Roscommon () is a
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
* Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
in
County Roscommon
County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...
,
Ireland
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.
Etymology
Roscommon barony is named after
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60 road (Ireland), N60, N61 road (Ireland), N61 and N63 road (Irelan ...
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
County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and Li ...
, 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 FÃdhne (O'Feeney) were also in
Roscommon
Roscommon (; ; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60 road (Ireland), N60, N61 road (Ireland), N61 and N63 road (Irelan ...
barony. The
O'Mulconaire were hereditary
historian
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s and
bard
In Celtic cultures, a bard is an oral repository and professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's a ...
s.
The Ó Maoilbhreanainn (
O'Mulrenan) sept were chiefs of Clann Chonchobhair (
O'Conor
The O'Conor dynasty (Middle Irish: ''Ó Conchobhair''; Modern ) are an Irish noble dynasty and formerly one of the most influential and distinguished royal dynasties in Ireland. The O'Conor family held the throne of the Kingdom of Connacht up ...
).
It is referred to in the topographical poem ''
Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh'' (
Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrÃn, 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 Roduiḃ na righḃreaṫ''
("O'Maoilbhrenainn with fame over the
irriguous plain of Clann-Conchobhair, Their children are entitled to be above every tribe, that sept of the Clann-Cathail.
..To Mac Oireachtaigh of the steeds belong Muintir Roduibh of royal judgments.")
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Roscommon barony:
*
Elphin
*
Strokestown
*
Tulsk
Tulsk () is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland, on the N5 road (Ireland), N5 roads in Ireland, national primary road between Strokestown and Bellanagare. It sits at around 19 km north of Roscommon, Roscommon town.
Heritage
Near Tulsk ...
See also
*
Barony (Ireland)
In Ireland, a barony (, plural ) is a historical subdivision of a counties of Ireland, county, analogous to the hundred (county subdivision), hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. Baronies were created during the Tudor recon ...
References
{{County Roscommon
Baronies of County Roscommon