Aghamore, County Fermanagh Explained

Aghamore 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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=7714 Place Names NI - Aghamore
  2. Web site: Scheduled Historic Monuments (to 15 October 2012) . NI Environment Agency . 29 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. Book: The Archaeology of Medieval Ireland . Terry B. Barry . Routeledge. 1 Nov 2002. 195 . 2014-08-21.
  4. Book: Annals-of-the-Kingdom-of-Ireland-vol4 . Michael O Cleary . ForgottenBooks.com . 1856. 2012-08-25.
  5. Bell, Robert; The Book of Ulster Surnames, page 68. The Black Staff Press, 2003.