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{{Short description|Village in County Galway, Ireland}} |
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|official_name = An Fhairche |
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|other_name = Clonbur |
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|settlement_type = Village |
|settlement_type = Village |
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|image_skyline = File:Clonbur Village , Co. Galway.JPG |
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|image_caption = Village centre in 2012 |
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |
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|subdivision_name = [[Ireland]] |
|subdivision_name = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Connacht]] |
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|footnotes = ''An Fhairche'' is the only official name. The name ''Clonbur'' has no official status. |
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'''''An Fhairche''''' ( |
'''''An Fhairche''''' (locally ''An Fháirthí''), or '''Clonbur''' in [[English language|English]],<ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/20636.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland]</ref> is a [[Gaeltacht]] village in Connemara, [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. |
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The village of Clonbur sits between [[Lough Corrib]] and [[Lough Mask]]. Two kilometres to the west rises Mount Gable where, according to legend, the hordes of [[Firbolg]] gathered on the hilltop before their clash with the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]] at the Battle of [[Moytura]]. |
The village of Clonbur sits between [[Lough Corrib]] and [[Lough Mask]]. Two kilometres to the west rises Mount Gable where, according to legend, the hordes of [[Firbolg]] gathered on the hilltop before their clash with the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]] at the Battle of [[Moytura]]. |
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Clonbur also contains the ruins of the |
Clonbur also contains the ruins of the Petersburg Estate, seat of the Lynch family. In more recent times, it was owned by the [[Guinness family]]. The house and yard buildings have been completely renovated and now function as an Outdoor Education Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://landedestates.ie/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=509|title = Estate Record: Lynch (Petersburg)}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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| ⚫ | Located at the foot of Mount Gable, three miles west of Clonbur in [[County Galway]]. Lough Coolin is accessible via the villages of Ballyveane and Kilbeg Upper. Beside the lake are the stone cottage ruins of an old village. The lake was renowned for white trout until the early 1960s when pike were added to the lake by a local fisherman. [[Pike (fish)|Pike]] and [[perch]] are now the only fish in the lake. A stream from the Lough Coolin flows into [[Lough Mask]]. Coolin Lake provides fresh water for the village of Clonbur. |
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==Features== |
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===Ross Hill Abbey=== |
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In the Ross Hill cemetery of stands the ruins of Teampall Brendain. The ruin is sited within an ancient oval enclosure known as a Caiseal or Cashel. The western end of the ruin is of early Christian origin and in the trabeated doorway can clearly be seen the inclined jambs so distinctive of that era. This edifice replaced a wooden and less durable structure which was the Navigator's original monastic settlement on the site. |
In the Ross Hill cemetery of stands the ruins of Teampall Brendain. The ruin is sited within an ancient oval enclosure known as a Caiseal or Cashel. The western end of the ruin is of early Christian origin and in the trabeated doorway can clearly be seen the inclined jambs so distinctive of that era. This edifice replaced a wooden and less durable structure which was the Navigator's original monastic settlement on the site. |
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The estate later became the property of the Guinness family. |
The estate later became the property of the Guinness family. |
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==Ballykine (Ballykyne) Castle== |
===Ballykine (Ballykyne) Castle=== |
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[[File:Poliska house Clonbur.jpg|right|thumb|Poliska House in ''An Fhairche'' (Clonbur)]] |
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One of a series of five fortifications from [[Ballinrobe]] to Ballindonage, it was originally owned by the O'Kynes. In 1571 it was seized for the Crown by Fitton, the then President of Connacht. For a period the de Burgos held it and later gave it to the MacDonnells (Scottish |
One of a series of five fortifications from [[Ballinrobe]] to Ballindonage, it was originally owned by the O'Kynes. In 1571 it was seized for [[the Crown]] by Fitton, the then President of Connacht. For a period the de Burgos held it and later gave it to the MacDonnells (Scottish mercenaries) as service booty or ''bonnacht''. Eventually it passed from Sir Richard O'Donnell to [[Benjamin Lee Guinness|Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness]] and so became part of the Guinness estate. |
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Architecturally, the castle has some puzzling features. The trabeated doorway with its inclined jambs pre-dates the rest of the structure by some 900 years. Certain sections of the stonework are not bonded together as a unit, a feature which suggests later additions to the original building. |
