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'''Corcomroe''' ('''''Corco Modhruadh Iartharach''''') is a now obsolete barony in the north of [[County Clare]], on the west coast of [[Ireland]]. It takes its name from the ''[[túath]]'' of ''Corco Modhruadh'', meaning "people of Modhruadh" or "territory of Modruadh".{{fact|date=May 2007}} It contains the villages of Ennistymon, Lahinch, Kilfenora, Liscanor, Doolin and Kilshaney. |
'''Corcomroe''' ('''''Corco Modhruadh Iartharach''''') is a now obsolete barony in the north of [[County Clare]], on the west coast of [[Ireland]]. It takes its name from the ''[[túath]]'' of ''Corco Modhruadh'', meaning "people of Modhruadh" or "territory of Modruadh".{{fact|date=May 2007}} It contains the villages of Ennistymon, Lahinch, Kilfenora, Liscanor, Doolin and Kilshaney. |
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This ''tuath'', or territory, was coextensive with the [[diocese of Kilfenora]]. At some point around the 12th Century, the territory was divided in two: ''Corco Modhruadh Iartharach'' ("Western Corcomroe") and ''Corco Modhruadh Oirthearach'' ("Eastern Corcomroe") also known as ''Boireann'' which became the English administrative baronies of [[Corcomroe]] and [[Burren]] in the late 1500s. These baronies were ruled by the O'Connor (''Ó Conchubhair'') and O'Loughlen (''Ó Lochlainn'') clans, respectively. |
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[[Corcomroe Abbey]], which is in the barony of Burren, itself was also known as the Abbey of Burren, or ''Sancta Maria de Petra Fertilis'' (Blessed Mary of the Fertile Rock). |
[[Corcomroe Abbey]], which is in the barony of Burren, itself was also known as the Abbey of Burren, or ''Sancta Maria de Petra Fertilis'' (Blessed Mary of the Fertile Rock). |
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Revision as of 15:56, 1 June 2007
Corcomroe (Corco Modhruadh Iartharach) is a now obsolete barony in the north of County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland. It takes its name from the túath of Corco Modhruadh, meaning "people of Modhruadh" or "territory of Modruadh".[citation needed] It contains the villages of Ennistymon, Lahinch, Kilfenora, Liscanor, Doolin and Kilshaney.
This tuath, or territory, was coextensive with the diocese of Kilfenora. At some point around the 12th Century, the territory was divided in two: Corco Modhruadh Iartharach ("Western Corcomroe") and Corco Modhruadh Oirthearach ("Eastern Corcomroe") also known as Boireann which became the English administrative baronies of Corcomroe and Burren in the late 1500s. These baronies were ruled by the O'Connor (Ó Conchubhair) and O'Loughlen (Ó Lochlainn) clans, respectively.
Corcomroe Abbey, which is in the barony of Burren, itself was also known as the Abbey of Burren, or Sancta Maria de Petra Fertilis (Blessed Mary of the Fertile Rock).