Maryborough West
Maryborough West Port Laoise Thiar (Irish) | |
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Barony | |
Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Maryborough West is orange, in the centre. | |
Sovereign state | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Laois |
Area | |
• Total | 169.62 km2 (65.49 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.105 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
Maryborough West or West Maryborough[1] (Irish: Port Laoise Thiar[2]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.[3][4]
Etymology
Maryborough is the former name of the town of Portlaoise, established in 1548 and named after Queen Mary I; it was given its current name in 1929.[citation needed]
Geography
Maryborough West is located in west-central County Laois, with the River Nore flowing through its southern part. Lough Ballyfin is the only lake of any size.[5]
History
Maryborough East and West were in the Middle Ages the land of the Cinel Crimthann, an Irish clan with the surname Ó Duibh (Duffy or O'Diff).[6]
Maryborough was originally a single barony; it was divided into East and West before 1807.
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Maryborough West barony:
- Abbeyleix (northern part)
- Ballyfin
- Kilbricken (eastern part)
- Mountrath
- Shanahoe
References
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (10 July 2018). "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland". Lewis – via Google Books.
- ^ "Port Laoise Thiar/Maryborough West". Logainm.ie.
- ^ "CLONENAGH, a parish". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ "The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: PRIMATICCIO". C. Knight. 10 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45". A. Fullarton and Company. 10 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sloinne". www.sloinne.ie.
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Townlands
- Aghaboe
- Arless
- Ballacolla
- Ballaghmore
- Ballickmoyler
- Ballinakill
- Ballybrittas
- Ballybrophy
- Ballyfin
- Ballyhide
- Ballyhuppahane
- Ballyroan
- Barrowhouse
- Borris-in-Ossory
- Castletown
- Clonaghadoo
- Clonaslee
- Crettyard
- Cullohill
- Coolrain
- Donaghmore
- Durrow
- Emo
- Errill
- Jamestown
- Kilbricken
- Killenard
- Killeshin
- Middlemount
- New Inn
- Newtown
- Raheen
- Rathdowney
- Rosenallis
- Shanahoe
- Sletty
- Spink
- Stradbally
- The Swan
- Timahoe
- Vicarstown
- List of townlands in County Laois
- Category:Mountains and hills of County Laois
- Category:Rivers of County Laois
- Category:Geography of County Laois