William Higgins
- Born
- 1851-01-01 12:00:00
- Died
- 1932-03-06 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
Associated communities
Sligo
County Sligo, or Sligeach in Irish, is located in the border region of Ireland. We are home to Benbulben Mountain, which is said to be Ireland’s most distinctive and shady valleys dominate the landscape here. Our county town is Sligo and we have a population of approximately 65,393. We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.
Other ancestors in this community
Buildings in this community
Dunneill aka Dooneal TOWNLAND
Location: Sligo
Dunneill, Kilmacshalgan, Co Sligo
Collloney Church of the Assumption
Location: Sligo
St. Michael's Church
Location: Sligo
462F+G9 Cloonacool, County Sligo, Ireland
Kilcullen seaweed Baths
Location: Sligo
6W94+42 Enniscrone, County Sligo, Ireland
Timeline events in this community
- 2000s
Parish of Ardcarne
2000-01-01 12:00:00
- 1840s
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1846
1846-01-01 12:00:00
- 1830s
Henry Garrett
1832-08-21 12:00:00
- 1830s
Sligo Death Notices From Cholera, Ireland
<p>DEATH NOTICES (from the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet) during the height of the cholera pandemic in Ireland.</p>
1832-09-13 12:00:00
Burriscarra (Mayo)
Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Burriscarra (Mayo). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.
Other ancestors in this community
Buildings in this community
Towerhill
Location: Burriscarra (Mayo)
Towerhill
Ruined remains of Castlecarra, home of Sir Henry Lynch, 5th Baronet
Location: Burriscarra (Mayo)
Castle Carra, Co Mayo
Timeline events in this community
- 1880s
Foundation of Ballintubber GAA Club
1885-01-01 12:00:00
- 1830s
Burriscarra in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described by Samuel Lewis in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" 1837.</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
- 1830s
County Mayo in the 1830s
<p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (The information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time). [Note: the boundaries of County Mayo were redrawn in 1898, so researchers may need to look to surrounding counties].</p>
1837-01-01 12:00:00
- 1920s
The blitz on the Big Houses
<p>In early 1923, during the period of civil war in Ireland, Anti-Treatyites embarked on a concentrated campaign against the Big Houses of the he landed gentry. Between June 1922-April 1923, a staggering 199 Big Houses went up in flames. In the civil war, the only county in Leinster with no burnings was Queens County (now Laois).</p>
1922-01-01 12:00:00