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6000 BC
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First settlers arrive in Ireland
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000 BC
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Crannog Builders arrive.
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600 BC
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Arrival of the Celts, who brought a new language and the use of iron.
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400 BC
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The flowering of the Celtic Social Structure and the division of land by family - the Hy-Fiachra became controllers of the plain of Catree and Glen Nephin. The names of the two chiefs were O'Maolina and O'Gavechan.
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441 A.D
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St. Patrick arrived in Mayo. Errew Friary founded in the 7th century according to tradition by St. Tiernan. The monastery was originally called Mainishir Taobh Thiar do Shruth.
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1152 A.D
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Synod of Kells. Delineation of Killala diocese sanctioned.
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1300 A.D
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Saint Mary's Abbey built by the Barrett's as a priory dependant on Ballybeg near Buttevant, Co. Cork.
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1306 A.D
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Three Normans, John, son of William of Ratheogan, Walter de Usser, and Walter de Cogan, were indicted for robbing the Abbot of Crossmolina.
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1368 A.D
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Enniscoe was in the possession of the Burke's, before this it was owned by the Barrett's.
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1588 A.D
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada. In 1526 O'Donnell of Tir Connell demolished Crossmolina Castle. The Abbey was dissolved in the 1530's.
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1631 A.D
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In the 1630's Crossmolina Abbey and it's lands came into the possession of Sir Richard Blake.
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1653 A.D
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Cromwells soldiers plundered Mayo.
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1693 - 46
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The Penal Laws enacted.
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1795
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Ulster Migration to Mayo. 4,000 Catholics flee to Mayo after the "Battle of the Diamond".Many of them settled in the Crossmolina area.
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1798
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The United Ireland Rising.
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1800
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Act of Union passed.
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1806
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A new Catholic Church costing 200 built, (now part of the Parochial Hall).
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1810/17
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Famine.
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1822
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Famine.
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1828
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The Mayo Telegraph launched on 17th March
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1829
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Catholic Emancipation.
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1830
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General Crop Failure in Mayo.
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1831
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The Crossmolina Relief Committee appears to have been formed in March 1831.
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1839
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The night of the big wind
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1845/'49
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The Great Famine.
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1860
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St. Tieman's Church built.
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1869
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Protestant Church disestablished in Ireland.
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1878
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The Mayo Telegraph purchased by James Daly of Boughadoon and its name changed to the Connaught Telegraph.
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1879
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Mayo League founded on October 21st. Apparition at Knock on August 21st.
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1879
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Mayo League founded on October 21st. Apparition at Knock on August 21st.
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1882
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The Western People founded.
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1880-'84
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The Crossmolina Conspiracy.
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1884
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The G.A.A. founded.
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1887
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The Crossmolina Branch of the G.A.A. was founded and was known as Crossmolina Dr. Cooke's.
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1891
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Congested Districts Board established.
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1892
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Crossmolina Church repaired at a cost of 1,100. New altar 200. First Mass celebrated on the new altar by Most Rev. Dr.Conmy on Christmas Day.
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1893
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The Bridge at Crossmolina was erected at a cost of 3,500.It was opened for traffic on November 2nd.
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1895
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Boys School built. Sappers or Royal English came to Crossmolina at the begininning of September. The majority of them left in January for Batlycastle
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1898
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Local Government second act.Mayo County Council established.
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1907
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Crossmolina Church new bell rang for the first time for devotions on St. Patrick's Day.
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1912
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Convent of Jesus and Mary opened in Errew. Home Rule Crisis 1912-1914.
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1913
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Crossmolina Town Hall opened on Sunday April 11th.
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1916
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Easter Rising
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1920
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Miss Mollie Canavan opened Errew Hotel on Friday 21st May.
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1930
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Electric light introduced into Crossmolina in August.
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1936
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Mayo won All Ireland Senior Football title.
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1950/'51
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Mayo won All Ireland Senior Footbair title.
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1957
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Crossmolina Vocational School opened.
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2001
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Crossmolina Town Launch website at www.crossmolina.ie
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Acknowledgement: Crossmolina Historical and Archaeological Society
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History 
