Apr 17, 2008
The remains of the tumulus and rude stone grave at Knockmany, Co. Tyrone, is situated on a hill overlooking the River Blackwater. The tomb of Knockmany is traditionally associated with the burial place of Baine, who died in a.d. in, but the grave is considerably earlier than this. The tomb resembles a dolmen in form [...]
The remains of the tumulus and rude stone grave at Knockmany, Co. Tyrone, is situated on a hill overlooking the River Blackwater. The tomb of Knockmany is traditionally associated with the burial place of Baine, who died in a.d. in, but the grave is considerably earlier than this. The tomb resembles a dolmen in form ; the stones of which it is composed are of red sandstone, or mill-stone grit. The monument was originally covered by a earn, now quite destroyed. The ... Read More
Apr 17, 2008
Clogher (a place abounding in stones), in Co. Tyrone, is a small village, on the line of railway between Omagh and Enniskillen. The bishopric is said to have been founded by St Patrick. The present cathedral was erected about 1740 in the medieval style, but was remodelled as a classical building in 1818.
Clogher (a place abounding in stones), in Co. Tyrone, is a small village, on the line of railway between Omagh and Enniskillen. The bishopric is said to have been founded by St Patrick. The present cathedral was erected about 1740 in the medieval style, but was remodelled as a classical building in 1818.
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Apr 17, 2008
The name Tyrone (Bed and Breakfasts, Tyrone, Ireland) comes from the Irish Gaelic word, Tir Eoghain, meaning the land of Eoghan, the son of Niall, St. Patricks kidnapper.
Tyrone has been inhabited for approximately 6,000 years. It was te ancestoral home of the ONeill clan, which reigned over Ulster until the beginning of [...]
The name Tyrone (Bed and Breakfasts, Tyrone, Ireland) comes from the Irish Gaelic word, Tir Eoghain, meaning the land of Eoghan, the son of Niall, St. Patricks kidnapper.
Tyrone has been inhabited for approximately 6,000 years. It was te ancestoral home of the ONeill clan, which reigned over Ulster until the beginning of the 17th century, when they, along with the other major Irish clans of Ulster, abdicated their throne to the Englishand fled to continental Europe in what was ... Read More
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