Clogher is a
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in
County Tyrone
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Adjoined to the south-west shore of Lough Neagh, the cou ...
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Northern Ireland
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.
It is bordered by four other baronies in Northern Ireland:
Omagh East to the north;
Dungannon Lower to the east;
Magherastephana to the south; and
Tirkennedy to the south-west.
It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Trough and Monaghan both to the south-east.
In the eighteenth century Clogher barony was sometimes called Upper Dungannon, by contrast with the then barony of
Dungannon
Dungannon (, ) is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2021 Census. The Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Counci ...
; it is not to be confused with the modern
Dungannon Upper barony created by the 1837 subdivision of Dungannon barony.
History
The barony of Clogher was a territory formerly known as Kinel Ferady, an anglicisation of a branch of the
Cenél nEóghain, the
Cenél Fearadhaigh, meaning ''kindred/descendants of Ferry''. This territory was divided into two ancient districts.
The
Mac Cathmhaoil (, ''
Campbell'', ''MacCawell'', ''MacCall'') were the leading sept of the Cenél Fearadhaigh, and one of the seven powerful septs supporting
O'Neill. The Maolgeimridh () and Maolpadraig () septs are recorded as being in possession of the two districts of the Cenél Fearadhaigh at one stage.
The Cenél Fearadhaigh by the 12th century controlled a large portion of County Tyrone and had penetrated deep into County Fermanagh. By the mid-14th century however, the
Maguires would break the power of the Cenél Fearadhaigh in Fermanagh.
When the baronies of Ulster were being created by the English around 1585, the general manner was to name it after the principal town or castle lying within the area, in which they held their court, baron, and gaol. This resulted in Kinel Ferady being renamed to
Clogher.
List of main settlements
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Augher
Augher (from meaning "edge/border") is a small village in south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies just 6 miles to the border with County Monaghan and is 16 miles south of Dungannon. It is situated in the historic barony of Clogher and ...
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Ballygawley
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Clogher
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Fintona
Fintona (; ), is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its population at the 2011 Census was 1,164.
Name and etymology
Fintona is derived Phonetics, phonetically from the Irish name of the area, ''Fionntamhnach''; this is ...
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Fivemiletown
Fivemiletown is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Enniskillen and 26 miles (43 km) west-south-west of Dungannon, on the A4 road (Northern Ireland), A4 Enniskillen-to-Dungannon r ...
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Clogher:
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Aghalurcher (split with barony of
Magherastephana)
*Clogher
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Donacavey (split with barony of Omagh East)
*Errigal Keerogue
*Errigal Trough
References
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