Lough Key, Co. Roscommon

Lough Key, Co. Roscommon

Castle

Lantern slide depicting McDermot Castle on Castle Island in Lough Key. Originally titled 'On Lough Key. Co. Roscommon.' and labelled 'R 13'. The slide depicts McDermot Castle on Castle Island found in Lough Key. The name of the lake itself comes from Irish mythology, Ce was the druid of the god Nuada. He was wounded in the Second Battle of Mag Tuired and fled southward until he came to Carn Corrslebe, where he rested. He saw ahead of him a beautiful plain full of flowers. He sought to reach it, and when he did, he died. When his grave was dug there, a lake burst out of it, and flooded the whole plain. It was thus named Loch Ce after him. The Castle was originally built in the 12th Century but was burnt down by a lighting strike in 1184 but was rebuilt by the MacDermots who kept it until c1583.

Holly Cooper

The Discovery Programme

The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (RSAI)

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RSAI, Lantern Slide, BOX 38

BOX38_013

23/08/15

Scanned to 2400 dpi , 16 bit greyscale image with automatic exposure

RSAI Lantern Slide Collection

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Lantern Slides

Country: Ireland

County: Roscommon

Logainm Code: https://www.logainm.ie/100027.aspx

Townland:Tawnytaskin

Logainm Townland: https://www.logainm.ie/42760.aspx

Irish National Grid East:183751

Irish National Grid North: 305392

Position Source: www.logainm.ie

Latitude: 53.997679

Longitude: -8.2485437

Place: Lough Key, Co. Roscommon Latitude: 53.9838971 Longitude: -8.23708529999999

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