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Frenchpark (barony)
Frenchpark () is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland. Etymology Frenchpark barony is named after Frenchpark town, which takes its name from the French (ffrench) family, powerful in the area from the 17th century onward, after Dominick French was granted in the area in 1666. The town was previously called ''Dún Gar'', "hillfort of favour." The Holder of the Barony of Frenchpark is today Michel Pilette Vlug of Kinnear , Baron of Kinnear Geography Frenchpark barony is located in the northwest of County Roscommon, south of Lough Gara. History This region was originally disputed between Magh Luirg and Airtech. A sept of the Cíarraige were early lords of Airteach, which was later taken by the McDonaghs. The O'Flanagans here were hereditary stewards to the Kings of Connacht. Frenchpark barony was originally part of the Boyle barony; it was divided off, then lost two townlands to Roscommon barony and gained six from County Mayo in the Boundary Survey (Ireland) Act 1859. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous language, indigenous to the island of Ireland. It was the majority of the population's first language until the 19th century, when English (language), English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century, in what is sometimes characterised as a result of linguistic imperialism. Today, Irish is still commonly spoken as a first language in Ireland's Gaeltacht regions, in which 2% of Ireland's population lived in 2022. The total number of people (aged 3 and over) in Ireland who declared they could speak Irish in April 2022 was 1,873,997, representing 40% of respondents, but of these, 472,887 said they never spoke it and a further 551,993 said they only spoke it within the education system. Linguistic analyses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McDonagh
The surname McDonagh, also spelled MacDonagh is from the Irish language Mac Dhonnchadha, and is now one of the rarer surnames of Ireland. Mac Dhonnchadha, Mac Donnchadha, Mac Donnacha or Mac Donnchaidh or Mac Donnacha is the original form of McDonagh These surnames are found in their greatest numbers in Connacht (Connaught), especially the counties of Sligo, Roscommon and Galway. ''Dhonnchadha'', literally translated from the Irish language, means "brown warrior". The prefix ''mac'' means "son of". The MacDonaghs are renowned actors, playwrights, and revolutionaries, including the likes of Hugh MacDonagh (Actor - Evelyn), Martin McDonagh (Playwright) and Thomas MacDonagh (a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising). Naming conventions Early history Tomaltach na Cairge mac Diarmata (Tomaltach of the rock) was the King of Moylurg from 1197 until his death in 1207. One of Tomaltach's sons, Donnchadh, was the progenitor of the MacDonagh sept. The family later became Kings or Lords ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisacul
Lisacul () is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. The village is in the north-west of the county, midway between Ballyhaunis and Ballaghaderreen, on the R293 road. It is part of the Barony of Frenchpark (the de Freyne family). Lisacul lies on the Lung River which is popular with anglers. There are several ancient ring forts in the area. Education There are two schools in Lisacul. Brightsparks Pre-School and Lisacul National School. Brightsparks has a roll of 28 pupils and five staff, while the national school (as of 2016) had over 70 pupils and five active teaching staff. Geography The principal river in Lisacul, the River Lung, is well stocked with fish, chiefly bream, perch, pike, roach and rudd and attracts anglers during the fishing season. The Loughglynn and District Angling Association holds open competitions throughout the year in the lakes around Loughglynn and Lisacul. The Lung takes its name from the Luighne people, who claimed ancestry from Lugh, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron De Freyne
Baron de Freyne, of Coolavin in the County of Sligo, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1851 for Arthur French, 1st Baron de Freyne, with remainder to his younger brothers John, Charles and Fitzstephen French. He had earlier represented County Roscommon in the House of Commons and later served as Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon. French had already been created Baron de Freyne, of Artagh in the County of Roscommon, in 1839, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom but with normal remainder to heirs male. Lord de Freyne was childless and on his death in 1856 the barony of 1839 creation became extinct. The barony of 1851 creation survives according to the special remainder by his younger brother John, the second Baron. On his death, the title passed to another brother, Charles, the third Baron. In 1851 this Charles was married to Catherine Maree, daughter of Luke Maree, by a Catholic priest. Afterwards, a question arose as to the validity of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boundary Survey (Ireland) Act 1859
Boundary or Boundaries may refer to: * Border, in political geography Entertainment * ''Boundaries'' (2016 film), a 2016 Canadian film * ''Boundaries'' (2018 film), a 2018 American-Canadian road trip film *Boundary (cricket), the edge of the playing field, or a scoring shot where the ball is hit to or beyond that point * Boundary (sports), the sidelines of a field * ''Boundary'' (video game), a defunct 2023 multiplayer video game set in outre space Mathematics and physics *Boundary (topology), the closure minus the interior of a subset of a topological space; an edge in the topology of manifolds, as in the case of a 'manifold with boundary' * Boundary (graph theory), the vertices of edges between a subgraph and the rest of a graph * Boundary (chain complex), its abstractization in chain complexes *Boundary value problem, a differential equation together with a set of additional restraints called the boundary conditions * Boundary (thermodynamics), the edge of a thermodynamic syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, it is named after the village of Mayo, County Mayo, Mayo, now generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority. The population was 137,231 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. The boundaries of the county, which was formed in 1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time. Geography It is bounded on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean; on the south by County Galway; on the east by County Roscommon; and on the northeast by County Sligo. Mayo is the third-largest of Ireland's 32 counties in area and 18th largest in terms of population. It is the second-largest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Mayo has of coastline, or approximately 21% of the total coastline of the State. It is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roscommon (barony)
