Conway Mill Trust

On New Years’ Eve 1603, Donal Cam O’Sullivan, after losing ‘The Seven Year’s War,’ set out with 1,000 followers on a 300 mile journey to Leitrim.  The weather was fierce with freezing cold and snow; the way was treacherous.  They were declared outlaws by the English President of Munster and their only hope of survival was to reach Brian O’Rourke in Leitrim.  Famine plagued the land and they had provisions for only one day when they set out.  It took two weeks for the journey and only 35 survived.