Property in Mayo & Sligo

A small seaport in the county of Mayo, is pleasantly situated on a bay of the same name, & the south bank of the Moy. It is distant 127 miles nearly north-west of Dublin, twenty-two north of CAstlebar, six north of Ballina, thirty north of Newport. The bishopric of Achonry,  the county of Sligo was united to this see in the year 1607. Here lies French invaders landed in 1798, and here the rebels were finally subdued after the surrender of the French at Ballynamuck. To the cathedral church a neat tower and spire were added in 1820. An ancient round tower is still standing in the town 84 feet high, but no record exists to ascertain the date or purpose of the erection. a mile eastward of this place stands Moyne abbey, now in ruins, built for Dominican friars by the family of the O'Dowdes, in 1412. Not far distant from this are the ruins of Roserke abbey; both are well worth the traveller's notice. The bishop's palace is a modern building erected in a commanding situation and overlooking the Bay. Here is also a free school, which was founded by the trustees of Erasmus Smyth's charity, and affords education gratis to seventy children. The exports of this town are grain and provisions. A good market is held on Saturday, and there are three annual fairs, viz. on the 28th of May, the 17th of August, and the eighth of November. Population about 2400.