Uí Mhaine · Hy Many

The lordship of the O'Kellys, seen from the air

An immersive heritage room for Fohenagh, Co. Galway. Draft preview.

Overview

An immersive, fact-led room in Fohenagh, Co. Galway. Visitors fly over the landscape of Uí Mhaine as it changes through the centuries, from ringforts and eskers to the 1351 Christmas feast, Kilconnell Friary, Knockdoe and Aughrim, and on to today. The aim is awe and reverence, not pomp, with this place seen in its European context.

Working draft. Every claim names its source; anything marked “unconfirmed” is listed in the research backlog. Public sites are pinned. Sites on private farmland are shown only as approximate areas, with no public access; view them from the public road.

Map and fly-through

Skip map: read the journey as text

Keyboard: in presentation mode use ← → for scenes, Space to pause, Esc to exit.

Start here

Explore the timelineTwelve stops, c. 500 to the early 1600s, on a time map.The 1351 feastThe poets of Ireland at Doon Fort, in the court landscape of Pallas.Follow the poets' routeWest from Ballinasloe on the esker, turning at Kilconnell, north by Callow Lough to Doon Fort.

Scenes

  1. From Europe to the hill (Prologue)
  2. The people of Maine (Early medieval)
  3. Ringforts, routes and the esker (Early medieval–1300s)
  4. The Normans arrive (1225–1333)
  5. Christmas 1351: Fáilte Uí Cheallaigh (1351)
  6. Friary and lake (1353)
  7. Knockdoe (1504)
  8. Aughrim and after (1691 → today)

Read the journey

A text version of the fly-through: each scene's year, place, what happens and its source.

  1. 1. From Europe to the hill

    Prologue · Europe → Fohenagh
    Satellite zoom from Europe down to Fohenagh; wind and larks.
    Source: FitzPatrick 2016 (Connacht overlordship context)

  2. 2. The people of Maine

    Early medieval · Uí Maine, east Galway / south Roscommon
    Mist over the land; a voice tells the O'Kelly origin story as their own tradition.
    Source: Curley 2022 ch.2.2; O'Donovan 1843 (unconfirmed; see research backlog)

  3. 3. Ringforts, routes and the esker

    Early medieval–1300s · Esker ridges, Gallagh
    Low drone pass along an esker ridge; footsteps, cattle, birdsong.
    Source: Curley 2022 §7.4.4; Slí Mhór/Eiscir Riada (unconfirmed; see research backlog)

  4. 4. The Normans arrive

    1225–1333 · Athenry, Loughrea, Roscommon
    Stone castles rise on the horizon; horses and iron.
    Source: Curley 2022 ch.2.4; FitzPatrick 2016

  5. 5. Christmas 1351: Fáilte Uí Cheallaigh

    1351 · Doon Fort, Fohenagh (FitzPatrick)
    Firelight, harp and voices as poets gather to the feast.
    Source: Knott, Ériu 5 (1911); FitzPatrick 2023, pp. 147–149; Curley 2022

  6. 6. Friary and lake

    1353 · Kilconnell Friary, Callow Lough
    Slow glide over the friary and lake; plainchant, still water.
    Source: AFM 1353 via Curley 2022 §5.3

  7. 7. Knockdoe

    1504 · Garbally, Monivea, Gallagh → Knockdoe
    Three castles fall; drums build to the battle of 19 August 1504.
    Source: AFM via Curley 2022

  8. 8. Aughrim and after

    1691 → today · Aughrim, Clonbrock, Fohenagh
    Battle sounds fade into wind over today's fields; the camera lands back in Fohenagh.
    Source: Curley 2022 (Aughrim 1691; Clonbrock); Land Commission: research needed

FúinnAbout

PA Uí Mhaine is a project by Garry Lohan (mechanical engineer and lecturer · Google Scholar · LinkedIn), about the medieval Gaelic kingdom of Uí Mhaine in east Galway and south Roscommon: its kings, poets, learned families and places. It is a sister site of PA Marine, PA Réalt and PA Iomáint (HurlingWiki).

This is an independent, working-draft heritage prototype, not an official product of any heritage body. Territory outlines are approximate interpretations, every claim names its source, and open questions are listed in the research backlog. Many sites are on private farmland: they are shown only as approximate areas, so view them from the public road and respect the monuments.

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