Ballyjamesduff - the town where I grew up.

Ballyjamesduff  - old pic

Notice the Market Place has a facelift

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Recent pictures of Ballyjamesduff

Remodeled Market Place.

Percy French wrote "Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff"

Ballyjamesduff when I was growing up

St. Joseph's Catholic church.

Old Ballyjamesduff. 

The town where I grew up, Ballyjamesduff, was first mentioned in the Registry of Deeds in 1714.

Must be Sunday morning-People getting their newspaper at Murphys
We always went to Mass on Sunday morning and walked to the shop for the paper. St. Clares Convent, seen in the background on the hill, was opened in 1883 by the Poor Clare nuns. Because of dwindling community, the nuns closed the convent in 1992 and moved into a house in Percy French park.

Percy French Arms Hotel, a really nice hotel and is no longer used as a hotel.  

St. Clares Convent on the hill closed in 1992.
Part of the building is the Cavan County Museum.