Moybologue Civil Parish

A map of Agheragh townland

Agheragh

1. Concentric Enclosure (Diameter 50m). Traces of double banks with external fosses. Causeway present through outer bank at ESE.
2. Fulacht Fiadh. Multiple troughs were found here near a spread of burnt stones. One wood-lined trough (1.1 x 0.9 x 0.25m) produced charcoal dating to 2200-2020 BC. Charcoal from another (1.7 x 0.7m x 0.43m) dated to 1670-1500 BC. A third trough (1.85 x 1.4 x 0.22m) had the impressions of a timber floor and was cut by an additional trough, this time circular in shape (1.7 x 1.85 x 0.22m), which also had the impressions of a wooden lining. Many of these troughs cut across earlier pits.
A map of Ballynamona townland

Ballynamona

1. Fulacht Fiadh (6m x 4m x c. 0.08m). A spread of charcoal and sandstone were found here above a black bog. There was also a 40mm layer of white clay laid on top.
2. Ringfort (c. 25m). Raised circular area with double banks and external fosses. Entrance could have been at either NE or SW.
A map of Bawnbreakey townland

Bawnbreakey

1. Crannog (Diameter c.10m). Circular island made of clay and stones, 0.5m above the surface of the water. There are traces of stone kerbs and possibly piles.
A map of Blackhills Lower townland

Blackhills Lower

1. Ringfort (19 x 18m). Raised circular area with a low earthen bank and wide fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. There looks to be the remains of a rectangular house site inside the bank to the north.
2. Barrow (Diameter 9m). Circular area on a drumlin hill surrounded by a low bank. There was possibly an external fosse and it appears on 1836 and 1837 OS maps as a ‘Fort’.
A map of Corgreagh townland

Corgreagh

1. Ringfort (60 x 58m). Huge subcircular area with fosse present at west and north and scarps elsewhere.
2. Ringfort (Diameter 30m). Raised circular area with double banks and external fosses. Entrance through both banks and causeway at SE.
3. Ringfort (32.5 x 30m). Circular area with scarp located on a small hillock.
4. Ringfort (32.5 x 30m). Circular area with scarp located on a small hillock.
A map of Cormeen townland

Cormeen

1. Ringfort (38 x 37m). Raised circular area of earthen bank and external fosse. Described as ‘Fool’s Fort’ on 1836 and 1908 OS maps.
2. Ringfort (Diameter 43m). A rath and souterrain situated in a col were partially excavated here during gas pipe laying. Post holes and small pits were found scattered around the site.
3. Souterrain (L. 10.3m, W. 0.8-2.5m, D. 2.6m). A souterrain was dug here but was backfilled at some point and may not have been completed. There were three steps leading to the entrance at the east.
A map of Doon townland

Doon

1. Ringfort (Diameter 33m). Circular area of earthen bank with external fosse and secondary outer bank, situated near the summit of a drumlin hill. Entrance at SE.
2. Cist Grave. A short cist containing a Food Vessel and cremated bone was found here during ploughing in 1847. The remains were of an adolescent aged 12-15 years.
A map of Drumbulrisk townland

Drumbulrisk

1. Ringfort (37 x 34m). Raised circular area of earthen bank with external fosse and traces of a secondary outer bank. Entrance at SE.
A map of Kilboyne townland

Kilboyne

1. Ringfort (25 x 22m). Earthen bank with a stone facing on the outside and an external fosse. Original entrance at SE.
2. Ringfort (25 x 22m). Situated on a drumlin hill. Earthen bank with external fosse which has been deepened in recent times.
3. Ringfort (Diameter 26.5m). Situated on a drumlin hill overlooking ‘Little Breakey’ Lake. Circular area of earthen bank with external fosse and secondary outer bank.
A map of Letachmentgallon townland

Letachmentgallon

1. Enclosure (Diameter 40m). Located on the summit of a drumlin ridge. Appears as a circular enclosure on 1836 OS 6″ map. Only a ‘D’ shaped area remains along with an entrance ramp to the SW.
A map of Lisnaboy townland

Lisnaboy

1. Ringfort (41 x 35m). Subcircular area with traces of an earthen bank but no visible fosse. Original entrance is at SSE.
A map of Losset townland

Losset

1. Ringfort (Diameter 44m). Raised area with a wide earthen bank and wide fosse overlooking Breakey Lake. There is an entrance gap 3.5m wide at SE.
A map of Mullaghavally townland

Mullaghavally

1. Ringfort (Diameter 30m). Earthen bank with external fosse. Entrance gap is at SE.
2. Burial Ground. Known locally as the ‘Pratie (potato) garden’, this was the site of a Presbyterian congregation which moved to Ervey c. 1804.1
3. Hut Site (Diameter 9m). Remains of a small circular earthen bank. Originally appeared as a ‘mound’ on the 1836 and 1908 OS 6″ maps.
A map of Mullystaghan townland

Mullystaghan

1. Enclosure (80 x 60m). Huge oval shaped area, enclosed by an earthen bank with wide outer fosse and counterscarp outer bank. A small pillar stone with a carved cross is located inside the bank at SSE.
A map of Relaghbeg townland

