"Pinkman: Ros-Clochair = Point of the stones, or stony point. Ros, means a wood or a copse and, also, a point of land. Possibly all those points of land, that are now named Ross, were once wooded. Clochar, a derivative from cloch, a stone, means a stony place or region. The term is often applies to a stone building, a convent or a stone church. Compare Clocha-Dúiligh, St. Dolough’s Church, near Dublin. Rosclogher townland lies along the southern shore of Lough Melvin, about a mile and a half from Kinlough. There is, also, the barony of Rosclogher, called in irish leath-Baruntacht-Ros-Clochair. This was formerly the property of the Mac Glancys, one of whom built the Castle of Rosclogher. Isabel MacGlancy was the last of the name to enjoy possession of these lands, and according to tradition it was she who built Duncarbry Castle. This territory was anciently called Dartree – Mac Glancy’s Dartree. And long after the Mac Glancys the name Dartree was applied to a tract of land extending fro

"Arch. Inventory: Cashel. Towards the top of a rise on a NE-facing slope close to Lough Melvin (120). Enclosure. Towards the bottom of a NE-facing slope at the shore of Lough Melvin (158). Church. Close to the S shore of Lough Melvin. Thought to be the site of the early ecclesiastical church of Doiremelle, founded by Tigernach of Killeagh c.800…. A crannóg with the tower house lies c. 100m offshore (183-4). Tower house. On the S shore of Lough Melvin (209). "

"LSO: Rossclogher is called by the people Leath Bharaintacht, Ros Clochair “the Half Barony of Rosclogher.” It belonged formerly to the McClancies one of whom, Baron McClancy, built the Castle of Rosclogher which is now in ruins, where he closed up his daughter to protect her from being attacked by the small pox, which was then for the first time raging in Ireland. She was however seized by the disorder two days after being shut up, and died of it. In consequence of this the Baron never lived in the Castle afterwards. Isabel McClancy was the last person of this family who enjoyed the property. She is supposed to have built Duncarbry Castle, for tradition says it was built by a woman of the name McClancy. At the time the McClancies were deprived of the property, the then heir fled to O’Reilly of Cavan, with whom he remained as stable boy, having changed his name to that of McAvistin, for his foster father was of that name. It happened that O’Reilly was preparing to go to a battle durin

'wood or point of the stones'

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