Tinnahinch (barony) explained

Tinnahinch
Native Name:	Tigh na hInse (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:	219.29
Area Total Sq Mi:	84.67

Tinnahinch (^[1]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), in Ireland.

History

The southern part of Tinnahinch was called Gailine, and it is mentioned in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420):

Early Modern Irish version	English version^[2]
Ar Uíbh Riagáin na ruag ttromgasraidh mhear mhuidheas comhlonn;Ó Duinn, taoiseach na toghla,cuing na ccraoiseach ccathordha.	"Over Uí Riagain of heavy routs,a vigorous tribe who fought in battle,is O'Duinn, chief of demolition,Hero of the golden battle-spears."

List of settlements

Settlements in Tinnahinch barony:

• Clonaslee
• Mountmellick
• Rosenallis
• Florin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tigh na hInse/Tinnahinch. Logainm.ie.
2. Web site: The Topographical Poems of John O'Dubhagain and Giolla-na-naomh O'Huidhrin: Edited in the original Irish from MSS. in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, with translation, notes, and introductory dissertations, by John O'Donovan. 8 July 1862. A. Thom.. Google Books.