Anthony Mulvey (1882 – 11 January 1957) was an Irish nationalist politician .
21-676: Mulvey may refer to: People [ edit ] Anthony Mulvey (1882–1957), Irish nationalist politician Callan Mulvey (born 1975), New Zealand-born Australian actor Dearie Mulvey (1898–1968), American co-owner of the Dodgers baseball club, wife of James Mulvey Frank Mulvey (1918–81), Canadian football player Gráinne Mulvey (born 1966), Irish composer Grant Mulvey (born 1956), Canadian ice hockey player Harold M. Mulvey (1914–2000), American lawyer, Attorney General of Connecticut 1963–68 James Mulvey (1899–1973), American co-owner of
42-521: A Northern Irish constituency is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . County Leitrim County Leitrim ( / ˈ l iː t r əm / LEE -trəm ; Irish : Contae Liatroma ) is a county in Ireland . It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region . It is named after the village of Leitrim . Leitrim County Council is the local authority for
63-564: A hilly and mountainous landscape in its northwest and is relatively flat in the southeast, each separated from the other by Lough Allen in the middle of the county. Leitrim has the shortest length of coastline of any Irish county that touches the sea. At Tullaghan , the coastline is only 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) long. The Shannon is linked to the Erne via the Shannon–Erne Waterway . Notable lakes include: In ancient times Leitrim formed
84-535: Is also a municipal district: Ballinamore (6 councillors), Carrick-on-Shannon (6 councillors), and Manorhamilton (6 councillors). Leitrim County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly . The following were elected at the 2019 Leitrim County Council election : Leitrim is part of the Dáil constituency of Sligo–Leitrim . This constituency existed from 1948 to 2007, and previously from 1923 to 1937 as Leitrim–Sligo. From 1937 to 1948,
105-659: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Anthony Mulvey Born in County Leitrim , Mulvey edited the Ulster Herald newspaper before his election to represent Fermanagh and Tyrone for the Nationalist Party in the British House of Commons at the 1935 general election . Mulvey did not take his seat until 1945, and with Patrick Cunningham , proposed that
126-510: The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 , County Leitrim was divided into the rural districts of Ballyshannon No. 3 (later renamed Kinlough), Bawnboy No. 2 (later renamed Ballinamore), Carrick-on-Shannon No. 1, Manorhamilton and Mohill. The rural districts were abolished in 1925. As of the 2016 census: Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county. The county is divided into three local electoral areas , each of which
147-503: The River Shannon and Sliabh an Iarainn . Uniquely among Irish counties, there is no way to cross from the north of the county to the south (or vice versa) by road without leaving its boundaries. North Leitrim is slightly larger than the south, comprising 51% of County Leitrim's land area. However, South Leitrim, with towns such as Carrick-on-Shannon, Ballinamore and Drumshambo, is significantly more populous, containing approximately 65% of
168-471: The 13th century but were defeated at the Battle of Áth an Chip in 1270. Much of the county was confiscated from its owners in 1620 and given to Villiers and Hamilton . Their initial objective was to plant the county with English settlers. However, this proved unsuccessful. English Deputy Sir John Perrot had ordered the legal establishment of "Leitrim County" a half-century prior, in 1565. Perrott also demarcated
189-553: The 1841 census) were ravaged by the Great Famine and the population dropped to 112,000 by 1851. The population subsequently continued to decrease due to emigration. After many years, the wounds of such rapid population decline have finally started to heal. Agriculture improved over the last century. Leitrim now has the fastest growing population in Connacht. The Book of Fenagh is the most famous medieval manuscript originating here. In
210-417: The 19th century the poet John McDonald (of Dromod) lived in the county, and William Butler Yeats spent the turn of the twentieth century fascinated with Lough Allen and much of Leitrim. Glencar Waterfall, 11 kilometres (7 mi) from Manorhamilton, inspired Yeats and is mentioned in his poem The Stolen Child . Geographically, the county is almost evenly divided along north–south lines by Lough Allen ,
