Roscommon (barony) explained

Roscommon
Native Name:	Ros Comáin (Irish)
Settlement Type:	Barony
Subdivision Type:	Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:	Ireland
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Connacht
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Roscommon
Area Total Km2:	330.16
Area Total Sq Mi:	127.47

Roscommon (^[1]) is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland.^{[2] [3]}

Etymology

Roscommon barony is named after Roscommon town; however, it does not actually contain that town, which is located in Ballintober South.^[4]

Geography

Roscommon barony is located in the centre of County Roscommon, an area with many lakes including Lough Boderg.^{[5] [6]} The only mountain is Slieve Bawn.^[7]

History

The Mag Oireachtaigh (Mageraghtys) were rulers here of Clann Tomaltaigh and the Muintir Roduib.

The Ó Fídhne (O'Feeney) were also in Roscommon barony. The O'Mulconaire were hereditary historians and bards.

The Ó Maoilbhreanainn (O'Mulrenan) sept were chiefs of Clann Chonchobhair (O'Conor).^[8]

It is referred to in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420): OMaoilbrenaiin co mbladaiḃAr Cloinn clármaoith ConċoḃairA maicne os gaċ droing do dliġAn aicme do Cloinn Chathail.[...]Ag Mág Oireaċtaiġ na n-eachMuintir Roduiḃ na righḃreaṫ("O'Maoilbhrenainn with fame over the irriguous plain of Clann-Conchobhair, Their children are entitled to be above every tribe, that sept of the Clann-Cathail. [...] To Mac Oireachtaigh of the steeds belong Muintir Roduibh of royal judgments.")^{[9] [10]}

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Roscommon barony:

• Elphin
• Strokestown
• Tulsk

See also

• Barony (Ireland)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ros Comáin/Roscommon. Logainm.ie.
2. Web site: A map of Cloonfad Beg in the barony and County of Roscommon. Names of tenants and acreage of holdings shown.. catalogue.nli.ie. 1770 .
3. Web site: Historical Notes. 1509-1714. 1 January 2019. G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode. Google Books.
4. Web site: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland: Exhibiting the Names of the Several Cities, Towns, Parishes, and Villages ... Collected from the Most Authentic Documents, and Arranged in Alphabetical Order. Being a Continuation of the Topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Nicholas. Carlisle. 1 January 2019. W. Miller. Google Books.
5. Web site: CREEVE, a parish. www.libraryireland.com.
6. Web site: Roscommon Civil Parish of Killukin (Roscommon) map. www.leitrim-roscommon.com.
7. Book: Statistical survey of the county of Roscommon. 582. barony of Roscommon.. 1832. Isaac. Weld. Royal Dublin. Society. Printed by R. Graisberry. Internet Archive.
8. Web site: The Baronies of Ireland - Family History. sites.rootsweb.com.
9. http://www.aughty.org/pdf/ui_mani_ui_fiacrach.pdf
10. 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.