Slievemargy

Slievemargy (Irish: Sliabh Mairge[1]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.[2][3]

Slievemargy
Sliabh Mairge (Irish)
Barony
Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Slievemargy is pink, in the southeast.
Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Slievemargy is pink, in the southeast.
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyLaois
Area
 • Total143.62 km2 (55.45 sq mi)

Etymology

The barony is named after the mountains.[4][5][6]

It is also spelled Slieuemargue, Slewmergie, Slieuemargue, Slieuemargy.[7]

Geography

Slievemargy is located in the western part of the River Barrow.[8]

History

Slievemargy corresponded roughly to the lordship of Ui Bairrche and was held by the septs O'Treasaigh and MacGorman.[9]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Slievemargy barony:

References
  1. "Sliabh Mairge/Slievemargy". Logainm.ie.
  2. "Slievemargy - Google Search". www.google.ie.
  3. Patrick, Saint; Press, Aeterna. "The Life and Writings of Saint Patrick". Aeterna Press – via Google Books.
  4. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851. Genealogical Publishing Com. 12 July 1984. ISBN 9780806310527 – via Google Books.
  5. Brewer, James Norris (1826). The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, of Each County. Sherwood, Jones, & Company. p. 112 – via Internet Archive. Slievemargy.
  6. Sixsmith, Lorna (30 May 2018). Till the Cows Come Home: Memories of a Rural Childhood. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 9781785302053 – via Google Books.
  7. "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication as Existing in 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831". A. Fullarton. 12 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  8. "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45". A. Fullarton and Company. 12 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  9. Rev. Patrick Woulfe. "Irish Names and Surnames".


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