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Letterfrack ( Irish Leitir Fraic ) is a small town in Connemara , Ireland , which was founded by the Quakers in the mid-19th century. The village is located 15 km northeast of Clifden on the N59. On the edge of the town is the visitor center of the Connemara National Park .
Close to Letterfrack is the famous Kylemore Abbey . To the east lies the Ox Peninsula .
history
The village was founded by the Quakers James and Mary Ellis from Bradford , who came to west Connemara to alleviate the hardship during the great famine . They leased around 1,000 acres of land from Robert Graham and were then able to give work to the local people to cultivate the land. The building that still exists on a hillside, built in 1849 and now serves as a hostel , is a testimony to that time. For health reasons, the project came to an end in 1857 when James and Mary Ellis had to return to England. The facility was purchased by John Hall in support of the Irish Church Missions, a Protestant missionary movement. In 1882, the then Archbishop of Tuam , John MacEvily , succeeded in acquiring the facility, who made it available to the Christian Brothers .
Remarks
- ↑ Breandan O Scanaill: Historical Sketchbook: Listed Buildings of Connemara Volume I . Black Turf Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9554146-1-9 , pp. 68-70 .
Web links
- Letterfrack Tourist Information Office in Letterfrack. Also includes a directory of accommodations
Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ N , 9 ° 57 ′ W