| | Local History of Claregalway, Co.Galway, Éire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Petition of Honor Higgins, widow, to the warden complaining of Rev. Malachy Mannin, who possessed himself of ground she ought to have.’ The tradition about him in the parish was that he had a strong personality, although the above extract does not show him in a favourable light. |
 | | As well as renovating the church, he was responsible for the construction of the parochial house and affecting improvements to the Friary cemetery. |
 | | He also had an interest in education and was responsible for the building of the new school in Claregalway and also the renovations to the Carnmore School. |
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