Ram's Island

The island's original Irish name was Inis Dar Cairgrenn, which could mean "island of Cairgriu's daughter", and later became Inis Dairgreann. This name was anglicized as "Enish Garden" and also survives in the name of an area on the mainland called "Darachrean". The English name "Ram's Island" could have come from the Irish ending –reann or from the island's "resemblance in form to a ram's horn". Ram's Island grew in size from approximately 6 to(-) after Lough Neagh was lowered in the 19th century. In the early 19th century, the island was bought by the Baron O'Neill, who built two houses there. The island's last permanent inhabitants were the Cardwells, previously caretakers for the…