Crom. Abu

Seven miles (11 km) south-east of Adare is the pleasant little town of Croom, in wooded country on the banks of the River Maigue. Beside the town are the remains of a stronghold of the Fitzgeralds, Croom Castle (1190). the war-cry of the Geraldines (Kildare branch) 'Crom Abu' (Croom to Victory) was taken from here. In the eighteenth century the town was the meeting-place of the 'Maigue Poets': Sean O Tuama, Aindrias Mac Craith and Sean Clarach Mac Domhnaill. An annual literary festival, Feile na Miaghe, held in towns in the Maigue district, now commemorates this gathering.

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