Rathcline (; ) is a barony in

County Longford County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...

, Ireland.

Etymology

Rathcline takes its name from the townland and parish of Rathcline (from Irish ''Ráth Claon'', " rath on the slope").

Location

Rathcline is located in southwest

, to the east of Lough Ree and north of the River Inny.

History

Rathcline barony was formed from the territories of The Callow (''Caladh na hAnghaile'', left bank of Shannon, Lanesboro to Ballymahon) and the territory of Clanconnor (part Kilcommoc, part Cashel). Rathcline Castle (near modern Lanesborough) was built around the 9th Century by the Ó Cuinn (O'Quinn) clan. Later it was fought for and taken by the Uí Fhearghail (O'Farrell) clan and subsequently taken over by the Normans around the beginning of the 12th Century. Ó Fachtna (O'Faughny) is also noted as chief of the Callow (Callo) into the 16th century.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Rathcline: *

Ballymahon Ballymahon () on the River Inny is a town in the southern part of County Longford, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the N55 National secondary road and the R392 regional road. History Ballymahon derives its name from the Irish lan ...

* Keenagh (southern part) * Lanesborough * Newtowncashel

References

Baronies of County Longford {{Longford-geo-stub