Some more places of interest in Aghabullogue parish, with brief explanations.
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ÁTH RIDIRE BATTLE SITE
4 Aug 1580: Muskerry MacCarthys defeat Sir James FitzGerald of Desmond
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ORNAMENTAL TOWER, DRIPSEY CASTLE
Our parish has quite a few of these, also known as ‘belvederes’ or ‘follies’
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AGHABULLOGUE GRAVEYARD
Located within an early ecclesiastical site associated with St Olan (Eolang)
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RINGFORT, OLDCASTLE
Probably early medieval, like many other ringforts
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COACHFORD GROTTO
Grotto dates to 1955, following the Marian Year of 1954
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DRIPSEY AMBUSH MONUMENT
Obelisk commemorates an Irish War of Independence ambush (28 Jan 1921)
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RIVER LEE VIEWED FROM CARHUE, COACHFORD
Scenery changed since 1950s, with Lee Valley flooding, but still beautiful
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ST OLAN’S STONE, AGHABULLOGUE
Said to bear St Olan’s (Eolang’s) foot marks, relocated from a nearby field
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FORMER PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE, COACHFORD RAILWAY
Used by generations until Coachford Railway Station closed in 1934
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ROOVES BRIDGE, COACHFORD
Replaced old Rooves Bridge, now submerged beneath the waves
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