Loughshinny
| Loughshinny Loch Sionnaigh | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Loughshinny Harbour with headland of Drumanagh on right | |
  Loughshinny Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′49″N 6°5′10″W / 53.54694°N 6.08611°WCoordinates: 53°32′49″N 6°5′10″W / 53.54694°N 6.08611°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Fingal |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Urban | 641 |
| • Rural | 1,046 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Website |
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Loughshinny (/lɒxˈʃɪni/ lokh-SHIN-i; Irish: Loch Sionnaigh)[2] is a small village in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The seaside village is between Skerries and Rush. Loughshinny's more famous landmarks are the Martello Tower on the nearby headland of Drumanagh and some unusual rock formations visible on some of the many coastal walks in the area.
The headland of Drumanagh contains a major Iron Age fort, where important Roman artifacts have been found. Some archaeologists have suggested the fort was a bridgehead for Roman military campaigns, while others suggest it was a Roman trading colony or a native Irish settlement that traded with Roman Britain.[3][4]
Famous people include Esther Kenny, Dermot Forken, Brian Lyons, John Murray and Paul Corr.
Senator Richard A. Butler (1874-1952) lived nearby in Popeshall, a house built in the years after the famine. Cecelia Canon of Thomastown had married Dr Andrew Butler in the years before the famine, and when he died of cholera, she returned to Loughshinny to her family. Her son, Richard built the Butler family house on the townland of Popeshall, adjoining Thomastown. He married Kate Flinn, who was the daughter of Richard Flinn and Bridget Ennis. Richard and Bridget owned Skerries Mills and also a millwright business in Drogheda. Richard Andrew Butler of Popeshall, their son (b.1874) was a Justice of the Peace. An innovative farmer, he was a member of the County Council from 1906-1918, and became a senator in the first Seanad Eireann (1922-1925) and again in 1928/9-1931. He was first president of the Irish Farmer's Union from 1911 to 1924. His obituary in the Farmers Gazette of 24 May 1942 noted that he was "a kindly man, just and considerate, with his passing there goes one of the old type who earned equally the affection of friends, and the esteem of all opponents." [5] He married Alice Farrell of Borris-in-Ossosry in 1910. She pre-deceased him. He was survived by his sister Mary McSwiney, six sons and three daughters, having lost a fourth daughter in infancy. His son, Andrew was unmarried and continued to farm Popeshall until his death in 1992. His daughter, Nan, also unmarried, maintained a riding school in the former farm stables, and was greatly loved by the children of the area. She too died in 1992. The farm was sold in the following years.
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References
- ↑ "Ireland Census 2006 - Population of Towns ordered by County and size, 2002 and 2006" (PDF).
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ↑ Richard Warner, "Yes, the Romans did invade Ireland", British Archaeology 14, May 1996, retrieved 14 August 2009
- ↑ Shawn Pogatchnik, "Experts Claim Romans May Have Established Colonies in Ireland", Los Angeles Times, 17 November 1996, retrieved 22 July 2009
- ↑ The Farmers' Gazette. Dublin 24 May 1952