Rosclogher

Rosclogher
Ros Clochair (Irish)
Barony
Sovereign state Republic of Ireland
County Leitrim
Area
  Total 330.23 km2 (127.5 sq mi)

Rosclogher (Irish: Ros Clochair) is a barony in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Rosclogher barony takes its name from the townland of Rosclogher (Irish: Ros Clochair, "stony wooded height"), which gives its name to Rosclogher Castle.[1]

Location

Rosclogher is found in north County Leitrim, reaching from its 3 km (2 mi) of Atlantic coastline (the least coastline of any coastal county), past Lough Melvin, east of the Kilcoo River, up to Saddle Hill.

Rosclogher barony is bordered to the south by Drumahaire, County Leitrim; to the north by Tirhugh, County Donegal; to the east by Magheraboy and Clanawley, County Fermanagh; and to the west by Carbury, County Roscommon.

History

The O'Murroughs, or O'Murreys, were chiefs in the barony of Rosclogher. Their territory was the Hy Murragh. The Mac Murry or Mac Morrow were chiefs in Loghmoyltagh. The MacClancy's were chiefs of Dartraighe (Dartry) in the barony of Rosclogher. Uí Miadhachain (O'Meehan) is found here at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland. [2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Rosclogher barony:

References

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