13-420: Keenaght may refer to: Keenaght (barony) , County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Keenaght (townland) , County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Keenaght . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
26-498: A civil parish of the same name. Magilligan gets its name from "MacGilligans country", which formed a major part of the barony of Keenaght . Magilligan served as the base line for triangulation for the mapping of Ireland in the 19th century. Colonel Thomas Colby chose Magilligan due to the flatness of the strand and its proximity to Scotland which, along with the rest of Britain, had been accurately mapped in previous decades. A straight line precisely 30,533 feet (9,306 m)
39-482: Is a barony in the mid-northerly third of County Londonderry , Northern Ireland . It connects to the north-Londonderry coastline, and is bordered by four other baronies: Coleraine to the east; Loughinsholin to the south-east; Tirkeeran to the west; and Strabane Upper to the south-west. It was the territory of the Cianachta Glengiven from the 5th century until its takeover in the 12th century by
52-600: Is a peninsula that lies in the northwest of County Londonderry , Northern Ireland , at the entrance to Lough Foyle , within Causeway Coast and Glens district. It is an extensive 79,000-acre (32,000-hectare) coastal site, part British army firing range, part nature reserve and is home to the HM Prison Magilligan . The settlement of Magilligan Point on the lough is noted for its ferry crossing to Greencastle, County Donegal . The peninsula contains
65-585: The Ó Catháin , Keenaght became the homeland to their followers, the Ó Maoláin (Mullan). and the Mac Giollagain (MacGilligan). By the early 17th century, the latter controlled what was called "MacGilligans country" along the north coast, which has been preserved in the form of the present-day parish of Magilligan and the Magilligan peninsula . An Ó Coinne (O'Quinn) is later noted in Annals of
78-693: The Cianachta Glenn Geimin along with the Cenél Feradaig and Dál nAraidi was suspected of involvement in the death of Eochaid mac Domangairt , king of the Cenél nGabráin of Scottish Dál Riata in 697. This act was carried out by Fiannamail ua Dúnchado who would later become king of Dál Riata, however in 700, he along with Flann mac Cinn-faelad of the Cianachta Glinne Geimin were slain in turn. After its fall to
91-566: The Cianachta Glenn Geimin was the Ó Conchobhair (Connor Clan), who ruled there from the 5th century until they were succeeded by the Ó Catháin (Kane/Keane) in the 12th century. In 681, Cenn Fáelad, king of Cianachta Glenn Geimin, along with Dungal Eilni , king of the Cruthin and Dál nAraidi , were killed at Dún Cethirinn by Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich of the Cenél Meic Ercae of Cenél nEógain . Some form of combination of
104-743: The Four Masters in 1218 as being chief of Moy Lugad, which according to the Books of Lecan and Ballymote, lay in Keenaght. Keenaght is mentioned in the Annals under a variety of spellings of Cianachta Glenn Geimin. U stands for Annals of Ulster , M for Annals of the Four Masters , A stands for unspecified annals. Below is a list of civil parishes in Keenaght: Magilligan Magilligan (from Irish Ard Mhic Giollagáin , meaning 'Magilligan's height' )
117-444: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keenaght&oldid=932936496 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Keenaght (barony) Keenaght (from Irish Cianachta 'race of Cian' )
130-469: The peninsula on which it stands and the tower is now some way from the sea. HM Prison Magilligan is situated along the main road (Point Road) to the east of the Magilligan Point. It opened in 1972 and has a capacity of 568 prisoners. It is close to Bellarena railway station and there is a ferry service which operates during the summer season, connecting Magilligan with Greencastle across
143-468: The Ó Cathaín's. The largest settlement in the barony is the town of Limavady . Originally called the barony of Lymavady prior to 1613, the barony of Keenaght gets its name from an anglicisation of the Irish Ciannachta , which is derived from Cianachta Glenn Geimin (race of Cian of Glengiven ), also spelt as Ciannachta Glenn Geimin and Ciannachta Glinne Geimin . The principle sept of
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#1732798719901156-465: Was measured from North Station to Ballykelly in 1828 from which all other references were measured. The survey finished in 1846 when County Kerry was mapped. A Martello Tower stands to the north of Magilligan Point near the lough, Building began in 1812, late in the British , and featured a round tower with gun mounts for two 24-pounder guns. A fort at Magilligan point was originally planned but
169-502: Was seen as impractical because of soft ground. The tower has been restored but is not generally open. It was built at the same time as the more unusual double-gunned tower across the lough at Greencastle . The tower was finished in 1817, after the end of the Napoleonic Wars , and never saw military action. During World War II the top of the tower was fitted out with a pillbox . Since its construction, sand deposits have enlarged
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