Clanmorris Explained

The barony of Clanmorris is a barony in County Mayo, Ireland. It is also known as Crossboyne, and was formed from the Gaelic tuath of Conmhaícne Cúile Tuiredh.^[1] It included the areas of Tir Nechtain and Tir Enna. The name Clanmorris derives from Maurice de Prendergast a Norman knight and his descendants the Fitz Maurice or McMorris family.The Baron Clanmorris title dates from 1800 when it was created for John Bingham.

Parishes

The following are civil parishes within the barony of Clanmorris:^[2]

• Balla, originally part of Carra.
• Crossboyne
• Kilcolman
• Kilvine ^[3]
• Mayo Abbey ^[4]
• Tagheen ^[5]

Towns and villages

• Balla
• Claremorris^[6]
• Mayo Abbey
• Ballindine

See also

• Conmhaícne Cúile Tuiredh

External links

• History of the Browne Family
• Local history site

Notes and References

1. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm Ireland's History in Maps - Baronies page 3
2. http://www.mayolibrary.ie/en/LocalStudies/MayoMapsOnline/estates/lynchblosse/clanmauricebarony/index.htm Mayo County Library: Lynch-Blosse Maps in Barony of Clanmaurice
3. Web site: KILVINE, a parish, in the barony of CLANMORRIS, county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT . www.libraryireland.com . 22 May 2022 . https://archive.today/20070815202341/http://www.libraryireland.com/Lewis/LewisK/89-KILVINE.php/index.php . 15 August 2007 . dead.
4. Web site: The Diocese and Abbey of Mayo.
5. Web site: TACUMSHANE to TEMPLENEIRY index - Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837).
6. Web site: Claremorris, Co. Mayo in the West of Ireland | mayo-ireland.ie.