School: Uragh (B.)
- Location:
- Uragh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 200
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- (continued from previous page)The inaugaration of the McGovern Chieftain has been described in verse:-''The chronicles read him the laws of the clan,
And pledged him to abide by their blessing and ban,
His sgain and his sword were unbuckled to show,
That they were only meant for a foreign foe,
A white willow wand has been put in his hand
A type of pure, upright and gentle command.''Castle :- The stronghold of the McGovern Chieftain was Lissanover =
lios-an-lubhair (The Proud Fort) overlooking the present Templeport Lake.
The ruins of it were pulled down some ten years ago 1924 a.d.
This castle was besieged on four occasions :-(i) McGuire of Fermanagh burned it in 1431 a.d.(ii) McGuire of Fermanagh burned it in 1455 a.d.(iii) McGuire of Fermanagh burned it in 1459 a.d.(iv) O Reilly burned it in 1485 a.d.At the eighteenth century when when English sway began to assert itself in Cavan and south Leitrim McGovern removed to Gleann Gaible and the castle of Lissanover fell into disuseA poet said of it :-'' A proud ancestral home thou art;
A noble heritage ''
