| Cullenagh | |
| Native Name: | Cuileannach (Irish) |
| Settlement Type: | Barony |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Laois |
| Area Total Km2: | 178.44 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 68.90 |
Cullenagh or Cullinagh ([1]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.[2] [3]
The barony is named after the Cullenagh Hills; located between Abbeyleix and Timahoe, they rise to a height of and contain the source of the River Triogue. The name is believed to derive from Irish cuileann, "holly."[4]
Cullenagh is located in southern County Laois, mostly east of the River Nore. The southern part (near the border with County Kilkenny) is hilly, called the Slieve Lough or Dysart Hills.[5]
Cullenagh formed part of the ancient kingdom of Loígis.[6] The northern part was part of Tuath-Fiodhbhuidhe (territory of the O'Devoy)[7] along with the southern part of Maryborough West.[8]
The southern part was called Gailine, and is mentioned in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420):
After the Laois-Offaly Plantation, the Barrington family received land in Cullenagh.[10] Among their descendants was the jurist and writer Jonah Barrington (1756/7–1834).
Below is a list of settlements in Cullenagh barony: