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Agharahan

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Agharahan (from Irish Achadh Rathain 'field of the ferns') is a townland is situated in the land division of Old Barr in the parish of Devenish, Barony of Magheraboy. It has an area of 746,831 m² / 74.68 hectares /0.29 square miles/184.55 acres / 184 acres. The townland runs from the high plateau in the Knockmore Scarpland at 766 ft down to the lowlands at 177 ft above sea level and is between the townlands of Old-Barr to the west, Killydrum to the south, Aghakeeran to the north, Drumbegger to the east and Lattonagh to the south. Agharahan is in the Civil Parish of Devenish but was previously associated with the civil parish of Boho, County Fermanagh. Agharahan, containing the sub-townland of Pollanaffrin, is notable for Noon's Hole/Arch Cave system and numerous other sink holes (swallow holes). On the same level as Noon's Hole, but further behind the Arch Cave, is another pot hole known as Pollanafrin which is approximately 10 meters deep. This can be seen marked on the map of Griffiths valuation of Ireland 1870.

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Agharahan
Killydrum Road,

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N 54.38106 ° E -7.85411 °
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Killydrum Road
BT74 8BZ , Agharahan
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Killydrum

Killydrum (from Irish Coill an Droma 'wood of the ridge') is a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It has previously been referred to as Kildrome (1659) and Killdrum (1695). This townland belongs to the land division of Old Barr in the area of Boho.Killydrum is notable for the holy well named after St Faber' called Tober Faber, and its associated bullán. The area is historically linked to the home or castle of a chieftain called O'Fialain.In the Ordnance Survey Letters of O' Donovan, the surveyor notes that (the virgin) St. Faber first attempted to build her church in Killydrum near the holy well, however the first days construction was destroyed overnight by an invisible being. A passing deer indicated that there was another place where she could build her church without threat and carried her books on its horns down to Monea. When the deer continued its journey across the Sillees river, it slipped on the banks and it took a while for the books to be re-attached. This slip was thought to be brought about by a genius or sheaver (shaver)who inhabited the river who did everything in his power to prevent the spread of Christianity in the region. Once St Faber understood this she cursed the river with sterility of fish and fertility in destroying human life and may it run uphill with the following phrase MI-ADH EISC A'S ADH BAIDHTE AG RITH ANAGHAIDH AN AIRD GO LA BRATHA. Another interpretation of the name Killydrum is 'church of the ridge' which makes sense in this context.