231-1196: The Dodgers baseball club, husband of Dearie Mulvey James Mulvey , English drug smuggler Joe Mulvey (1858–1928), American baseball player Kevin Mulvey (born 1985), American baseball pitcher Laura Mulvey (born 1941), British feminist film theorist Logan Mulvey (born 1984), American businessman Lorcan Mulvey (born before 2002), Irish Gaelic footballer Michael Mulvey (born 1968), American Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Mike Mulvey (born 1963), English football manager Nick Mulvey (born 1984), English musician, singer and songwriter Paul Mulvey (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player Peter Mulvey (born 1969), American folk singer-songwriter Robert Mulvey (1868–1937), Australian trade unionist and politician Sarah Mulvey (1974–2010), British commissioning editor and television producer Sinéad Mulvey (born 1988), Irish singer Stewart Mulvey (1834–1908), Canadian teacher, newspaper editor, militia officer, office holder and politician Suzanne Mulvey (born 1984), Scottish female international footballer William Mulvey (born 1949), American prelate of
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#1732858445811252-545: The Nationalist Party also take an abstentionist policy with regard to the Parliament of Northern Ireland . Mulvey held his seat at the 1945 general election , and in 1950 after the division of Fermanagh and Tyrone constituency, he was elected for Mid Ulster , one of the successor constituencies. He stood down the following year, and died aged 74 in 1957. This article about a member of Parliament representing
273-585: The Roman Catholic church Places [ edit ] Mulvey, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in Vermilion Parish Mulvey Park, a city council estate in Windy Arbour , Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Mulvey Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
294-442: The county's population as of 2016. There are five historic baronies in the county. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they are no longer used for many administrative purposes. Their official status is illustrated by Placenames Orders made since 2003, where official Irish names of baronies are listed under "Administrative units". They are Carrigallen , Drumahaire , Leitrim , Mohill and Rosclogher . Under
315-452: The county, which had a population of 35,199 according to the 2022 census . The county encompasses the historic Gaelic territory of West Breffny ( Bréifne ) corresponding to the northern part of the county, and Muintir Eolais or Conmaicne Réin , corresponding to the southern part. Leitrim is the 26th in size of the 32 counties by area (21st of the 26 counties of the Republic) and
336-514: The current county borders around 1583. Long ago Ireland was covered in woodland, and five great forests are traditionally said to have stood in Leitrim, with a 19th-century county survey stating- "a hundred years ago almost the whole country was one continued, undivided forest, so that from Drumshanbo to Drumkeeran, a distance of nine or ten miles, one could travel the whole way from tree to tree by branches". Many of these great forests were denuded for
357-573: The making of charcoal for iron works around Sliabh an Iarainn . Working of the county's rich deposits of iron ore began in the 15th century and continued until the mid-18th century. Coal mining became prominent in the 19th century to the east of Lough Allen at Sliabh an Iarainn and also to the west in Arigna , on the Roscommon border. The last coal mine closed in July 1990 and there is now a visitor centre. Sandstone
378-536: The smallest by population. It is the smallest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Leitrim is bordered by the counties of Donegal to the north, Fermanagh to the north-east, Cavan to the east, Longford to the south, Roscommon to the south-west and Sligo to the west. Fermanagh is in Northern Ireland while all the other neighbouring counties are within the Republic of Ireland . Leitrim has
399-410: The title Mulvey . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mulvey&oldid=1187241143 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
420-518: The western half of the Kingdom of Breifne . This region was long influenced by the O'Rourke family of Dromahair , whose heraldic lion occupies the official county shield to this day. Close ties initially existed with the O'Reilly clan in the eastern half of the kingdom, however, a split occurred in the 13th century and the kingdom was divided into East Breifne , now County Cavan , and West Breifne , now County Leitrim. The Normans invaded south Leitrim in
441-478: Was also quarried in the Glenfarne region. Writing in 1791, the geographer Beaufort suggested the county housing population encompassed 10,026 homes with "upwards of 50,000 inhabitants", the primary agriculture being cattle production, and the growth of flax sustaining the linen industry. Leitrim was first hit by the recession caused by the mechanisation of linen weaving in the 1830s and its 155,000 residents (as of
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