Drumahaire barony takes its name from the village of Dromahair (Irish: Dhroim Dhá Thiar, "Two Demons Ridge"). The Irish thiar is a shortening of eithiar, a term that refers to a spirit of the air.[1]
The Ó Ruairc (O'Rourke) were kings in this region for many centuries. O'Finn and O'Carroll were chiefs of Cálraighe, which included the civil parishes of Drumlease and Killargy. The MacKenny's (Keaney) were chiefs in an area known as Muinter Mountains, or Muintir-Kenny, an older name for the barony of Dromohair. Originally known as the Mac Consnamha, the Clan Kenny was said to originate in the parish of Innismagrath. They later were known as Mac Kinnawe and still later changed to Ford. The Mac Cagadháin (MacEgan?) were chief of Clan Fear a Muige here.[2]
List of settlementsedit
Below is a list of settlements in Drumahaire barony:
drumahaire, barony, drumahaire, irish, dhroim, dhá, thiar, barony, county, leitrim, ireland, drumahaire, dhroim, dhá, thiar, irish, baronycountryirelandprovinceconnachtcountyleitrimarea, total445, contents, etymology, location, history, list, settlements, refe. Drumahaire Irish Dhroim Dha Thiar is a barony in County Leitrim Ireland Drumahaire Dhroim Dha Thiar Irish BaronyCountryIrelandProvinceConnachtCountyLeitrimArea Total445 75 km2 172 1 sq mi Contents 1 Etymology 2 Location 3 History 4 List of settlements 5 ReferencesEtymology editDrumahaire barony takes its name from the village of Dromahair Irish Dhroim Dha Thiar Two Demons Ridge The Irish thiar is a shortening of eithiar a term that refers to a spirit of the air 1 Location editDrumahaire is found in central County Leitrim stretching from the Dartry Mountains and Lough Gill to the Iron Mountains and Lough Allen The Barony of Drumahaire is bordered to the north by Rosclogher to the southeast by Leitrim and Carrigallen all the preceding baronies are also in County Leitrim to the east by Tullyhaw County Cavan to the west by Carbury and Tirerril County Sligo and to the south by Boyle County Roscommon History editThe o Ruairc O Rourke were kings in this region for many centuries O Finn and O Carroll were chiefs of Calraighe which included the civil parishes of Drumlease and Killargy The MacKenny s Keaney were chiefs in an area known as Muinter Mountains or Muintir Kenny an older name for the barony of Dromohair Originally known as the Mac Consnamha the Clan Kenny was said to originate in the parish of Innismagrath They later were known as Mac Kinnawe and still later changed to Ford The Mac Cagadhain MacEgan were chief of Clan Fear a Muige here 2 List of settlements editBelow is a list of settlements in Drumahaire barony Dromahair Drumkeeran ManorhamiltonReferences edit Carraig Alainn Carrigallen http www rootsweb ancestry com irlkik ihm baronie3 htm user generated source Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drumahaire barony amp oldid 1148011307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
