What is recorded here

Promontory fort is a promontory fort (coastal) in Donaghintraine, County Sligo, Ireland. A long, narrow, triangular promontory extends north into Sligo Bay, bounded by low cliffs on three sides and cut off from the surrounding land by a largely levelled bank of earth and stone at the south. A second levelled bank remains identifiable a short distance further south. O'Rorke recorded a story that a great battle occurred at this fortress in 1249 between Felim O'Conor and the Berminghams, with O'Conor emerging victorious.

Long, narrow, triangular promontory (dims. 55m N-S; 16m E-W) extending N into Sligo Bay. Its W, N and E sides are defined by low cliffs upon a rocky shelf while it is cut off from the surrounding land by a largely levelled, low bank of earth and stone (Wth. 1m; H 0.6m) at S. A short distance S of this is a second bank which has been levelled but whose outline is still identifiable (Wth. c.1.5m). The promontory is marked 'Donaghintraine' on the 1913 edition of the OS 6-inch map. O'Rorke (1890, 403) recorded that this is an anglisization of 'Dun Contreathain' or 'Dun Cintreathain' and that there was a great battle at a fortress here in 1249 between Felim O'Conor and the Berminghams at which O'Conor emerged victorious. (O'Rorke 1878, 256-7; M. Casey 1988, pers. comm.) Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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