54°21′36″N 7°51′03″W / 54.360043°N 7.850875°W / 54.360043; -7.850875 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. 1 2 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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