Inishowen East Explained

Inishowen East
Native Name:Inis Eoghain Thoir (Irish)
Settlement Type:Barony
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Coordinates:55.2333°N -15°W
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ulster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Donegal
Area Total Km2:499.20
Area Total Sq Mi:192.74

Inishowen East,[1] also called East Inishowen or Innishowen East,[2] [3] is a barony in County Donegal, Ireland.[4] Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[5] [6]

Etymology

Inishowen East takes its name from Inishowen, in Irish Inis Eoghain, "Eoghan's island [peninsula]", referring to Eógan mac Néill, a semi-legendary king of the 5th century AD and ancestor of the Cenél nEógain dynasty.[7]

Geography

Inishowen East is located in the northeast of the Inishowen Peninsula.[8]

History

Inishowen East was once part of the ancient kingdom of Moy Ith.[9] Inishowen was originally a single barony but was divided in the 1830s into West and East.[10]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Inishowen East:[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inis Eoghain Thoir/Inishowen East. Logainm.ie.
  2. Web site: The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal. 21 March 1893. John Falconer. Google Books.
  3. Web site: The Irish Law Times and Solicitors' Journal. 21 March 1895. John Falconer. Google Books.
  4. Book: Murray, Kevin. Baile in scáil. 21 March 2004. Irish Texts Society. 9781870166584. Google Books.
  5. Book: General Register Office of Ireland . Census of Ireland 1901: General topographical index . http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1901/Ireland&active=yes&mno=453&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=3800&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank . Command papers . Cd. 2071 . 1904 . . 966–978 . Alphabetical index to the baronies of Ireland.
  6. Book: Connors, Seʹan. Mapping Ireland: From Kingdoms to Counties. 21 March 2001. Mercier Press. 9781856353557. Google Books.
  7. Web site: Public Bills. Great Britain Parliament House of. Lords. 21 March 1898. Google Books.
  8. Web site: Inishowen East. www.townlands.ie.
  9. Web site: The Baronies of Ireland - History. sites.rootsweb.com. 21 March 2021. 17 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717210451/http://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronies.htm. dead.
  10. Book: Inishowen: Paintings and Stories from the Land of Eoghan. 21 March 2000. Dundurn. 9781900935173. Google Books.
  11. Book: Northern Lights: Following Folklore in North-western Europe : Aistí in Adhnó Do Bho Almqvist. Bo. Almqvist. Seamas O.. Cathain. 21 March 2001. University College Dublin Press. 9781900621632. Google Books.

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