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Burren (barony)
The Barony of Burren is a geographical division of County Clare, Ireland, that in turn is divided into civil parishes. It covers a large part of the Burren. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and in specification, such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the Crown. Landscape The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1845 describes the barony as follows: History The district was once called Cean-gan, which means "the external promontory". Ptolemy wrote this name as Gan-ganii. Later it was called Hy-Loch-Lean, which means "the district on the waters of the sea". The present name of Burren means a distant par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finavarra Tower
Finavarra Tower is a Martello tower in Finavarra, County Clare, Ireland. Built during the Napoleonic wars in 1812-16, and situated on Finavarra Point, the tower protected the north-eastern side of Ballyvaughan Bay and the south-western entrance of New Quay harbour from possible attack from France. British military engineers built many such fortifications as signal towers to protect the coast against a French invasion. Most of these towers are oval or round and stand between forty and sixty feet high. Their staircases were incorporated within the walls and the doorway was usually some distance above ground level. This ovoid tower had three gun placements on the roof. The usual garrison of these towers was about ten men who would have lived in a nearby barracks. The remains of such a barracks lie north-east of the tower. However, nearby Aughinish Tower Aughinish Tower is a Martello tower at Aughinish, County Clare, Ireland. It was built as a signal and gun tower to defend Ire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilonahan
Killonaghan or Killonahan ( ga, Cill Onchan) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It covers a part of the Burren, a rugged area on the Atlantic coast, and contains the seaside village of Fanore. Location The parish is on the west coast of the barony of Burren. It is northwest of Ennistymon. The parish is and covers . The land is mountainous and rocky, as is typical of the Burren, and mostly not suitable for farming. It rises from the sea shore to on Slieve-Elva, on the east boundary. The Caher river, which flows through the parish, enters the sea near Fanore. The river valley exhibits typical Burren scenery and flora. Antiquities and History The parish name of ''Cill Onchan'' (Church of Onchu) refers to the patron Saint Onchum son of Blathmac, who was venerated at Rathblacmac in Inchiquin. His festival was on 9 July and 14 July each year. The church of Killonaghan was in good preservation in 1897. There is the ruin of an older church in the townland of Crumlin whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyvaughan
Ballyvaughan or Ballyvaghan () is a small harbour village in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the N67 road on the south shores of Galway Bay, in the northwest corner of The Burren. This position on the coast road and the close proximity to many of the area's sights has turned the village into a local center of tourism activity. At the time of the 2011 Census Ballyvaughan had a population of 258. The area was officially classified as part of the West Clare Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking community, until 1956. History The site was originally occupied by Ballyvaughan Castle, which stood right at the edge of the harbour. It was owned and occupied by the O'Loghlen family, except for a period in the 16th century when the O'Brians held it. In 1540, a stolen cow was found at the castle, and heavy fines were levied on the O'Loghlens—loss of cattle, goats, sheep and the town of Ballyvaughan. In 1569 the castle was attacked by Sir Henry Sidney, but the O'Loghlens held on to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rathborney
Rathborney, sometimes Rathbourney, ( ga, Ráth Boirne) is a civil parish in the Barony of Burren in County Clare, Ireland. Location Rathborney parish is in the Barony of Burren, from the village of Burren on the road to Ennistymon. It is SSW of Ballyvaughan and includes territory in the valley of Ballyvaughan, the slopes of surroundings hills and the side valley of the Rathborney river (also known as Feenagh Valley). The parish is , and covers . The highest point is Cappanavulla hill, on the northern boundary, at above sea level. Much of the parish is rocky hill pasture, and there is some blanket bog in the west of the parish. Demographics In 1841, the parish had a population of 1,000 in 177 houses. Antiquities The parish includes numerous prehistoric and historic sites, including several ringforts such as the earthen Ballyallaban ringfort and the limestone Cahermore ringfort. At Cahermacnaghten stands the central cashel of the O'Davoran family with the ruins of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oughtmama
Oughtmama ( ga, Ucht Máma) is a civil parish in County Clare. It lies in the Burren, a region in the northwest of the county. It contains many antiquities, including three early-medieval Christian churches, ruined castles, prehistoric cairns and ring forts and two Martello Towers built in the early 19th century. Geography Location The parish is in the extreme north of the Barony of Burren, and the county of Clare. The parish is and covers . The parish holds Lough Murree, a lake of . It has two headlands that extend into Galway Bay, Aughinish Point and Finavarra Point. Description The land is mostly low-lying, rising to Abbey Hill in the east at above sea level, although large parts of Abbey Hill are actually located in neighbouring Abbey parish which completely surrounds the Oughtmama parish townland of Behagh. Oughtmama parish also includes part of Turlough Hill and Slieve Carran, the latter rising to over 1,000 feet above sea level. The parish is not continuous, but co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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