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'''Glenkeel''' ({{etymology|ga|Gleann Caol|narrow glen}}) is a townland in the |
'''Glenkeel''' ({{etymology|ga|Gleann Caol|narrow glen}}) is a townland in [[County Fermanagh]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is situated in the south0west corner of the [[civil parish]] of [[Boho, County Fermanagh|Boho]], in the land division of Old Barr, in the former [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] of [[barony of Magheraboy|Magheraboy]].<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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| ⚫ | Other authors have stated that the name may derive from Bragbaid-na-Caoile. The caol being after an extraordinary monstrous serpent which spent its days in Monaghan consuming a great deal of the local produce and then it would proceed through (gleann-na-Caoile (Glenkeel, near Louch Erne, on the western side, towards Leitrim) to a nighttime resting place. This continued until the arrival of [[St Patrick]] who put an end to the serpent and its travels at [[Lough Derg (Ulster)|Lough Derg]]. <ref name=AnnalsofIreland>{{cite book |title = Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters as translated into English by Owen Connellan: Volume 2 of the 2 volume set, with large folding family location Map |author=Michael O Cleary etc|publisher=Irish Roots Cafe |page = 633 |volume=2|year=2003|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IEITng6KDSIC&pg=PA633&lpg=PA633&dq=Sgeitheog-an+Phreuchain&source=bl&ots=WMIcQCCTYa&sig=9IKI6Hm-FYXY6xLfwhOL9Geq2Nw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=72zzVIXFO8PVaoaUgZgL&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Sgeitheog-an%20Phreuchain&f=false| }} </ref> |
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This area is notable for its geological [[Karst]] features notably forming part of the Reyfad-Glenkeel cave system and Reyfad-Carrickbeg system. Glenkeel hill ({{convert|373|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is mentioned in several historical texts.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland |volume=i |publisher=S. Lewis & Co |year=1837 |url=http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/b4.php |}}</ref> |
This area is notable for its geological [[Karst]] features notably forming part of the Reyfad-Glenkeel cave system and Reyfad-Carrickbeg system. Glenkeel hill ({{convert|373|m|ft|abbr=on}}) is mentioned in several historical texts.<ref>{{cite book |title=A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland |volume=i |publisher=S. Lewis & Co |year=1837 |url=http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/b4.php |}}</ref> |
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The area still retains the tradition of peat cutting.<ref name=BohoHeritage/> |
The area still retains the tradition of peat cutting.<ref name=BohoHeritage/> |
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==Etymology== |
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Other historical forms/interpretations of this name have included Gleann Caoil "glen of the slender person" (1833) and "narrow glen" (Joyce, 1875). |
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| ⚫ | Other authors have stated that the name may derive from Bragbaid-na-Caoile. The caol being after an extraordinary monstrous serpent which spent its days in Monaghan consuming a great deal of the local produce and then it would proceed through (gleann-na-Caoile (Glenkeel, near Louch Erne, on the western side, towards Leitrim) to a nighttime resting place. This continued until the arrival of [[St Patrick]] who put an end to the serpent and its travels at [[Lough Derg (Ulster)|Lough Derg]]. <ref name=AnnalsofIreland>{{cite book |title = Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters as translated into English by Owen Connellan: Volume 2 of the 2 volume set, with large folding family location Map |author=Michael O Cleary etc|publisher=Irish Roots Cafe |page = 633 |volume=2|year=2003|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IEITng6KDSIC&pg=PA633&lpg=PA633&dq=Sgeitheog-an+Phreuchain&source=bl&ots=WMIcQCCTYa&sig=9IKI6Hm-FYXY6xLfwhOL9Geq2Nw&hl=en&sa=X&ei=72zzVIXFO8PVaoaUgZgL&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Sgeitheog-an%20Phreuchain&f=false| }} </ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Revision as of 22:34, 15 July 2016
54°24′36″N 7°51′40″W / 54.410°N 7.861°W Glenkeel (from Irish Gleann Caol 'narrow glen') is a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the south0west corner of the civil parish of Boho, in the land division of Old Barr, in the former barony of Magheraboy.[1]
This area is notable for its geological Karst features notably forming part of the Reyfad-Glenkeel cave system and Reyfad-Carrickbeg system. Glenkeel hill (373 m (1,224 ft)) is mentioned in several historical texts.[2]
The area still retains the tradition of peat cutting.[1]
Etymology
Other historical forms/interpretations of this name have included Gleann Caoil "glen of the slender person" (1833) and "narrow glen" (Joyce, 1875).
This area includes the sub-townlands of Carrickaphreghaun, Carricknaboll, Cloghernavea, Lough Acrottan, Teeroe and Tullyveeny.[1]
Other authors have stated that the name may derive from Bragbaid-na-Caoile. The caol being after an extraordinary monstrous serpent which spent its days in Monaghan consuming a great deal of the local produce and then it would proceed through (gleann-na-Caoile (Glenkeel, near Louch Erne, on the western side, towards Leitrim) to a nighttime resting place. This continued until the arrival of St Patrick who put an end to the serpent and its travels at Lough Derg. [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c 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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{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Michael O Cleary etc (2003). Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters as translated into English by Owen Connellan: Volume 2 of the 2 volume set, with large folding family location Map. Vol. 2. Irish Roots Cafe. p. 633.
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