Dartrey Heritage

Dartrey Forest, County Monaghan, Ireland was formerly the estate of the Dawson family, who had the title "Earl of Dartrey" from 1866 to 1933. It is currently managed by Coillte as a commercial forest. The Forest is bordered by a Famine wall which stretches half way along the road from Cootehill to Rockcorry. The landscape of the forest and surrounding area is particularly beautiful, being composed of a series of lakes joined by the Dromore River. The lakes have a number of crannogs which provided traditional fortification till possibly the late 1500s and perhaps helped facilitate trade with settlements up stream. Between the lakes is a large island of considerable beauty where a temple of architectural significance has suffered much decay over the years. Designed by James Wyatt in 1770, it is modeled on the Pantheon, Rome and is according to John R. Redmill DipArch FRIAI RIAI RIBA, a leading Irish architectural conservationist "one of the most important 18th century buildings in Ireland". Although roofless for the last 40 years, historic preservation and restoration efforts are being undertaken by the local Dartrey Heritage Association. Image File history File links Dartrey_oaks. ... Image File history File links Dartrey_oaks. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Monaghan Code: MN Area: 1,294 km² Population (2006) 55,816 Website: www. ... The title of Earl of Dartrey was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1866. ... Coillte Teoranta from Irish or The Irish Forestry Board Limited is a state-sponsored company of the Republic of Ireland that gives money grants to people who are wishing to plant forestry on their land and manages the forests owned by the Irish Government. ... Cootehill (Irish: ) is a rapidly-expanding market town in County Cavan in the Ireland. ... Rockcorry is a village in County Monaghan List of towns in the Republic of Ireland List of Irish Towns with a Market House Categories: | ... A crannog is the name given in Scotland and Ireland to an artificial island or natural island, used for a settlement and usually linked to shore with a timber gangway or stone causeway. ... Many see natural beauty in the rose. ... Temple of Hephaestus, an Doric Greek temple in Athens with the original entrance facing east, 449 BC (western face depicted) For other uses, see Temple (disambiguation). ... This article is about the built environment. ... Fonthill Abbey. ... Facade of the Pantheon The Pantheon (Latin Pantheon[1], from Greek Πάνθεον Pantheon, meaning Temple of all the Gods) is a building in Rome which was originally built as a temple to the seven deities of the seven planets in the state religion of Ancient Rome, but which has been a... The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, founded in 1839, is the professional body representing architects in the Republic of Ireland. ... Riba is the (Arabic: ربا ) term for intrest, the charging of which is forbidden by the Quran here, among other places: And that which you give in gift (loan) (to others), in order that it may increase (your wealth by expecting to get a better one in return) from other... Architectural conservation describes the process through which the material, historical, and design integrity of immovable objects are prolonged through carefully planned interventions. ... Historic preservation or Heritage management is the theory and practice of creatively maintaining the historic built environment and controlling the landscape component of which it is an integral part. ... Heritage can refer to: Cultural heritage Cultural traditions Heritage tourism Inheritance Kinship and descent Natural heritage A novel in the BBC Books series See also English Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Dartrey Kingdom

The location was once part of the wider region of Dartrey (Dartraighe, Dartraige Coininnsi, Dairtre, Dartree, Dartry) Kingdom which stretched north to Clones, belonging to the McMahons and O'Boylans. The name is derived from the Dartraige, the ‘calf people’ who were an early Irish tribe that dwelt in and around the area of north Roscommon, east Sligo, west Leitrim and southern Monaghan. It was a sub-kingdom of the larger federated Kingdom of Airgíalla, which at one stage stretched from Lough Neagh to Lough Erne and from Derry to Louth. This territory decreased as the area took on a more ecclesiastical power structure from Armagh and allied with the with Northern and Southern Ui Neill who dominated the political sphere serving as High King of Ireland from the Hill of Tara. It was further reduced by the conquest of the Normans in the 12th century. The Book of Rights list the tribes of the Airgíalla in the 5th century and their entitlements. The following poem was composed by the bard Benén to preserve these rights.
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Benén's Poem

1. This difficulty rests upon the descendants of the Collas, the bright host of Liathdruim,
that they do not know the amount of their stipend, from the king of bright Fuaid.

2. Here is the tradition—I shall relate it for you— of the descen­dants of gentle Cairpre:
learn, people of Fál of the fiana, the handsome stipends of the Airgialla...

16. The king of Dartraige, a flame of valour, is entitled to four hardworking slaves,
four swords hard in battle, four horses, and four golden shields...

External links

Dartrey Heritage
Dartrey History: resources
Wikimapia Map
Celtic Maps. See map of "The Golden Age" with churches linked to Armagh
Airgialla History
Airgialla Law Poems
The Annals entries for Dartraige (869-1505)
The McMahon Story
John Redmill Architects

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