Excerpt from Notes on the Early History, of the Dioceses of Tuam, Killalla and Achonry No history of these Dioceses has yet been published, except Mr. O. J. Burke's History of the Catholic Archbishops of Tuam, which is limited in accordance with its title. These notes are intended to show how they assumed their present form, and who worked in them in early days, and to be an assistance and foundation for whoever may under take to write their history. In that respect their utility is limited, but as far as they go I hope that they will prove trustworthy. They are published in their present form because they would probably never be published if they were held back to be completely recast, and are even so better than no history at all. They extend over the three Dioceses because the information was collected during the study of the early history of the Co. Of Mayo, and not with the object of writing their history. General remarks are made in the section on Tuam Diocese, in which is included also the period of St. Patrick and his companions. The sections on the other Dioceses contain what is peculiar to them. The Monastic Houses are taken together according to their orders as they were not a part of the ordinary Diocesan organisation, and are most conveniently dealt with as a whole. It has been im possible for me to compare all my Copies with the original documents relating to their possessions, but I have done so as far as I could, in order to get the most satisfactory reading of place-names. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.