Maryborough East Explained

Maryborough East
Native Name:	Port Laoise Thoir (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:	101.82
Area Total Sq Mi:	39.31

Maryborough East or East Maryborough^[1] (^[2]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.^{[3] [4] [5]}

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.

Geography

Maryborough East is located in central County Laois.

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]

It is referred to in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420):

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 East barony:

• Portlaoise

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland: Compiled from Local Information, and the Most Recent and Official Authorities. John. Gorton. 9 July 2018. Chapman and Hall. Google Books.
2. Web site: Port Laoise Thoir/Maryborough East. Logainm.ie.
3. Book: Lives of the Irish Saints: With Special Festivals, and the Commemorations of Holy Persons. Maryborough East.. Duffy. Internet Archive.
4. Web site: 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 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831. 9 July 2018. A. Fullarton. Google Books.
5. Web site: 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 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831. 9 July 2018. A. Fullarton. Google Books.
6. Web site: Sloinne. www.sloinne.ie.