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School

Cahermacnaghten, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of School, Cahermacnaghten, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Cahermacnaghten
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
ODavorens Sch (Site of) (1916)
Coordinates
53.04601, -9.19842
SMR number
CL009-001011-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Listed as ‘School’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996) and named ‘O’Davoren’s Sch. (Site of)’ on the 1916 OS 6-inch map within Cathair Mhic Neachtain (CL009-001010-). The fort has been regarded as the home of one of Ireland's most famous medieval law schools run by the O'Davoren family. However, according to FitzPatrick (2008, 58-9) it is unsure whether the cashel was ever actually used as the location for the law school of the brehon line. She notes that the late medieval building known as ‘Cabhail Tighe Breac’ (CL009-001009-) in the SW end of the townland has many attributes that might lend themselves to that purpose. Excavation at Cabhail Tighe Breac in 2008 revealed further evidence to support this. Caher Mhic Neachtain is a National Monument in State Care, no. 354.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 17 July 2018

References

Fitzpatrick, E. 2008 Antiquarian scholarship and the archaeology of Cahermacnaghten, Burren, Co. Clare. The Other Clare 32, 58-66.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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