came in the form of an iron spear head, found in a Cromleac in Boho, on display at the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin. History The inscriptions on the Neolithic Reyfad stones constitute the first markings or writings from the Boho area, however their meaning has still to be deciphered. Thousands of years later, the region covering the Boho area was inhabited by the Erdini, Ptolemy (150 AD). In 700 AD, the two predominant tribes in the region were the Cenel Enda and Cenel Laegaire, whose boundaries followed areas similar to Clanawley, and the Magheraboy. There was a third tribe in this region known as the Fir Manach but their territory did not cover the Boho region. At this time, the barony of Clanawley extended into the north of County Cavan. Later the Boho area was considered to be in West Bréifne, also known as Bréifne Ó Ruairc. The Boho area was mentioned in the Annals of Ulster (628 AD), in which Suibne Menn of the Cenél nEógain kindred of the northern Uí Néill, reigning High King and son of Fiachra defeated his distant cousin Domhnall, son of Aedh (Domnall mac Áedo). This event was also described in The Annals of Tigernach (630 AD) as "Cath Botha in quo Suibne Mend mac Fiachrach uictor erat, Domnoll mac Aedha fuigit". In the first part of the 9th century the area of Boho or as it was written Botha eich uaichnich, was linked to the encompassing territory known as Tuath Ratha (Tir Ratha) and also to a local patron saint St Faber in the Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee Óengus of Tallaght The area known as Túath Rátha (), is anglicised as Tooraah and later as Toora and Trory. It has also been retained as the name of the mountain Tura. Tuath-Ratha is mentioned again in 1103 in the Annals of the Loch where "a fierce conflict between the men of the Lurg and the Tuath-Ratha, in which fell a multitude on both sides". Again in 1119, it states that Cuchollchaille O'Baighellain, chief Ollamh (Ollam) of Erinn in poetry, was slain by the Feara-Luirg and by O' Flannagain of Tuath-Ratha. The rebellion in Boho. At one point, the people of the Boho area refused to pay annual tribute to the King of Fermanagh, Magnus MaGuidhir. The dispute was recounted by McGuires historian as follows: Accordingly, Maguire sent out his Bonaghs or