Mohill (barony)

Mohill
Maothail (Irish)
Barony
Sovereign state Republic of Ireland
County Leitrim
Area
  Total 254.56 km2 (98.29 sq mi)

Mohill (Irish: Maothail) is a barony in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Mohill barony takes its name from the village of Mohill (Irish: Maothail, "soft or spongy ground").[1]

Location

Mohill is found in south County Leitrim, on the Cloone River, containing Lough Rynn and bordering Lough Boderg.

Mohill barony is bordered to the northeast by Carrigallen; to the northwest by Leitrim (both the preceding baronies are also in County Leitrim); to the southeast by Longford, County Longford; and to the southwest by Ballintober North, County Roscommon.

History

Early, this area was also part of Conmhaícne Maig Réin. The Reynolds (MacRannall) were chiefs of an area comprising much of the baronies of Mohill and Leitrim, then known as Muintir Eolais.[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Mohill barony:

References

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