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Clough Oughter Castle, Lough Oughter |
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Clough Oughter Castle is located on a
tiny island in Lough Oughter part of the
Erne river system, Cloughoughter Castle
despite its small size has been
prominent in Irish history. It is
thought to have been built by William
Gorm de Lacy between 1200 and 1224,
possibly on the site of a crannog. The
area in which it stands was once the
terrority of the O'Rourke's kingdom of
Breifne. By 1223 East Breifne came under
the control of the O'Reilly clan who
enlarged it to its present height, from
then on Cloughoughter Castle played a
significant role in the ongoing power
struggle between the O'Reilly's and the
O'Rourkes.
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Cabra Castle,
Kingscourt, Co Cavan |
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Cabra Castle stands on 88 acres of
gardens and parkland, with its own nine
hole golf course. Cabra Castle has an
extremely rich history which dates as
far back as 1760. This history can be
experience by all hotel guests who wish
to spend the night in one of eighty
historical and richly designed
guestrooms. Choose from the splendour of
the Lords bedchamber to the spacious
elegance of the Courtyard Lodge.
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St. Killian's
Heritage Centre, Mullagh, Co Cavan |
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St. Kilian's Heritage Centre celebrates
the life, work, and
martyrdom of
St. Kilian who was born in Mullagh in
640 AD. Maps, photographs, statuettes,
manuscripts and art reproductions bring
to life the work of Irish missionaries
in Europe in the 6th and 7th centuries.
The exhibition also traces the
development of Gaelic script for the
Ogham writing of the 4th - 7th centuries
and the Wurzburg Glosses ( the
earliest example of written Irish c.750
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Cathedral of St. Fethlimidh, Kilmore, Co Cavan
Cohaw Megalithic Tomb lies 3 miles
southeast of Cootehill on the R181
Shercock road and is a well-preserved
example of a double chamber tomb which
is at least 4000 years old. Cohaw may
have been a mausoleum for local rulers.
It probably dates from 2000 BC.
Drumlane Abbey, Milltown, Co Cavan
Turbet Island Motte-and-Bailey is
scenically situated on the River Erne in Belturbet. The site has a motte, a steep
sided mound of earth with a flat top, a
bailey, and an attached enclosed area
that once contained houses and other
buildings. There are walking trails
around the island and information panels
for visitors.
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