The farmhouse at Kilsallagh was situated south of the Owenmore River near the village of Bellacorick, Mayo, Ireland.  During the C17 this part of Ireland became known as the Barony of Erris. Dermot remembers his uncle, John Carolan, referring to an area of the farm as ‘The Mearing’ – an old English word for the … Continue reading Kilsallagh (1)