Aghaherrish Explained

Aghaherrish is a townland located in Boho in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.^[1]

The area is famous for a waterfall which is known as Boho Falls in some quarters.^[1] The river above the waterfall is known as the Trimog.^[1] The area was also the site of an old country school known as Aghaherrish school.^[1]

The townland contains a Scheduled Historic Monument: a Counterscarp rath, grid ref: H1312 4467.^[2]

Name

In the past, the townland has been anglicised into a variety of forms, as well as at least one attempt at translation back into Irish.^[3] During the plantation of Ulster, the lands of Aghaherrish were leased as follows:^[4] A fourth part of a quarter of Aghorerishe to Shane McEnabb (McCabe); a 1/2 of a fourth part of a quarter of Agheherish in Glacke to Patrick McHugh Magwire; 5/12 of the half quarter of Aghoheris to Felim McAwly and 1/12 of the half quarter of Aghoheris to Bryan Oge Magwire.^[4]

• Aghoherris half (1609)
• Agheherish (1611)
• Aghoherishe (1611)
• Ahaveris (Magheryboy)(1672c)
• Achadh h-Eiris stated as meaning "field of the charcoal" (1833)

Notes and References

1. Book: Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore. Boho Heritage Organisation. Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland. Edel Bannon. Louise Mclaughlin. Cecilia Flanagan. 2009. 978-0-9560607-0-9. 246.
2. Web site: Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012) . NI Environment Agency . 13 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131026155955/http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/the_schedule_of_historic_monuments_-_october_2012-2.pdf . 26 October 2013 .
3. http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=7718 Place Names NI: Aghaherrish
4. Book: An Historical Account of the Plantation in Ulster at the Commencement of the Seventeenth Century 1608-1620. Rev George Hill. M'Caw, Stevenson & Orr. 1877. 1147230250. 322.