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HISTORY OF THIS AREA

First documented reference to the Macroom area reaches back to about 550 ad. It was known as Achad Dorbchon and belonged to the Kingdom of Muscraighe

The name Macroom can be explained in three ways:

Derived from the Irish version of Maigh Cromptha or crooked plain
Said to have it's origins as the Plane of Crom the pagan God
Based on the landmark of a tree near the bridging point of the river. This gives its name as meaning "crooked Oak".

The earliest references to settlement at Macroom are in the form of archaeological ruins, some of which are still visible today.

These include ring forts, stone forts, fulacht fiadhs (cooking pits) and souterrains (underground passageways). Standing stones are noticeable in the district.

They dot the landscape with great regularity. Some of these mark prehistoric burial sites. Some of the stones are as high as 15 feet with some of the stones bearing Ogham inscriptions.

More history:
Macroom served as the Headquarter of the McCarthy clan from 13th century

It is also the Homeplace of St. Finbarr, Founder of Cork

William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania lived here






	HISTORY OF THE AREA Your piece of land is full history and dated back to about 550 anno domino	HISTORY OF THIS AREA First documented reference to the Macroom area reaches back to about 550 ad. It was known as Achad Dorbchon and belonged to the Kingdom of Muscraighe The name Macroom can be explained in three ways: Derived from the Irish version of Maigh Cromptha or crooked plain Said to have it's origins as the Plane of Crom the pagan God Based on the landmark of a tree near the bridging point of the river. This gives its name as meaning "crooked Oak". The earliest references to settlement at Macroom are in the form of archaeological ruins, some of which are still visible today. These include ring forts, stone forts, fulacht fiadhs (cooking pits) and souterrains (underground passageways). Standing stones are noticeable in the district. They dot the landscape with great regularity. Some of these mark prehistoric burial sites. Some of the stones are as high as 15 feet with some of the stones bearing Ogham inscriptions. More history: Macroom served as the Headquarter of the McCarthy clan from 13th century It is also the Homeplace of St. Finbarr, Founder of Cork William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania lived here

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