EGLISH - where the Oona flows
A great many delights await the visitor co Eglish, Co. Tyrone. It is a land drumlins, of small fertile fields, of rivers, woodlands and lakes. Significant historical events were played out here down through the years. Its sacred sites and wells have a history older than Christianity - they have rested humbly, undisturbed and unobtrusively, in unexpected places, over centuries. Its roads, buildings, hedges and bridges speak of the work that moulded the ancient land over centuries to the service of man. When Patrick and his disciples began the task of evangelising Ireland, they found no words in the language of Ireland that would adequately describe themselves, their buildings or their religious practices Their solution was to borrow the appropriate Latin terms which were assimilated into Irish and, in the course of time, subjected to the rules of Irish pronunciation, spelling and grammar. As well as words for several kinds of church buildings, these Latin borrowings provide Irish with quite a list of of other well-known 'church-words' Eglish is such a word and derives from the Latin ecctesia meaning "church". Ecclais, ('Eglish' or 'Aglish', the Ordnance Survey versions of the word), was introduced into Irish in the early Christian era but the precise date is uncertain.
Eglish was an early monastic foundation and may have been a centre for worship in pre-Christian times. The modem village lies in south County Tyrone on the B45 between Caledon and Dungannon. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 93. The village has grown in a dispersed form with a mix of housing, industry and services.
1 St. Patrick's Church: The graveyard mound was the site of a monastic settlement, possibly 6th Century. It was marked by an early high cross, the base of which survives. St. Patrick's Church (1834) is site to be the third church of that name on the site. The present church of Saint Patrick at Roan is built on a remarkable oval-shaped mound surrounded by a strong retaining wall which varies in height to suit the topography of the surrounding ground, The present church was built in 1834 and is said to be the third built on the site. Given the discovery of an early cross base at Roan it is certain that a monastic site was located here in the 7th Century or earlier. 12th Century carved stones are also associated with the site, so it is probable that the second church was built then. It is possible that Roan was a centre of worship even in pre-Christian times.
The cache is a nano hidden from view. Bring a pen, parking is right alongside the cache, replace carefully.