What is recorded here

No visible remains at ground level. In 1601, Captain Hugh O'Reilly built a bawn of sods at Lisgannon, possibly forcing him to widen an older rath rather than clear new land. The clay wall rose beside a ancient ditch, blending military urgency with forgotten shape. What looked like progress may have been adaptation, reading the landscape instead of breaking it.

In 1601 Captain Hugh O'Reilly erected a 'bawn of sods' at this location. It has been suggested (Davies 1948a, 118-9) that Lisgannon rath (CV021-060001-) may have been modified to accommodate this bawn, a second bank and wide berm having been added to the pre-existing bank and fosse of the rath. No visible remains at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 22 December 2008

Captain Hugh O'Reilly built a bawn of sods at Lisgannon in 1601, possibly modifying an existing rath for defensive purposes during the Nine Years' War. The site is remembered as an example of early 17th-century Gaelic Irish military adaptation.

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