Joanne Hickey Sleady Castle 400
b'Sleady Castle was built in 1628 by Philip McGrath. Most of us are familiar with Sleady\\u2019s tragic story. What we are more unfamiliar with is the locality in which Sleady stands, townsland in Irish \\u201cCurragh na Sledy\\u201d, meaning Sliding Bog. Through the passing of time Sleady was a feature in the lives of those who lived and worked in its vicinity. The McGraths had been considered favourable landlords and decent masters by their staff, so it must have caused shock and uncertainty when they vacated Sleady. Modeligo the parish in which the McGraths would have been familiar still stands today. Its old ancient pathways travelled by St. Declan who named Modeligo, are still passable to the keen traveller today.'