Maryborough West
Maryborough West
Port Laoise Thiar (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Maryborough West is orange, in the centre. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Laois |
| Area | |
| • Total | 169.62 km2 (65.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.105 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
Maryborough West or West Maryborough[1] (Irish: Port Laoise Thiar[2]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.[3][4]
Etymology
[edit]Maryborough is the former name of the town of Portlaoise, established in 1548 and named after Queen Mary I; it was given its current name in 1929.[citation needed]
Geography
[edit]Maryborough West is located in west-central County Laois, with the River Nore flowing through its southern part. Lough Ballyfin is the only lake of any size.[5]
History
[edit]Maryborough East and West were in the Middle Ages the land of the Cinel Crimthann, an Irish clan with the surname Ó Duibh (Duffy or O'Diff).[6]
Maryborough was originally a single barony; it was divided into East and West before 1807.
List of settlements
[edit]Below is a list of settlements in Maryborough West barony:
- Abbeyleix (northern part)
- Ballyfin
- Kilbricken (eastern part)
- Mountrath
- Shanahoe
References
[edit]- ^ Lewis, Samuel (10 July 2018). "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland". Lewis – via Google Books.
- ^ "Port Laoise Thiar/Maryborough West". Logainm.ie.
- ^ "CLONENAGH, a parish". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ "The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge: PRIMATICCIO". C. Knight. 10 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "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. 10 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Sloinne". www.sloinne.ie.
