Aghamore, County Fermanagh

Aghamore (from Irish Achadh Mor 'great field') is a townland which is located in the Civil Parish of Inishmacsaint, to the north-west of Derrygonnelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.[1] The townland contains Carrick Church and graveyard (grid ref: H0962 5388), which are Scheduled Historic Monuments.[2]

History

In 1498, after the death of his daughter, Gilbert Ó Flannagáin had a church (Carrick Church) erected at Aghamore, which was known at that time as Achadh-Mor-Baile-Uí-Flannagáin, in the parish of Inishmacsaint in the Barony of Magheraboy.[3]

O'Flanagan made his residence on an artificial island in Carrick Lough not far from his church.[4]

In 1672, this townland was known as Aghamore in the Barony of Magheryboy,[1] and was the medieval seat of the Ó Flannagáin (O'Flanagan) dynasty.[5]

See also

References
  1. Place Names NI - Aghamore Archived March 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012)" (PDF). NI Environment Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  3. Terry B. Barry (1 November 2002). The Archaeology of Medieval Ireland. Routeledge. p. 195. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. Michael O Cleary (1856). Annals-of-the-Kingdom-of-Ireland-vol4. ForgottenBooks.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. Bell, Robert; The Book of Ulster Surnames, page 68. The Black Staff Press, 2003. ISBN 0-85640-602-3


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