Eskra

Buildings

Geography

Demography

Places of interest

• On the crown of the wooded hill stands a remarkable megalithic monument - a chambered cairn, sometimes styled Aynia's cave. Queen Aynia, who gave her name to the hill and townland, is said to have been full sister to Queen Medhbh of Connacht.
• Many sites of penal day massrocks are still remembered by the local people. One such hallowed spot is 'The Altar Field' near Cullen's Point in the townland of Cormore.
• Another is in the hallow at the rear of the new church in Lisnarable. The old St. Patrick's Church - sometimes referred to as the 'Lower Mountain Church' was really a barn bought from a local farmer named Traynor and upgraded to serve as a church in the first quarter of the 19th century. The cemetery which developed around it was consecrated on Sunday, 25 October 1840 by Bishop Edward Kernan. On 20 August 1978 the present St. Patrick's Church was dedicated by Bishop Mulligan. The altar stone, the tabernacle, the bell and two fine restored statues were transferred from the old church to highlight the link with the past. In the new church with its pipe organ, Father Eddie Murphy, then Parish Priest, has left a memorable legacy on the parish of Eskra.

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Townlands of Eskra parish

• Altenarvagh
• Beltany
• Cloneylaugh
• Cormore
• Dromore Lower
• Dunbiggan
• Eskra
• Eskermore
• Fernaghandrum
• Kilnaheery
• Knockmany
• Lisnarable
• Lurganglare
• Tamlaght
• Tatnadavnet
• Tulnafoile
• Tullycorker
• Tychanny