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'''Glenkeel''' ({{etymology|ga|Gleann Caol|narrow glen}}) is a townland in [[Fermanagh]], in the south-west corner of the civil parish of [[Boho, Fermanagh|Boho]], in the [[Barony of Magheraboy]].<ref name=BohoHeritage>{{cite book |title=Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore |author=Boho Heritage Organisation |publisher=Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland |editor1=Edel Bannon |editor2=Louise Mclaughlin |editor3=Cecilia Flanagan |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-9560607-0-9 |pages=246}}</ref> It is situated within [[Fermanagh and Omagh]] district.
'''Glenkeel''' ({{etymology|ga|Gleann Caol|narrow glen}}) is a townland in [[Fermanagh]], in the south-west corner of the civil parish of [[Boho, Fermanagh|Boho]], in the [[Barony of Magheraboy]].<ref name=BohoHeritage>{{cite book |title=Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore |author=Boho Heritage Organisation |publisher=Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland |editor1=Edel Bannon |editor2=Louise Mclaughlin |editor3=Cecilia Flanagan |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-9560607-0-9 |pages=246}}</ref>


Glenkeel is divided into the sub-townlands of Carrickaphreghaun, Carricknaboll, Cloghernavea, Lough Acrottan, Teeroe and Tullyveeny.<ref name=BohoHeritage/>
Glenkeel is divided into the sub-townlands of Carrickaphreghaun, Carricknaboll, Cloghernavea, Lough Acrottan, Teeroe and Tullyveeny.<ref name=BohoHeritage/>
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Other historical forms/interpretations of the name Glenkeel have included ''Gleann Caoil'', meaning "glen of the slender person" (1833) or "narrow glen".<ref>Joyce, 1875</ref>
Other historical forms/interpretations of the name Glenkeel have included ''Gleann Caoil'', meaning "glen of the slender person" (1833) or "narrow glen".<ref>Joyce, 1875</ref>


Other authors have stated that the name may derive from ''Bragbaid-na-Caoile''. The ''caol'' being after an  extraordinary monstrous serpent which  spent its days in Monaghan consuming a great deal of the local produce and then it would proceed  through the glen, by near Lough Erne, on the western side, towards Leitrim) to a night-time resting place. This continued until the arrival of St Patrick  who put an end to the serpent and its travels at [[Lough Derg (Ulster)|Lough Derg]].<ref name=AnnalsofIreland>{{cite book |title=Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters as translated into English by Owen Connellan: Volume 2 of the 2 volume set, with large folding family location Map |author=Michael O Cleary etc|publisher=Irish Roots Cafe  |page=633 |volume=2|year=2003|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IEITng6KDSIC&pg=PA633&lpg=PA633&dq=Sgeitheog-an+Phreuchain#v=onepage&q=Sgeitheog-an%20Phreuchain&f=false|isbn=9780940134140}}</ref>
Other authors have stated that the name may derive from ''Bragbaid-na-Caoile''. The ''caol'' being after an  extraordinary monstrous serpent which  spent its days in Monaghan consuming a great deal of the local produce and then it would proceed  through the glen, by near Lough Erne, on the western side, towards Leitrim) to a night-time resting place. This continued until the arrival of St Patrick  who put an end to the serpent and its travels at [[Lough Derg, County Donegal|Lough Derg]].<ref name=AnnalsofIreland>{{cite book |title=Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters as translated into English by Owen Connellan: Volume 2 of the 2 volume set, with large folding family location Map |author=Michael O Cleary etc|publisher=Irish Roots Cafe  |page=633 |volume=2|year=2003|url=https://books.google.com/?id=IEITng6KDSIC&pg=PA633&lpg=PA633&dq=Sgeitheog-an+Phreuchain#v=onepage&q=Sgeitheog-an%20Phreuchain&f=false|isbn=9780940134140}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:16, 28 July 2020

Glenkeel
TOWNLAND
Fermanagh

An abandoned house in Glenkeel
Location
Location: 54°24’36"N, 7°51’40"W
Grid reference: H 091513
Data

Glenkeel (from the Irish Gleann Caol, meaning "narrow glen") is a townland in Fermanagh, in the south-west corner of the civil parish of Boho, in the Barony of Magheraboy.[1]

Glenkeel is divided into the sub-townlands of Carrickaphreghaun, Carricknaboll, Cloghernavea, Lough Acrottan, Teeroe and Tullyveeny.[1]

This area is notable for its geological karst features notably forming part of the Reyfad-Glenkeel cave system and Reyfad-Carrickbeg system.

Glenkeel hill (1,224 feet) is mentioned in several historical texts.[2] The area still retains the tradition of peat cutting.[1]

Name

Other historical forms/interpretations of the name Glenkeel have included Gleann Caoil, meaning "glen of the slender person" (1833) or "narrow glen".[3]

Other authors have stated that the name may derive from Bragbaid-na-Caoile. The caol being after an extraordinary monstrous serpent which spent its days in Monaghan consuming a great deal of the local produce and then it would proceed through the glen, by near Lough Erne, on the western side, towards Leitrim) to a night-time resting place. This continued until the arrival of St Patrick who put an end to the serpent and its travels at Lough Derg.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Boho Heritage Organisation (2009). Boho Heritage: A treasure trove of history and lore. Nicholson & Bass Ltd, Mallusk, Northern Ireland. pp. 246. ISBN 978-0-9560607-0-9. 
  2. A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. i. S. Lewis & Co. 1837. http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/b4.php. 
  3. Joyce, 1875
  4. Michael O Cleary etc (2003). Annals of Ireland by the Four Masters as translated into English by Owen Connellan: Volume 2 of the 2 volume set, with large folding family location Map. 2. Irish Roots Cafe. p. 633. ISBN 9780940134140. https://books.google.com/?id=IEITng6KDSIC&pg=PA633&lpg=PA633&dq=Sgeitheog-an+Phreuchain#v=onepage&q=Sgeitheog-an%20Phreuchain&f=false. 
In Glenkeel townland
In Glenkeel townland