Clogherbog

Clogherbog
Clogherbog Location within Northern Ireland
Irish grid reference	H4151
District	Fermanagh and Omagh
County	County Fermanagh
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	BT
Dialling code	028, +44 28
UK Parliament	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
NI Assembly	Fermanagh and South Tyrone
List of places UK Northern Ireland Fermanagh 54°21′43″N7°54′43″W / 54.362°N 7.912°W / 54.362; -7.912

Clogherbog is a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Boho, and contains the sub-townlands of Carrickrory, Lough Nacloyduff, Loughanquin, Loughnamanfin and Tullylaur. ^[1] It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district.

The area is notable for the discovered remnants of ancient civilisations, including an Iron Age wooden cauldron ^[2] and the lettered cave at Lough Nacloyduff (the lake of the dark caverns), which contains primitive inscriptions. ^[1] The origins of this cave have been speculated on since a visit in 1850 by archaeologist William Wakeman, who subsequently presented his findings to the Royal Irish Academy. ^{[3] [4]}

Other features include a Mass rock which is inscribed with the date of 1777 and the Lake of the Fair Woman (Irish : Loch na mban fionn) which is the subject of an old tale. ^[1]

See also

• List of townlands in County Fermanagh

References

1. Boho Heritage Organisation (2009). Edel Bannon; Louise Mclaughlin; Cecilia Flanagan (eds.). Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore. Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland. p. 246. ISBN   978-0-9560607-0-9.
2. Lanigan Wood, H. (2003). Prehistory of Fermanagh: stone-age hunters to saints and scholars. Enniskillen: Fermanagh District Council. ISBN   0-9540727-1-5.
3. Wakeman, William F. (1870). Lough Erne, Enniskillen, Belleek, Ballyshannon, and Bundoran: with Routes from Dublin to Enniskillen and Bundoran, by Rail or Steamboat. Dublin: Mullany, John. p. 125. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
4. Wakeman, William Francis (1869). "On the inscribed cavern at Lough Nacloyduff, Parish of Bohoe, Co. Fermanagh. With 1 plate". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy . 1. X: 327–329.