The history and topography of the county of Clare, from the earliest times to the beginning of the 18th century . ittleharbour near the village, but is now almost wholly Muckinish was repaired about the year 1836, and isquite habitable,3 while Muckinish Noe, which stands on thebay of Pouldoody, so celebrated for its oysters, is very muchiniured by time and by the hands of man. Newtown Castleis in very good In 1580 each of these castles 1 Letter of John ODonovan in 4 The senior branch of the OLogh- Ordnance Survey Papers relating to lens lived in Newtown in our^ time, C
The history and topography of the county of Clare, from the earliest times to the beginning of the 18th century . ittleharbour near the village, but is now almost wholly Muckinish was repaired about the year 1836, and isquite habitable,3 while Muckinish Noe, which stands on thebay of Pouldoody, so celebrated for its oysters, is very muchiniured by time and by the hands of man. Newtown Castleis in very good In 1580 each of these castles 1 Letter of John ODonovan in 4 The senior branch of the OLogh- Ordnance Survey Papers relating to lens lived in Newtown in our^ time, Clare—Royal Irish Academy. and was represented by Peter OLogh- - MS. Trin. Coll. Library, Dublin. len, locally called the Prince of E. 2,14. Burren. He was the son of Malachy 3 The last OLoghlen who lived in OLoghlen, who lived at Newtown Shan Muckinish, according to tradi- when John 0Donovan visited it in tion, was Uaithne More OLoghlen, 1S39. See Ordnance Survey Letters who resided thereabout the year 1700. relating to Clare, Academy. W&m&&4> I ft \V^/r;^v:*:^ .iU^fe KMH i ft i il 11 3. TOPOGRAPHY OF THOMOND. 2$ was owned by an OLoghlen. At a little distance fromBallyvaghan is Lough Rask, near which a battle was foughtin 1317, described in another part of this work. A largenumber of stone cahers and caves in various stages of dilapi-dation exists ki this parish. 1 Notes on Irish Architecture, vol i., have been recenty repaired by the p. 102. Dublin, 1S75. Board of Works. In clearing away -The old churches of Outrhtmama the soil which had accumulated in the OUGHTMAMA PARISH. In this parish is situated the townland of the samename. The three churches which stand upon it take theirname from the district Ucht mama or the breast of thehigh pass, and the name conveys a true idea of theirsituation, for they lie at a considerable height, in the verybosom of one of the hills forming the amphitheatre whichencloses the valley of Corcomroe. They consist of threebuildings, two of
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