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Inishowen
Inis Eoghain
The peninsula between Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, named for Eógan, ancestor of the Cenél nEógain.
Overview
The peninsula between Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle, named for Eógan, ancestor of the Cenél nEógain. It holds Grianán of Aileach at its southern edge and a wide range of prehistoric and early medieval monuments across its uplands.
Inishowen is a landscape with a clear physical boundary — two sea loughs and the Atlantic — and a long documented history. Its name connects it to the Cenél nEógain, whose kings are associated in the annals with Ailech.[1]
A coastline-based boundary will be added from Ordnance Survey Ireland open data.
Map
- Recorded site
- Lost site
- Aerial observation
- Landscape
- Folklore record
List the 2 mapped places
- Grianán of Aileach — Cashel
- Bocan Stone Circle — Stone circle (approximate)
Sites in this landscape
Research questions
- How visible is Grianán of Aileach from the prehistoric monuments of the peninsula?
Sources
- [1]Ed. and trans. John O'Donovan. Annála Ríoghachta Éireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters. CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts, University College Cork, 1848–51 (edition).Historical source · Cited for: Annalistic references to Ailech and the Cenél nEógain.
Record
- Editorial review
- Awaiting editorial review — treat as provisional
- Last updated
- 11 October 2026
- Contributors
- Beyond the Bend
- Status
- Published
- Record ID
- 00000000-0000-4000-8002-000000000003