Magheraboy
Magheraboy
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 Location of Magheraboy, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Fermanagh |
Magheraboy (from
History
The name Magheraboy doesn't receive a mention until 1585, when it is described in the Composition Book of Connacht as "the halfe Toe (tuatha) of Magheraboy". would first be created.
The barony's boundaries, however, coincide with those of an ancient territory known as Tuath Ratha (people/tribe of the fort), the principal family of which was the O'Flanagans (Irish: Ó Flannagáin), the ruling family of the Cenél Cairbre Tuath Ratha.[5][4] The O'Flanagans were an important medieval family based at Ballyflanagan (present day townland of Aghamore) in Magheraboy, and they once controlled the entire western side of Lower Lough Erne from Belleek to Belmore Mountain.[5]
The O'Flanagans were related to the ruling family of the Uí Néill kingdom of Cairbre Droma Cliabh.[1] Another small sept of the Uí Néill, the Cenél Láegaire, settled in Magheraboy in the early Christian period.[1]
List of main settlements
- Belleek (south of the River Erne)
- Derrygonnelly
- Enniskillen (west of the River Erne)
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Magheraboy:[6]
- Boho (split with barony of Clanawley)
- Cleenish (split with the baronies of Clanawley and Tirkennedy)
- Devenish
- Inishmacsaint
- Rossorry (split with barony of Clanawley)
References
- ^ a b c d "Magheraboy". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ a b PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^ "Magheraboy". Townlands.ie. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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- ^ a b The Barony-Names of Fermanagh and Monaghan
- ^ ISBN 0-85640-602-3
- ^ "PRONI CIvil Parishes of County Fermanagh". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2010.