Selton Hill

Planned Events for Centenary

March 6, 2021

Next Thursday March 11^th marks the 100^th anniversary of the Selton Hill Ambush. This was one of the most significant events in the War of Independence in Leitrim and resulted in the largest loss of life on the IRA side in Leitrim during the war.  The monument at Selton has been repaired and upgraded with the support of Leitrim County Council and all those who carried out the onsite works.

The Selton Hill Centenary Committee with the support of Leitrim County Council’s Decade of Centenaries Committee have organised a number of events to mark this anniversary.    Due to COVID-19 restrictions events will be pre-recorded or streamed and available to view at this website.

On Thursday March 11^th Fr Liam Kelly will celebrate mass from St Mary’s Church Aughnasheelin at 8:00 pm. Streaming will begin at 7:50 pm.

The launch of a recently published book on the events surrounding the Selton Hill Ambush by local historian Padraig Leydon will also be streamed via the website on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm.

On Sunday evening March the 14^th a Centenary Production will be streamed on the website at 7:00 pm.

Commemoration events for the Centenary Production will include a wreath laying ceremony along with the raising of the flag. Historians will also provide detail and perspective on the events of 100 years ago. Other lectures and resources will be made available on this website.

Selton Hill Centenary

December 22, 2020

Welcome to the offical website of the Selton Hill Centenary Committee.

The  11^th of March 2021 will be the 100^th Anniversary of the Selton Hill Ambush. A local committee has been formed to organise a commemoration of this event. As part of this the monument at Selton will be refurbished, a book will be written and an exhibition will take place in Fenagh Visitor Centre.

Additional events will take place on the weekend of the 13th and 14th of March. These events will have a dependency on covid guidelines at the time.

If you or your ancestors are connected to this event in any way or if you have information or memorabilia relating to this event then please email us at seltonhillcentenary@gmail.com or admin@seltonhill.com

A member of the committee will then contact you.

If you would like to make an online donation via stripe towards the Selton Hill Centenary then please click here or use Donation link under Menu above.