Architecturally, the castle has some puzzling features. The trabeated doorway with its inclined jambs pre-dates the rest of the structure by some 900 years. Certain sections of the stonework are not bonded together as a unit, a feature which suggests later additions to the original building. |
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===Mount Gable=== |
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| ⚫ | Mount Gable (1370 feet) is a hill which dominates the isthmus between [[Lough Corrib]] and [[Lough Mask]] and overlooks one of the major routes into [[Connemara]] from the east. The starting point for a walk is approximately 2 km from the village of Clonbur. It provides a backdrop for Lough Coolin. Views of both [[Lough Mask]] and [[Lough Corrib]] can be had from the top of Mount Gable. Mount Gable is accessible through the villages of Ballyveane and Kilbeg Upper. |
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| ⚫ | Located at the foot of Mount Gable, three miles west of Clonbur in [[County Galway]]. Lough Coolin is accessible via the villages of Ballyveane and Kilbeg Upper. Beside the lake are the stone cottage ruins of an old village. The lake was renowned for white trout until the early 1960s when pike were added to the lake by a local fisherman. [[Pike (fish)|Pike]] and [[perch]] are now the only fish in the lake. A stream from the Lough Coolin flows into [[Lough Mask]]. Coolin Lake provides fresh water for the village of Clonbur. |
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==Mount Gable== |
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==See also== |
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* Fishing on [[Lough Mask]] which is renowned for [[brown trout]], [[perch]] and [[Esox|pike]]. |
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* Fishing on Lough Corrib, renowned for [[salmon]], brown trout, perch and pike. |
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* Golf at [[Ballinrobe]] Golf Club, or [[Ashford Castle]]. |
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* Hill walking on Mount Gable. |
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* Cycling. |
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* Forest walks. |
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==References== |
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* [https://clonburcloghbrack.ie/ Clonburcloghbrack.ie website] |
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An Fhairche
Clonbur | |
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Village | |
 Village centre in 2012 | |
  An Fhairche Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°32′00″N 9°22′00″W / 53.5333°N 9.3667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | M093559 |
| An Fhairche is the only official name. The name Clonbur has no official status. | |
An Fhairche (locally An Fháirthí), or Clonbur in English,[1] is a Gaeltacht village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.
The village of Clonbur sits between Lough Corrib and Lough Mask. Two kilometres to the west rises Mount Gable where, according to legend, the hordes of Firbolg gathered on the hilltop before their clash with the Tuatha Dé Danann at the Battle of Moytura.
Clonbur also contains the ruins of the Petersburg Estate, seat of the Lynch family. In more recent times, it was owned by the Guinness family. The house and yard buildings have been completely renovated and now function as an Outdoor Education Centre.[2]
Geography
[edit]Located at the foot of Mount Gable, three miles west of Clonbur in County Galway. Lough Coolin is accessible via the villages of Ballyveane and Kilbeg Upper. Beside the lake are the stone cottage ruins of an old village. The lake was renowned for white trout until the early 1960s when pike were added to the lake by a local fisherman. Pike and perch are now the only fish in the lake. A stream from the Lough Coolin flows into Lough Mask. Coolin Lake provides fresh water for the village of Clonbur.
Features
[edit]Ross Hill Abbey
[edit]In the Ross Hill cemetery of stands the ruins of Teampall Brendain. The ruin is sited within an ancient oval enclosure known as a Caiseal or Cashel. The western end of the ruin is of early Christian origin and in the trabeated doorway can clearly be seen the inclined jambs so distinctive of that era. This edifice replaced a wooden and less durable structure which was the Navigator's original monastic settlement on the site.
Within 30 meters of the western doorway is a curiosity locally known as The Ogham Stone. The site, in the Ross Hill estate, was once the property of the unpopular Earl of Leitrim. The estate later became the property of the Guinness family.
Ballykine (Ballykyne) Castle
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One of a series of five fortifications from Ballinrobe to Ballindonage, it was originally owned by the O'Kynes. In 1571 it was seized for the Crown by Fitton, the then President of Connacht. For a period the de Burgos held it and later gave it to the MacDonnells (Scottish mercenaries) as service booty or bonnacht. Eventually it passed from Sir Richard O'Donnell to Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness and so became part of the Guinness estate.
Architecturally, the castle has some puzzling features. The trabeated doorway with its inclined jambs pre-dates the rest of the structure by some 900 years. Certain sections of the stonework are not bonded together as a unit, a feature which suggests later additions to the original building.
Mount Gable
[edit]Mount Gable (1370 feet) is a hill which dominates the isthmus between Lough Corrib and Lough Mask and overlooks one of the major routes into Connemara from the east. The starting point for a walk is approximately 2 km from the village of Clonbur. It provides a backdrop for Lough Coolin. Views of both Lough Mask and Lough Corrib can be had from the top of Mount Gable. Mount Gable is accessible through the villages of Ballyveane and Kilbeg Upper.
