Erenagh is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.2945°, -5.7391°.

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Erenagh

Erenagh in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

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Erenagh is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Erenagh (Irish: An Oireanach, meaning 'the cultivated place') is a townland, south of Downpatrick in County Down, Northern Ireland. The townland is approximately 1.6 km2 (386.14 acres) in area. It is situated in the civil parish of Bright and the historic barony of Lecale Upper.

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History

The townland of Erenagh is mentioned in a medieval record associated with Furness Abbey in Lancashire, England. According to the Monasticon Anglicanum, a historical compilation of monastic records, a figure identified as "Magnellus Makenlefe," described as a king of Ulster, is said to have founded an abbey in the area in 1127. This abbey was established near a site known as St. Finian’s Well, in a location referred to as "Erynach" (now Erenagh) and was named Abbey of Carryke. This foundation is notable as an early example of an English monastic institution establishing a presence in Ireland before the arrival of John de Courcy and his forces in Ulster in 1177. No physical remains of the…

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