▁the ▁town land ▁of ▁Me en an , ▁around ▁two ▁miles ▁from ▁modern ▁L ough br ick land . ▁ ▁L ough br ick land ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Mag enn ises ▁of ▁I ve agh . ▁The ▁Mag ennis ▁castle ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁L ough br ick land ▁Lake , ▁although ▁they ▁also ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁c ran nog ▁on ▁the ▁lake ▁as ▁late ▁as ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century . ▁The ▁Mag enn ises ▁were ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁L ough br ick land ▁area ▁by ▁Sir ▁Mar m adu ke ▁White ch urch . ▁Probably ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁developer ▁of ▁the ▁district , ▁White ch urch ▁established ▁villages , ▁churches , ▁and ▁mark ets ▁that ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁infrastr ucture . ▁Sir ▁Mar m adu ke ▁built ▁his ▁castle ▁by ▁the ▁lake , ▁which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁dis m ant led ▁by ▁C rom well ' s ▁army . ▁The ▁castle ▁remained ▁in ▁ru ins ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁removed ▁and ▁a ▁dwell ing - house ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁its ▁site . ▁Its ▁exact ▁location ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁accur ately ▁identified ; ▁possible ▁sites ▁range ▁from ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Mag ennis ▁castle ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁old ▁Ag h ader g ▁School ▁now ▁stands ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland ▁built ▁their ▁rect ory ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 9 0 , ▁William ▁III ▁camp ed ▁near