Corcomroe (barony)

Corcomroe (Corco Modhruadh Iartharach) is a now obselete barony in the north of County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland. It takes it's name from the tuath of Corco Modhruadh, meaning "tribe of Modhruadh". 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).