Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - unclassified
Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Elphin
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- RO016-146----
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The National Monuments Service's description
Ono, a Druid and one of two brothers who owned this territory sought gold from St. Patrick for the site of a church. For this offence the saint said that none of the Cinel Mac Earca would rule the Connachta but would always be allies of their kings. A contrite Ono offered his own fort to the saint (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 2-5). It was probably on the site of Elphin Cathedral (RO016-127001-), but there is no trace of it now.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1931 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Roscommon collected during the progress of the
Ordnance Survey in 1837. Bray.