What is recorded here

Bawn in Clogher (boyle By.) was a Mac Dermot stronghold referenced from 1487 to 1617, reducing centuries of regional power to a triangular shadow stretching seventy-seven metres through the Roscommon soil. The northern edge still holds a narrow wall foundation and a broad grass-covered stone spread, while a circular corner tower base anchors the western line. What remains is not a picturesque ruin but a geometric claim, marking where human ambition pressed against the landscape before disappearing beneath the green.

A Mac Dermot castle with references from 1487 to 1617. This is a triangular (dims c. 77m N-S; 10m E-W at N; c. 30m E-W at S) bawn with the castle (RO010-010001-) at it N end defined by the foundations of a wall at E (Wth 1m; L 3m) and a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 5.3m; H 0.3m) at S (L 23m) with the base of a circular corner tower (int. diam. 2m) defined by a masonry wall (Wth 1.6m; H 0.3m) at its W end. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

The Bawn in Clogher was built and held by the Mac Dermot family from 1487 to 1617. It is remembered as a significant medieval defensive structure associated with a prominent Gaelic lineage in the region.

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