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'''Drummacoorin''' ({{etymology|ga|Droim Achadh an Fhuarain|ridge of the field of the spring well}}) is situated in the area of [[Boho, County Fermanagh|Boho]] in South West [[Fermanagh]] in the old [[Barony of Clanawley]].<ref name=BohoHeritage>{{cite book |title=Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore |author=Boho Heritage Organisation |publisher=Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland |editors=Edel Bannon, Louise Mclaughlin, Cecilia Flanagan |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-9560607-0-9 |pages=246}}</ref> |
'''Drummacoorin''' ({{etymology|ga|Droim Achadh an Fhuarain|ridge of the field of the spring well}}) is situated in the area of [[Boho, County Fermanagh|Boho]] in South West [[Fermanagh]] in the old [[Barony of Clanawley]].<ref name=BohoHeritage>{{cite book |title=Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore |author=Boho Heritage Organisation |publisher=Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland |editors=Edel Bannon, Louise Mclaughlin, Cecilia Flanagan |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-9560607-0-9 |pages=246}}</ref> |
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There are also reports of the area variously being known as Drommcruorin(1609) and Druim ic Cuaireann or MacCurrin's ridge(1833).<ref name="PlaceNames">[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=19546 Place Names NI - Drummacoorin]</ref> |
There are also reports of the area variously being known as Drommcruorin(1609) and Druim ic Cuaireann or MacCurrin's ridge(1833).<ref name="PlaceNames">[http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=19546 Place Names NI - Drummacoorin] {{wayback|url=http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=19546 |date=20110717193240 }}</ref> |
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Drummacoorin is notable due to its archeological finds which include a Bronze Age sword which is dated at approximately 1000 BC (displayed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford) and [[Neolithic]] axe heads which were discovered in the area in 2008.<ref name=BohoHeritage/> |
Drummacoorin is notable due to its archeological finds which include a Bronze Age sword which is dated at approximately 1000 BC (displayed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford) and [[Neolithic]] axe heads which were discovered in the area in 2008.<ref name=BohoHeritage/> |
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Revision as of 04:53, 17 December 2016
Drummacoorin (from Irish Droim Achadh an Fhuarain 'ridge of the field of the spring well') is situated in the area of Boho in South West Fermanagh in the old Barony of Clanawley.[1] There are also reports of the area variously being known as Drommcruorin(1609) and Druim ic Cuaireann or MacCurrin's ridge(1833).[2]
Drummacoorin is notable due to its archeological finds which include a Bronze Age sword which is dated at approximately 1000 BC (displayed in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford) and Neolithic axe heads which were discovered in the area in 2008.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Boho Heritage Organisation (2009). Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore. Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-9560607-0-9.
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