BROWSE
townland
Dún gCairbre
genitive: Dhún gCairbre
(Irish)
Duncarbry
(English)

Glossary

dún, dúnaibh
English fort

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54.4661, -8.32592latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
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"Pinkman: Dún-gCairbre = Carbery’s dun or fort. “The son of Mac Glancy, Caher, heir-apparent to the Chieftainship of Dartree, died in Dún Cairbre.” Four Masters, AD 1538. Dubcarbry townland is beside Tullaghan village in the parish of Kinlough. There was a castle at Dubcarbry built by a lady name Isabel Mac Glancy – the last of that name to enjoy the Mac Glancy lands of Dartree. These lands embraced at one time practically all the present barony of Rossclogher. In fact the barony of Rossclogher is called Dartree on the old map in the MS library of Trinity College (O’Donovan). Dartree was called Dartree Mac Glancy – the owners – to distinguish it from other Dartrees. This territory contained the Castles of Rosclogher and Duncarbry, the Crannog of Inniskeen and the Monasteries of Derrymele and Rossinver and the Church lands of Ballaghameehin. This MacGlancy family appears to have come from a stock quite different from the Conmaicne and the Briefnians in the rest of the county. It is said
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" Arch. Inventory: Cross. ‘The Cross.’ On a small hillock in Tullaghan village… was erected here in 1778 according to the inscription on its base, while local tradition maintains that the cross was found at the foreshore of Donegal Bay c.300m to N (186). Castle. On top of a prominent rise in an undulating landscape. A castle of the McClancys, probably a tower house, where Cahir Mac Flannchadha, heir to the chieftainship of Dartry, died in 1538 (ARM vol.5, 1449) (204). "
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"LSO: “(AFM) AD 1538. The son of Mag Flannchadha (Cahir, the son of Feredach, who was the son of William) heir apparent to the Chieftainship of Dartree, died in Dun Cairbre.” This is now called Dungarbry (Doongarbry) and is the name of a Townland in the Parish of Rissinver, where the ruins of the castle are still to be seen. See O’Conor’s notes.” (110/227) "
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"Foghraíocht áitiúil (CM): "
Nóta
1538
indún ccairbre
ARÉ Imleabhar: V, Leathanach: 1448
1655
Dungarbry; Dungarbrytowne
DS
1659
Dune Garbry
Cen. Leathanach: 569
1660c
Dungarbry
BSD Leathanach: 38
1660c
Donngarbry, Doonegabry Towne
BSD Leathanach: 39
1668
Downegarbry
ASE Leathanach: 173:29
1685
Dungarbery
Hib. Del.
1727
Dongarbery
CGn. Leathanach: 51.5.32568
1802
Dungarbery
Stat. Survey (Li) Leathanach: 92
1817
Dungarbary
Larkin
1836
Dungarbery
Rec. Name:AL
1836
Drungarbery, Dungarberry
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Dungarbragh
'Garberry Castle'
Quinn, E.:AL
1836
Dungarberry
Dickson, Rev. J.:AL
1836
Dungarbery
White, S.:AL
1836
Dungarbary
CM:AL
1836
Du//n: g-cairbre
'Sliabh cairbre?' [scriosta], nóta le pl
pl:AL
1836
Dun cairbre
ARÉ:AL
1836
Du//n: g-Cairbre
'Carbry's fort'
OD:AL
1836
Doongarbry
DS:AL

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