In Memoriam: Francis and Anne Armstrong’s Church Window in Cloonacool
February 17, 2016
Photo (2008) courtesy of Patty Wheeler
There’s a small Roman Catholic church in Cloonacool in County Sligo, Ireland with approximately ten stained glass windows dedicated to local individuals and families.
In 2008, my brother and his wife visited the church and took photos of the window that honors the memory of our great-great-great grandparents Francis and Anne Leonard Armstrong of Tullyvellia.
Francis and Anne moved to a farm in the Townland of Tullyvellia in 1876, when a sharp increase in rent forced them off their leased farmlands in the Townland of Derreens.
Photo (2008) courtesy of Patty Wheeler
The Catholic Church at Cloonacool
Photo (c. 2015) courtesy of William Coleman, a Leonard descendant in County Sligo
I haven’t been able to track down an official name online for the small Catholic church in Cloonacool, but sooner or later something will turn up or someone will let us know what it is. For the time being, though, its name remains a mystery.
If you’re interested in seeing the other stained glass windows in the church, check out this link: http://www.skynet.ie/~dan/cloonacoolchurch.htm
Update: St. Michael’s Church, Cloonacool
The mystery of the name of the Catholic church in Cloonacool has been solved. Thank you for the photos William Coleman.
Photo of the sign at St. Michael’s Church in Cloonacool, County Sligo, Ireland, 2017. Photo courtesy of Leonard family descendant William Coleman
Looking towards the alter, St. Michael’s Church, Cloonacool, County Sligo, Ireland, 2017, Photo courtesy of Leonard descendant William Coleman