Latteragh - (Latherath, Lateragh, Leatracha Odhráin)


A rather fanciful interpretation of the ancestral home of Montmorency Morres - Castle at Latteragh drawn & engraved by George Lambert

The parish of Latherath (Latteragh) from the Down Survey

Transfer of land ownership after the Act of Settlement of 1652 showing original and new owners


St Odhran's

The Pattern day is August the 15th. The water from the Well reputedly cures sore eyes. The stones are placed on various parts of the body to cure headaches, toothache and stomach ailments

Grave slabs from St Odhrans Monastery in Latteragh. These were found on the opening of O'Brien and Berkery Graves. They are thought to be post medieval and each slab is portable, carved only on one side. These are now on display in the Heritage centre in Nenagh.

 You will notice from this illustrated excerpt from an article by Dorothy Kelly ( JSRAI in Vol. 188 of 1988) that there was also found a slab from nearby Cloghinch with writing on it

Mairead NicCutcheon's telling of the legends of St Odhrans Well - (duchess.ie)


Latteragh National School (1882)


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