Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Inauguration site
Carns,carrowgarve (roscommon By.), County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carns,carrowgarve (roscommon By.)
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Canfree
- Latest-edition OS map
- Carnfree
- Coordinates
- 53.75573, -8.26706
- SMR number
- RO028-069003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a rock-outcrop rise at the E end and the highest point of the broad WNW-ESE Carnfree ridge. The cairn of Carn Fraoich (RO028-069001-) was the inauguration site of the O'Conors from the late 12th century and probably earlier into the 15th century (Gormley 1989, 26-8; FitzPatrick 2004, 60-8). The inauguration stone (RO020-057----), which is of uncertain authenticity (FitzPatrick 2004, 113-5), was removed to Cargin House near Tulsk c. 1840 (Jones 1922-3) and is now at Clonalis House near Castlerea. The cairn is within ceremonial enclosure (RO028-069002-). (Herity 1983,126-7; Waddell 1988, 15)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
O’Daly, J. 1853 Inauguration of Cathal Crobhdhearg O’Conor, King of Connaught. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 2, 335-48.
O’Donovan, J. 1891 The O’Conors of Connaught. An historical memoir compiled from a Ms. of the late John O’Donovan LL.D. with additions from the state papers and public records by the Rt. Hon. Charles Owen O’Conor Don. Dublin. Hodges, Figgis, and Co.
References
Jones, W.A. 1922-3 The proclamation stone of the Connaught kings. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 12, 46.
FitzPatrick, E. 2004 Royal inauguration in Gaelic Ireland c.1100-1600: a cultural landscape study. Studies in Celtic History 22. Woodbridge. The Boydell Press.
Gormley, M. (compiler) 1989 Tulsk parish in historic Maigh Aí. Aspects of its history and folklore. Author
Nearby in the register
- Inauguration stoneunder 1 mi
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ceremonial enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.