Carn, County Fermanagh | |
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| Coordinates:54°20′50″N7°48′18″W / 54.3473°N 7.8050°W /54.3473; -7.8050 |
Carn orCarngreen is a townland situated inCounty Fermanagh,Northern Ireland.[1] It is situated within thecivil parish ofBoho andFermanagh and Omagh district.
The area contains evidence of previousNeolithic habitation in the form of aráth which was discovered by archaeologist VB Proudfoot in 1952. Over a period of three weeks, the archeological team discovered a rath approximately 100 ft by 60 ft. The site contained a hearth, a round –backed tanged knife common in Ireland in the first millennium AD, an Irish bone pin and fragments of a horse shoe.[2][3]
In theMiddle Ages, this area was the site of a famous battle known as the Battle of Carncross.[2] The battle was between the Flannagan Clan, who were rulers of this area under the patronage of the Maguires, and the Maguires themselves, who were punishing the Flannagans for not submitting to their rule.[2] The battle reportedly lasted four days, with the casualties numbering in the hundreds.[2]
Eventually the Maguires won the battle and the Flannagans were forced to retreat to their castle inKnockmore. An even greater tragedy was to follow them afterwards as they were attacked by troops ofLord Mountjoy, who was sent byElizabeth I of England.[2] Most of the clan were slaughtered, save a few.[2]
Other interesting features of the area include theBoho Caves, Boho Quarry, the old Police Barracks and Carn House.[2]
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