History of Falcarragh

the Court as I twice before had, but was immediately on my arrival surrounded by upwards of 150 to 300 men who had

assembled merely for the purpose of preventing me from holding any Court and threatened my life if I would. Their measures

I was obliged to comply with.

Slater’s Directory of 1870 provides us with valuable information about Falcarragh and its surrounding area:

Crossroads or Falcarragh, is a village, in the parish of Tullaghbegley, and partly of Raymunterdoney, barony

of Kilmacrennan, situated on the summit of a small hill near to the coast; opposite here is the Island of Torrey, nine

miles distant. The places of worship are the parish church and a Presbyterian meetinghouse. A dispensary and a school are

the charitable institutions. Fairs are held on the last Thursday monthly. Population in 1861 was 231.

Slater’s Directory of 1881 records that the population increased to 258 inhabitants in 1871 and also tells that there was a Protestant Episcopal Church in the town. We are given some information about the local post office situated at the crossroads. Thomas Browne was Postmaster at the time and “letters from all parts arrive at ten minutes past eleven morning, and are dispatched at one afternoon