Relaghbeg

1. Motte & Bailey. A large flat-topped mound c. 5m high. The diameter is c. 30m at bottom and c. 12m at the top. Attached is a rectangular bailey (c. 35 x 20m) surrounded by a large earthen bank and external fosse.
2. Ecclesiastical Enclosure (c. 270m x 170m). Large oval enclosure which surrounded Moybologue graveyard and the Motte & Bailey to the north.
3. Graveyard (Diameter c. 70m x 68m). Circular graveyard associated with the early monastic church and the medieval parish church of Moybologue.
4. Church. Originally an early monastic church which later became the parish church of Moybologue during the medieval period.
5. Cross Slab. An upright stone slab with a carved cross and inscription reading “ÓR Du Ulbran”.
6. Churchyard Cross. This is the head of a small cross with carvings on both sides. One side displays the crucifixion and has a cherub placed above. The opposite side displays a cross and also has a cherub above. On the latter side, the letter ‘A’ is engraved above the carvings while ‘AUIL’ is engraved below.
7. Font. Rectangular font (0.56m x 0.56m) with a circular basin. This is the ‘Holy Well of Moybologue’ that appears in local folklore.
8. Holed Stone. Upright narrow rectangular stone (H 0.87m x W 0.65m x D 0.1m) with a hole bored through it.
9. Tomb Effigy. A horizontal slab (L 1.9m x W 1.24m x D 0.11m) with an effigy of a cleric holding a chalice. An inscription dates it to at least 1721 but it is thought to be older.
10. Churchyard Cross. This is the head of a small cross with carvings on both sides. One side displays the crucifixion, the opposite side displays a cross in a circle.
11. Churchyard Cross. Small cross with carvings on both sides. One side has an inscription reading “IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1685 AGED 88 YEARS”; the opposite side displays the crucifixion. Beneath one arm is another inscription reading “BRIAN FERELLY”.
12. Inscribed Stone (0.45m x 0.9m x 0.08m). A stone with a deeply etched inscription which is yet to be read.
13. Cross Slab (W 0.45m x H 0.59m x D 0.07-0.1m). An upright stone slab with a carved cross.
14. Graveslab (L 2.04m x W 0.85m x D 0.2m). A horizontal slab with a coat-of-arms and inscription reading “THIS MONUMENT ERECTED BY THORLADH SMITH NAS OWANAVALLY AND MARGARET SMITH ALES GE BROAD HIS WIFE FOR THER FAMILIE ANNO D. 1680 (or 1650)”. There is another inscription below this in a different font reading “This stone was erected by Philip Smith of Leitrim in memory of his father…Smith Who deprd. /…Posterity Requiscant in pace.”
15. Cupmarked Stone. Upright rectangular stone (H 0.5m x W 0.3m x D 0.17m) with a hollow on one side. Possibly a previously recorded Bullaun Stone which was moved from its original location.

Srahan

1. Enclosure (Diameter c. 23m). A raised circular area surrounded by low bank of earth and stone. The enclosure appears on the 1836 and 1837 OS maps marked as ‘Fort’.
A map of Teevurcher townland

Teevurcher

1. Ringfort (23 x 18m). Oval area on a small hillock with and earthen bank and scarps but no visible fosse. There is an entrance ramp at ENE.
2. Hearth (1.8m x 0.82m x 0.16m) Oval hearth with a stone base and filled with black silt and charcoal. Flint flakes, a platform blade and pieces of a Grooved Ware vessel were found. There is a pit (1.96m x 1.08m x 0.2m) beside the hearth also containing flint flakes and pieces of Grooved Ware pots. Charcoal from the hearth produced a date of 2760-2560 BC.
3. Pit (1.02m x 0.79m x 0.24m) Located 30m north of the hearth. It produced a large quantity of flint flakes, including three convex end scrapers (for removing hides of animals), two bipolar cores (pieces of flint worked from both ends in the making of tools), two platform blades and a retouched blade. Another pit (1.25 x 0.56m x 0.34m) was found to the east but nothing was recovered from it.
4. Enclosure (70m x 60m) Oval area with a wide fosse (5-10m) found on Google Earth. It is also visible on OSI images (1995, 2000).
A map of Tirachorka townland

Tirachorka

1. Ringfort (Diameter 30.5m). Earthen bank with wide external fosse. The original entrance is probably the gap to the East.
A map of Tullynaskeagh townland

Tullynaskeagh

1.  Ringfort (Diameter c. 52m). Large raised area surrounded by a low earthen bank. There is an external fosse in places while only a scarp remains in others.

* Moybologue Civil Parish is part in Co. Meath and part in Co. Cavan. In the Meath portion, there are no monuments recorded in Boggan, Corcarra, Kilfannan, Moyhill, or Tirawinnea. In the Cavan portion, there are none recorded in Aghnaclue, Blackhills Upper, Carnans Lower, Carnans Upper, Leitrim, or Greaghnadarragh.

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References

  1. Thomas Hall, The History of Presbyterianism in East Cavan and a small portion of Meath and Monaghan (Belfast, 1912), Chapter 6, Section 1, pp. 1-23

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