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A half-assed Google search says: The Bell of Fenagh was probably made between 1050 and 1150. The Bell passed down through the centuries by the O’Rodachain’s Coarbs of St. Caillin and then on to the parish priests of Fenagh.It is presently in St Mell’s cathedral Longford.

St. Mel's was destroyed by a big fire in 2009 - I don't know if the bell is still there.

At the time of the photo, I think the bell was at Foxfield parish church: Streetview.

In 1892 via Davison & Associates Ltd

"How it lost its tongue" ... www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4649698/4648296/4659014?ChapterID=4... ... St Caillin collected his annual dues for the upkeep of the Monastery, in this bell. The full of it was sufficient for the year. His greedy servant to make it hold more had the tongue pulled out of the bell, but it held no more. St Caillin cursed him and said one of his name would never prosper in the parish of Fenagh. ...

What an incredible photo.

Streetview osi 25"

B-59 Bang on Streetview, it's not often it gets so close to the original. Pity about the cloud on the mountain!

B-59 National Library of Ireland on The Commons Oct 2009 Streetview (Without the cloud)

The house dates from 1880ish according to the NIAH.

The windmill comes from Illinois, USA. Can anyone read the vane?

Sligo harnessing wind power, long ago. Great shot.

And a little steam power boat, too.

It's a "HALLADAY" pump from this company - www.bataviahistoricalsociety.org/exhibits-collections/com... "By 1881, the company was called the largest institution of its kind in the world."

HALLADAY STANDARD ? ? ? Batavia, Illinois, USA