Slievemargy Explained

Slievemargy
Native Name:Sliabh Mairge (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 Km2:143.62
Area Total Sq Mi:55.45

Slievemargy ([1] IPA: [ʃlʲiə mˠaɾ.ɟə]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.[2] [3]

Etymology

The barony is named after the large hill partially within its borders. [4] [5] [6] The name Slievemargy is derived from the Irish name for the hill, Sliabh Mairge, with Sliabh meaning "mountain" and mairge being the genitive declension of mairg, meaning "gloom" or "woe". Thus, the hill's name could be translated as something akin to "mountain of gloom".

The barony's name has multiple spellings; it is also spelled Slieuemargue, Slewmergie, Slieuemargue and Slieuemargy, though these spellings are no longer used in modern times.[7]

Geography

Slievemargy is located to the west of the River Barrow.[8] The hill within the barony has a rather harsh graident/slope, and is said to bear a highest peak approximately 315m above sea level.

History

Slievemargy corresponded roughly to the lordship of Ui Bairrche and was held by the septs O'Treasaigh and MacGorman.[9]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Slievemargy barony:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sliabh Mairge/Slievemargy. Logainm.ie.
  2. Web site: Slievemargy - Google Search. www.google.ie.
  3. Web site: The Life and Writings of Saint Patrick. Saint. Patrick. Aeterna. Press. Aeterna Press. Google Books.
  4. Book: General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851. 12 July 1984. Genealogical Publishing Com. 9780806310527. Google Books.
  5. Book: Brewer, James Norris. The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, of Each County. 112. Slievemargy.. 1826. Sherwood, Jones, & Company. Internet Archive.
  6. Book: Sixsmith, Lorna. Till the Cows Come Home: Memories of a Rural Childhood. 30 May 2018. Black & White Publishing. 9781785302053. Google Books.
  7. 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. 12 July 2018. A. Fullarton. Google Books.
  8. 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 1814-45. 12 July 2018. A. Fullarton and Company. Google Books.
  9. Web site: Irish Names and Surnames. Rev. Patrick Woulfe.

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