Clankelly

Clankelly
Clann Cheallaigh[1] (Irish)

Location of Clankelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Country Northern Ireland
County Fermanagh

Clankelly (from Irish Clann Cheallaigh, meaning "Clan Kelly") is a barony in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.[2] It is the only barony in County Fermanagh not connected to Lough Erne.[2] It is bordered by two other baronies in Northern Ireland: Coole to the south-west; and Magherastephana to the north-west.[2] It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Monaghan to the north-east; and Dartree to the south-east.

History

Clankelly takes its name from Cellach, son of Tuathal, a king of the Ui Chremthainn. The MacDonnell (Irish: Mac Domhnaill) sept of the Clann Cheallaigh are noted here, and by the 13th century, the O'Cannons (Irish: Ó Canannain) who had been ousted as kings of Cinel Conaill settled here for a period.[3][4]

List of main settlements

List of civil parishes

Civil parishes within the barony of Clankelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Below is a list of civil parishes in Clankelly:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Clankelly". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  3. ↑ The Baronies of Ireland - Family History
  4. ↑ The Letters of John O'Donovan
  5. ↑ PRONI CIvil Parishes of County Fermanagh

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