Cahervagliar

Cahervagliar

Cathair Mhac Laoighaire
Shown within Ireland
Alternative name	Cahirvagliair
Location	Cappeen West, Kilmichael, County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates	51°47′35″N8°59′49″W / 51.793056°N 8.996944°W / 51.793056; -8.996944
Type	ringfort and souterrain
Area	4,200 m2 (1 acre)
Diameter	73 m (240 ft)
History
Material	earth
Founded	c. AD 550–900
Cultures	Gaelic Ireland
Site notes
Ownership	state [1]
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Cahervagliar
Reference no.	233 [2]

Cahervagliar is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#233) located in County Cork, Ireland. ^{[3] [4]}

Location

Cahervagliar is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) south-southeast of Kilmichael. ^[5]

History and description

Cahervagliar is a bivallate ringfort, 73 m (240 ft) in diameter with a lintelled stone entrance to the east. ^{[6] [7]} The name means "stone ringfort of sons of Lóegaire"; it was the fortress of the Cenél Lóegairi, kings in central Ireland. However, they did not build the fort, as they did not arrive until after 1172. ^[8]

Ringforts of this type were mostly built c. AD 550–900. Internally people were housed in wooden huts. Local lore claims that Brian Boru was once held hostage here. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
3. "Wish I Was In Ireland".
4. Moody, Theodore William; Martin, Francis X.; Byrne, Francis John; Cosgrove, Art (1 January 1976). A New History of Ireland: Prehistoric and early Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780198217374 – via Google Books.
5. "Cappeen Cahervagliar Ringfort, Co. Cork (2)". 31 January 2008.
6. Manning, Conleth (1987). "The Stone-Built Ringfort Entrance at Cahirvagliair, Cappeen, Co. Cork". The Journal of Irish Archaeology. 4: 37–54. JSTOR   30001683.
7. "Shop.osi.ie Mapviewer". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
8. "Cahervagliar and Kinneigh". Uibh Laoire Parish. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
9. Tibus, Website design and development by. "Cahervagliar Fort - Attractions - Museums and Attractions - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Cork - Coppeen - Discover Ireland".
10. Swarbrick, John (1 January 1927). "National Ancient Monuments Year Book". Wykeham Press – via Google Books.