Roscommon (barony)

Roscommon
Ros Comáin (Irish)
Barony
Gates of Strokestown Park
Gates of Strokestown Park
Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Roscommon barony is coloured green, in the centre.
Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Roscommon barony is coloured green, in the centre.
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyRoscommon
Area
 • Total
330.16 km2 (127.48 sq mi)

Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) 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).[unreliable source?]

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 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:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ros Comáin/Roscommon". Logainm.ie.
  2. ↑ "A map of Cloonfad Beg in the barony and County of Roscommon. Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown". catalogue.nli.ie. 1770.
  3. ↑ "Historical Notes. 1509-1714". G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode. 1 January 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Carlisle, Nicholas (1 January 2019). "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland: Exhibiting the Names of the Several Cities, Towns, Parishes, and Villages ... Collected from the Most Authentic Documents, and Arranged in Alphabetical Order. Being a Continuation of the Topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland". W. Miller – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "CREEVE, a parish". www.libraryireland.com.
  6. ↑ "Roscommon Civil Parish of Killukin (Roscommon) map". www.leitrim-roscommon.com.
  7. ↑ Weld, Isaac; Society, Royal Dublin (1832). Statistical survey of the county of Roscommon. Printed by R. Graisberry. p. 582 – via Internet Archive. barony of Roscommon.
  8. ↑ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ui Mani and Ui Fiacrach Aidni" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "The Topographical Poems of John O'Dubhagain and Giolla-na-naomh O'Huidhrin: Edited in the original Irish from MSS. in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, with translation, notes, and introductory dissertations, by John O'Donovan". A. Thom. 8 July 1862 – via Google Books.