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| GLANWORTH, CO. CORK. -The name of the above town is derived from the Gaelic Gleann-amhnach, which means, in English, the Marshy Glen. It is a small place, situated on the Funcheon river, in the county Cork, and possesses little of historic interest, except the remnants of an old castle, and an ancient and picturesque bridge, which spans the rapid river immediately below the ruins of the dismantled fortress. Glanworth experienced some stormy events during the wars of the period of Charles I, when Lord Castlehaven, fighting for the Stuart King, campaigned along the course of the Funcheon, proving himself an able captain when opposed to some of the most renowned of the Parliamentary generals. In former times, the banks of the Funcheon were thickly wooded, particularly with the ash tree, the timber of which made the best of lance and pike handles-articles greatly in demand in the Ireland of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries particularly. The English translation of the word Funcheon is "the ash producing river." In spite of the devastation of many wars, and the neglect of landowners, "the Funcheon woods" are still celebrated for the high class lumber they produce, and the town of Glanworth is situated in one of the most charming spots along the course of the historic stream. |
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