Roscommon () is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland. Etymology Roscommon barony is named after Roscommon town; however, it does not actually contain that town, which is located in Ballintober South. Geography Roscommon barony is located in the centre of County Roscommon, an area with many lakes including Lough Boderg. The only mountain is Slieve Bawn. History The Mag Oireachtaigh ( Mageraghtys) were rulers here of Clann Tomaltaigh and the Muintir Roduib. The Ó Fídhne (O'Feeney) were also in Roscommon barony. The O'Mulconaire were hereditary historians and bards. The Ó Maoilbhreanainn ( O'Mulrenan) sept were chiefs of Clann Chonchobhair (O'Conor). It is referred to in the topographical poem '' Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh'' ( Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420): ''OMaoilbrenaiin co mbladaiḃ'' ''Ar Cloinn clármaoith Conċoḃair'' ''A maicne os gaċ droing do dliġ'' ''An aicme do Cloinn Chathail.'' ..''Ag Mág Oireaċtaiġ na n-each'' ''Muintir Rodui� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townland
A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and most have Irish-derived names. However, some townland names and boundaries come from Norman manors, plantation divisions, or later creations of the Ordnance Survey.Connolly, S. J., ''The Oxford Companion to Irish History, page 577. Oxford University Press, 2002. ''Maxwell, Ian, ''How to Trace Your Irish Ancestors'', page 16. howtobooks, 2009. Townlands cover the whole island of Ireland, and the total number of inhabited townlands in Ireland was 60,679 in 1911. The total number recognised by the Placenames Database of Ireland as of 2014 was 61,098, including uninhabited townlands. Etymology The term "townland" in English is derived from the Old English word ''tūn'', denoting an enclosure. The term describes the smallest unit of land di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boyle (barony)
Boyle () is a barony in the far north of County Roscommon in Ireland. Etymology Boyle barony is named after Boyle town, itself named after Boyle Abbey, which is named after the Boyle River. Geography Boyle barony is located in the far north of County Roscommon, separated from County Sligo by Lough Gara, the Curlew Mountains and Lough Arrow, and separated from County Leitrim by Lough Allen and the River Shannon. It contains Lough Key. History Boyle barony loosely corresponds to the ancient Gaelic kingdom of Magh Luirg an Dagda (Moylurg), the "plain of the tracks of Dagda." In the 1585 Composition of Connacht, Boyle barony was confirmed as the possession of the Mac Diarmada, except for those parts which belonged to the Queen (then Elizabeth I) or the Church of Ireland. List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Boyle barony: *Arigna * Ballyfarnon * Boyle *Cortober * Cootehall * Croghan *Keadue *Knockvicar Knockvicar () is a village in County Roscommon, Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were rulers of the ''cóiced'' (variously translated as portion, fifth, province) of Connacht, which lies west of the River Shannon, Ireland. However, the name only became applied to it in the early medieval era, being named after the Connachta. The old name for the province was Cóiced Ol nEchmacht (the fifth of the Ol nEchmacht). Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; , ; ; – 160s/170s AD) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine science, Byzant ...'s map of c. 150 AD does in fact list a people called the Nagnatae as living in the west of Ireland. Some are of the opinion that Ptolemy's Map of Ireland may be based on cartography carried out as much as five hundred years before his time. The Connachta were a group of dynasties who claimed descent from the three eldest sons of Eochaid Mugmedon: Brion, Ailill and F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steward (office)
A steward is an official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent them in a country and who may have a mandate to govern it in their name; in the latter case, it is synonymous with the position of regent, vicegerent, viceroy, Luogotenente, king's lieutenant (for Romance languages), governor, or deputy (the Roman ''Roman governor, rector'', ''prefect, praefectus'', or ''vicarius''). Etymology From Old English ''stíweard, stiȝweard'', from ''stiȝ'' "hall, household" + ''weard'' "wikt:warden, warden, keeper"; corresponding to Dutch language, Dutch: ''stadhouder'', German language, German ''Statthalter'' "place holder", a Germanic parallel to French ''lieutenant''. The Old English term ''stíweard'' is attested from the 11th century. Its first element is most probably ''stiȝ-'' "house, hall" (attested only in composition; its cognate ''stiȝu'' is the ancestor of Modern English ''sty''). Old French and Old Norse ''stívarðr'' are adopted from the Old English. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Flanagan Family
O'Flanagan is an Irish surname. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Flanagans were one of the chiefly families of the Éile tribe who in turn came from the Dumnonii or Laigin who were the third wave of Celts to settle in Ireland during the first century BC. Notable people with the name include: * Kevin O'Flanagan (1919–2006), Irish former sportsman, physician and sports administrator * Michael O'Flanagan (1876–1942), Irish Republican and Roman Catholic priest * Mick O'Flanagan (1922–2015), Irish former soccer and rugby union international * Patrick O'Flanagan (born 1947), Irish geographer and academic * Robert Dermot O'Flanagan (1901–1972), U.S. Catholic bishop * Sheila O'Flanagan (born 1958), Irish fiction writer and journalist who currently writes for the Irish Times See also * '' With v O'Flanagan'', an English contract law case concerning misrepresentation *Irish clans Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
