Lough Scur (Irish: Loch an Scoir , meaning "lake of horses, grasslands, troops") is a water lake bargain in the south of County Leitrim, northwest of Ireland. This is part of the Shannon-Erne Waterway. There's been a human settlement here since the New Stone Age. Modern features include a dock and moorings. The protected features are Castle John, three Crannogs, and a railroad to Rusheen Island, although "Island Jail" is not protected. The Lough Scur Ecology, and indeed all Leitrim lake lakes, is threatened by pollution and invasive species such as curly water algae, zebra kupang, and freshwater shells.
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Etymology
A fantastic folktale from the 19th century claimed that Lough Scur was named after Oscar Oishin's son, and his tomb is located in Aghascur, the "field of Scur". However, this shows the word "Scur" (Irish: Scor, genitive scuir ) has many meanings, and may be translated to " horse ". O'Donovan suggests 'Scuir' means " camp lake ", and the database of Irish residence names suggests Lough Scuir means "horse lake, meadow, troop".
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Geography
Lough Scur is about 1 kilometer (0.6 million) northwest of Keshcarrigan. It covers an area of ​​1.14 square kilometers (0.4 m² mi). Lough Scur very deep with soft mud or the bottom of dense peat, the most shallow part is the northern part, between Driny and Drumcong, probably because a large amount of detritus is brought into it by the mountain stream in Annadale. Outside roskarbon shoal there are rocks that are isolated almost parallel to the summer water surface, almost circular, measuring c. 10 Ã, - c. 15 ft in . Lough Marrave may be considered a continuation of the Lough Scur, as they share the same level and are linked with a half-mile channel. Keshcarrigan lough is connected to Lough scur by a small stream about 250 meters (820.2 feet) in length. The Lough Carrickaport Lough flows into Lough Scur with a flow of 450 meters (1,476.4 feet) flowing through the town of Drumcong. Drumaleague Lough, lie 1 kilometer (0.6Ã, mi) to the southwest, connected via Shannon-Erne Waterway. Rogen's landscape of sub-glacial hedge seen in the valley between Slieve Anierin and Lough Scur, caused by ice age glaciers moving northeast to southwest for millions of years, the Morainic drift piled thousands of drumlins in the surrounding lowlands.
Ecology
Fish in Lough Scur include "roach-bream hybrids" (54%), Roach (22%), Perch (9%), Bream (9%, Skimmers included), Pike (6%), stickleback nine spine , and eels Most of the hybrid products from Pike here prefer Roach (86%), Stickleback (9%), and Perch (4%) in their overall diet. The spear population is the "Irish native strain" (Irish:
Demographics
Channels
Lough Scur is part of the Shannon-Erne Waterway, located on the top of the canal that connects Lough Scur to the Shannon River, just south of Leitrim village. The original canal was built in the 1840s, falling into decline due to the prosperous rail network, but reopened in 1994 to develop the tourism industry in the region. The Lough Scur level is controlled by Irish Waterways through two Spillways. Recording large numbers of ancient boats dug from the Leitrim area reminds us that waterways have always been a major means of transportation in Ireland.
Villages
The main human settlements in Lough Scur are the villages of Keshcarrigan and Drumcong.
Historical heritage
Stone Age
Mesolithic hunters-gatherers may often visit the Lough Scur sometimes c. 8,000 Ã, - c. 4000 BC . Archaeological findings from Lough Scur include five Lithic pieces, a polished shale ax, roughout ax dolerite, and a piece of leather under the canoe. The leather and the canoe are not dated, but the pieces may be Mesolithic.
Raftery (1957) claimed a small stone age crannog was observed in Lough Scur. The Bronze Pre-Age material is described as a flat, circular stone site, 6-10m in diameter and 400 cm above the mud of the lake. The interior often consists of brushwood, irregularly sized stone and sometimes horizontal wood, some charred. Scorched animal bones are found on the surface, indicating pigs (wild pigs, domestic pigs) and cattle are part of the diet.
Bronze Age
There is a Bronze Age settlement in Lough-Scur c. 4,000 Ã, - c. 2,500 BC . The "Lough-Scur Stone Mold" is a roughly triangular block of white sandstone found on the Lough-Scur crannog, matrix bearing for Copper casting and Bronze flat axes or lance-head, and contains three molds, one flat ax and one Palstave circle on the front, with one flat ax upside down. This was formed before the inhabitants of the lake became familiar with the use of Iron sourced from Slieve Anierin for example. Illustrations show side with mold for regular Celt (tool) 7.5cm long and for Celt 10cm long with cross strop and ring. Prints are part of the Royal Irish Academy Collection.
Iron Age
Lough Scur contains five or six crannogs (artificial lake dwellings). The pre-celtic archaeological remains of Lough Scur are preserved by the museums of the Royal Irish Academy and the National Museum of Ireland-
- Five Lithia flakes, ax flakes, roughout ax dolerite, leather piece.
- The Lough-Scur Stone Mold .
- The Lough-Scur Quern-stone , perhaps the largest example in Ireland, is found in crannog.
- The Kiltubrid shield is found in the town of Kiltubrid near Lough Scur.
