was the main residence of the Dillon family, built circa 1715, extended in the 1820s and altered again in the early 20th century.

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa was in Millbank when he died and penned a famous lament some of the lines include "In the dead house you are lying, and I'd wake you if I could, but they'll 'wake' you in Loughglinn, 'Ned, In the cottage by the wood.

When they learned that the Black and Tans were combing the wood, under Captain McKay of the Leicestershire Regiment, the four men attempted to escape.

[8] There are also two public houses, two shops, a funeral home, a community centre with a play school, a Catholic Church (Our Lady of Good Counsel).

The local Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club is Éire Óg,[9] which was formed in 1984 and who play their home games at James Timothy Memorial Park.

It was built in a Gothic style featuring a striking octagonal bell turret with a spire, polished granite interior pillars, and richly molded arches.

[11] In 1903, Loughglinn house was sold to the Bishop of Elphin Dr Clancy who invited the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary to establish a convent, and there started a school where teenage girls would learn Home Economics.

It was written by Ms. Mary Anne Regan of Kilgarve, Castlerea, sister of the late Kathleen Devine, a record of which is in the archives of the Roscommon Herald.

Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Loughglinn