Carrigallen () is a

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Etymology

Carrigallen barony takes its name from the village of Carrigallen (, "beautiful stone").

Location

Carrigallen is found in southeast

, stretching from Bencroy to

Garadice Lough Garadice Lough (), also known as Garadice Lake or Lough Garadice, is a freshwater lake in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located in the south of the county and now forms part of the Shannon–Erne Waterway. Geography Garadice Lough is located ...

to Gulladoo Lough. Carrigallen barony is bordered to the west by Drumahaire and Leitrim; to the south by

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(all the preceding baronies are also in County Leitrim); to the north by

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; to the east by Tullyhunco, County Cavan; to the southeast by

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and Granard,

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History

The Mag Dorchaidh (Darcy) were chiefs of Cenél-Luachain in the modern parish of Oughteragh. The MacRannall chiefs held much of this barony as part of the territory called Conmaicne Mag Rein. During at least the 19th and 20th centuries, three annual

fair A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks. Fairs showcase a wide range of go ...

s were held at Longfield townland on – 16 May, 10 October, and 27 December, while four annual

s were held at Carrigallen on- 7 May, 9 August, 8 October, and 31 December.

Museum artefacts

There are a number of medieval artifacts from Carrigallen barony preserved in a collection at the

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museum in

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. A small medieval brooch-pin with highly decorated penannular rings was found on the bed of the Yellow river near the Ballyduff Bridge near

Ballinamore Ballinamore (, meaning "mouth of the big ford") is a small town in the south-east of County Leitrim in Ireland. Etymology , corrupted ''Bellanamore'', means "town at the mouth of the big ford", so named because it was a main crossing (ford) o ...

, Oughteragh parish in

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, and a bronze medieval sword blade was found in the crevice of a rock on the same river, the blade being perfect, with a broad leaf pattern, bevel edge, handle-piece welded, six rivet-holes on the handle (two not through), with hilt notches, measures long by width. A

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was found in the bed of the river at Ballyheedy bridge, at Ardrum downland near

, a good long narrow specimen, of bright yellow bronze, triangular shaped, flat-surfaced, and roughly decorated with a hammered fan-tailed ornament radiating towards the blade.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Carrigallen barony: *

* Carrigallen

References

Primary sources

Secondary sources

*. Digitized 2011 from original in Lyon Public Library * * {{County Leitrim Baronies of County Leitrim