Dartree () is a

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Etymology

Dartree is known in Irish as ''Dartraí'' from the ancient kingdom ''

Dartraighe Dartraighe (older spelling: Dartraige), anglicised as ''Dartree'', ''Dartry'' or '' Dartrey'', was an Irish territory or tuath in medieval Ireland which stretched north to Clones and south to the Dromore River. It was later incorporated into C ...

'', named after the ''n-Dartraighi'' or ''Dairtre'' people.

Location

Dartree is found in west

. Dartree barony is bordered to the northeast by

Monaghan Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It also provides the name of its Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish and Monaghan (barony), Monaghan barony. The population of the town as of the 2022 cen ...

; to the southeast by Cremorne (both the preceding are also in County Monaghan); to the west by

Clankelly Clankelly ( Irish: ''Clann Cheallaigh'', meaning Clan Kelly or, more literally, 'Offspring of Ceallaigh' Brian G. Scott (General Editor), Claire Foley and Ronan McHugh, ''An Archaeological Survey of County Fermanagh: Volume 1 - Part 1: The Prehis ...

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; and to the south by

Tullygarvey Tullygarvey () is one of eight Baronies in the County of Cavan. The area has been in constant occupation since pre-4000 BC. The Barony of Tullygarvey consists of the parishes of Kill and Drung and parts of Annagh, Drumgoon and Laragh. Tullyg ...

County Cavan County Cavan ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Cavan and is based on the hi ...

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Dartree barony: *

Clones Clone or Clones or Cloning or Cloned or The Clone may refer to: Places * Clones, County Fermanagh, Ireland * Clones, County Monaghan, a town in Ireland * Clones railway station, Ireland Biology * Clone (B-cell), a lymphocyte clone, the massiv ...

Newbliss Newbliss (), historically known as Lisdaragh (), is a village and townland in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village is 15 km south-west of Monaghan town where the R183 and R189 roads intersect. Transport The village is served by Local ...

Rockcorry Rockcorry () historically known as Newtowncorry (or ''Cribby'' from the Irish language term meaning yellow earth), is a village and townland in County Monaghan, Ireland. The village is located close to Dartrey Forest on the R188 (which links C ...

Scotshouse Scotshouse () is a small agricultural village in the Civil parishes in Ireland, parish of Currin in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is roughly three miles east of where the counties of County Cavan, Cavan, County Fermanagh, Fermanagh and Monaghan m ...

References

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