Shrule (barony)

Shrule Sruthail (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Longford. Shrule is shaded forest green.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Longford
Area
• Total	85 km² (32.82 sq mi)

Shrule (Irish: Sruthail), sometimes called Abbeyshrule, is a barony in County Longford, Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Shrule takes its name from Abbeyshrule (Irish Mainistir Shruthla, "abbey by the stream").^[1]

Location

Shrule is located in southeast County Longford, on the lower reaches of the River Inny.

History

Shrule barony was formed from was formed from parts of the territories of Moybrawne (Shrule), Clanconnor and Muintergalgan. Moybrawne was anciently part of a territory known as Bregmaine, or Mag Bregmaine, in Cenél Maine.^[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Shrule:

References

↑ "Sruthail/Shrule". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
↑ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. 1998-09-06. Retrieved 2015-06-28.

Places in County Longford

County town: Longford

Towns	Longford

Villages and Townlands	Abbeylara Abbeyshrule Ardagh Ballinamuck Ballymahon Brickeens Cloondara Colehill Drumlish Edgeworthstown Granard Keenagh Killashee Killoe Lanesborough–Ballyleague Lisryan Moydow Mullinalaghta Newtowncashel Newtownforbes Taghshinny

List of townlands of County Longford Category:Mountains and hills of County Longford Category:Rivers of County Longford Category:Geography of County Longford

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