Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ford
Crinkill, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Crinkill
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Aughnagan Ford
- Coordinates
- 53.07529, -7.92837
- SMR number
- OF035-070----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · 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
Field inspection established that there are no surface remains visible of Aughnagan Ford which is marked on the 1843 ed. OS 6-inch map. According to the OS Name Books (c. 1840) Aughnagan is derived from Ath Na Gcean meaning Ford of the Heads. According to local tradition a battle was fought here between Cromwells army and O'Carrolls army. The ford was destroyed when the level of the river was raised for the mills in Riverstown.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.