- The Keshcarrigan Bowl is found on the channel between Lough Scur and Lough Marrave.
- About a barrel of bones found in the Lough Scur crabog.
Altar Aghascur Druid
An ancient stone monument, perhaps the Altar of Druids, is clearly located 400 meters south of the lake on a sloping meadow called the ancient Irish: Aghascur , which means "Scur field". Set against the spectacular backdrop of Lough Scur and Slieve Anierin, it is marked "Dermot and Grania's Bed" on some maps. Although two erect stones in the south have been artificially fixed, this anomalous monument is highly questionable and, on the evidence, is not acceptable as a megalithic tomb, but rather an attempt to break rock outcrops from the underlying rocks. This is probably the druid altar before Christianity. There is also a Cist located here. Castle of Castle O'Connor
Castle O'Connor
In 1265AD, Aedh mac Felim ÃÆ' â € Å"Conchobair built a fortified fortress in Loch Scur. Defending the ConmhaÃÆ'cne of Muintir Eolais from Norman's conquest was a military goal, and at 1270AD Lough Scur regiment and Conmhaicne forces both participated in the decisive battle of ÃÆ't an Chip.
Castle of Lough Scur
Crannogs took place in Lough Scur through the Middle Ages, and the Irish Annals alluded to a fortified crannog in Lough Scur.
- "1346: Four sons of Cathal, the son of Mag Raghnaill the spy, were taken prisoners at Loch-in-sguir by Concobur Mag Raghnaill and Tomaltach Mag Raghnaill took them with him to Caisel -Coscraigh and they killed there, the saddest story that was done then .
- "1390: Manus O'Rourke, who had been imprisoned by O'Reilly at Lough Oughter's castle, fled from him, and went to Lough-an Scuir castle, but Clann-Murtough, informed of this by his traitor, they killed him when he came to shore from a hut.
In the 19th century, a portion of the heavy-oak frame, with mortices and cheeks cut into it, was found on a crannog here.
Castle Sean
Around 1556 with the Tudor's conquest of threatening Ireland, the gaelic clans from the south of Leitrim handed over the title of chief and patron of Muintir Eolais to Sean ("Shane") Reynolds of Clonduff in County Offaly, to the understanding he lobbied England in pale to leave they are in peace in the land of their fathers. In 1570 Sean built a 'Castle' in the town of Gowly on the peninsula called Castle Island.
In 1580 , the Annals of Loch CÃÆ'Â © declared " Mag Ranaill from Lough-Scur" was attacked and "taken" by McDermot of Moylurg who advised his allies, Muintir Eolais was rebellious against Sean Reynolds. But in 1590 " very big " British soldiers invaded Leitrim county south, defeating Gaelic Ireland in a nine-year war. From this moment onwards, the Reynolds dynasty of Lough Scur has large estates in southern Leitrim.
Castle John is three levels high and surrounded by nice rock ground. Between c. 1570 Ã, - c. 1729 Castle Sean is the residence of Sean Reynolds (d.1619), Humphrey's son (died 1661), Sean his grandson (arrested and possibly executed during the Irish Rebellion of 1641) and his grandson James (d 1729), who may have left the Castle during his lifetime. The dilapidated ruins of Castle Sean (Ireland: CaisleÃÆ'¡n SeÃÆ'³in ) remain today, but are not preserved as national monuments, tours, or sites heritage. Some buildings collapsed c. 1908 but has been fixed by the historical heritage conservation community.
Sean from the head
Sean Reynolds fame is a legend. It is said that in the 16th century he invited the heads of other Einthians to his palace for a previous reconciliation meeting, with a cruel betrayal, beheaded them all. Tradition says he was called SeÃÆ'¡n Na Gleann ("Sean of the head") because of all the people who beheaded him, or because he was "chief of the tribe". The folklore claims Sean maintains an army of about two hundred people and his reputation for capturing and imprisoning tenants, or decapitating people for minor offenses, is widely feared.
Prison Island
On April 6, 1605, Sean and his son Humphrey were appointed prisoners in the Leitrim area. They built a 'prison' on the 'prison island' (Irish: OileÃÆ'n ann an phriosuiin ) at Lough Scur. Small prison cells with holes about six inches in diameter for air. The tradition reminds many of the people who were hanged on the island, and that Sean was killed by a soldier from Longford who avenged his sister's death there. Prison Island was abandoned once Carrick in Shannon gaol became established. The ruined jail ruins remain but not preserved for inheritance.
Metalworking tradition
The metalworking tradition in Lough Scur was recorded. Five Metalsmith from "Lougheskure" received a grant from forgiveness at Elizabethan Fiants c. 1583 Ã, - c. 1586AD .
- Gilla Gruma O'Flynn.
- Charles O'Flynn.
- Toole O'Fenane.
- Teige oge O'Fonan and Eoin O'Finan, referred to as Tinker metalworkers.
Lough Scur Book
At the beginning of the 20th century, a book or script entitled "Book of Lough Scur", about the Reynolds family (the ancient name MacRannal or Magrannal), is said to be in the library of an unknown deceased near Keshcarrigan, co. Leitrim.
See also
- List of loughs in Ireland
- The Keshcarrigan Bowl
- Kiltubrid Shield
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