St. John's (Lecarrow). 

This page is sponsored by St. Johns Parish Heritage Group.

Lecarrow is the village situated in St. John's parish. Lecarrow is not a townland. There are many places called Lecarrow in Co. Roscommon, but we believe that this is the only village amongst them. This is our Lecarrow / St. Johns homepage. We will develop this page over time to offer you a short history of the area. In the meantime we hope that you enjoy the information displayed here. Further links of interest are located below.

This is our current collection of publications & documents from St. John's & Lecarrow. We are always on the look out for additional examples to add to our collection. If you have anything that you no longer need please contact us.

Illustrations not to scale.

Lecarrow A Romance by Rev. Michael O'Beirne CC. No publisher. Lisacul 28th. Aug. 1912. 52 page (card covered) story, by one of the participants, of the events surrounding a well publicised legal case over inter. alia. alleged slander in the local newspapers. "Price to Newspaper Editors £100 - Price to ordinary mortals 2/6 net".

Fr. Michael Beirne, in later life, when he was PP of Kilbride and the French clock given to him by his grateful parishioners from Lecarrow, (mentioned in the book on page 44). Inscription: "LECARROW. A Souvenir. St. John's, 1909".

Photographs © Copyright: Roscommon Historical Research 2008.

More St. John's / Lecarrow information: (blue links are live)

Billheads.

Councillor Paddy Kilduff.

Lecarrow Rail Stop (Killiaghan or 9-mile bridge).

Memorial Cards: Surname A to L.

Memorial Cards: Surname M to Z.

Postcards.

St. John's Athletic Soccer Club.

St. John's Community Centre.

St. John's New Cemetery - Memorial database.

St. John's Parish Heritage Group.

Poster for Biodiversity Day at Corcoran's Farm in Lecarrow in 2006.

St. John's Community Centre Fund-Raising Event.

Old Times in the Barony by Very Rev. J. S. Conmee SJ. First part published in "New Ireland Review" January 1895. As a "Catholic Truth Society of Ireland" Booklet No. 16 in 1900. This version by  + Carraig Chapbooks 7 + with an introduction by Dr. Thomas Wall. This edition Reprint 1976. 36 page paperback. Description of the area around St. John's Parish written by a St. John's native (born in Glanduff, Co. Roscommon (St. John's parish NOT Kiltoom or Athlone, as some would have it!)). Clear description of the local ways from around the end of the 19th. century.

The Rindoon Journal Volume 1. Published by St. John's Parish Heritage Group in 2004. Twenty two essays on local history from local authors.186 pages card covered. Black & white illustrations throughout. Index. Printed by Herald Print, Boyle.

The Rindoon Journal Volume 2. Published by St. John's Parish Heritage Group in 2005. Twenty essays on local history from local authors.207 pages card covered. Black & white illustrations throughout. Index. Printed by Herald Print, Boyle.

Souvenir Booklet. St. John's Community Centre. 21st. Anniversary. 1984 - 2005. Limited edition 8 page, card covered, black & white illustrated booklet, produced for anniversary in September 2005. Locally produced and printed. The story of the building of the local Community Centre.

A South Roscommon emigrant. Emigration & return 1890 - 1920 by Diane Dunnigan. Maynooth Studies in Local History series. Published by Four Courts Press in 2007. 79 pages card covered. Black & white illustrations. The story of the emigration & return of Margaret Brennan, a native of the area, in the early 20th. century.

The Stones. Megalithic Structure. Knockanyconor, Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon. Leaflet produced by Lecarrow Development Committee 2006.

Left: Poster produced by Lecarrow Development Committee for Heritage Week 2007.

Mass Booklet. Mass of Christian Burial for Rev. Sean Kelly S.M.A., CC St. John's & Rahara. Died 2005. Buried in Cork.

Booklet. A 17 page booklet produced for the "Pride of Place" competition on 12th. July 2008. Includes history of some of the parish voluntary organisations and colour photographs. Limited edition (20 copies?).

If you have any further material for St. Johns or Lecarrow, please contact us.