Castlereagh_(County_Roscommon_barony)

Castlereagh (County Roscommon barony)

Castlereagh (County Roscommon barony)

Barony in Connacht, Ireland

Castlereagh (Irish: An Caisleán Riabhach)[1] is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is named after the town of Castlerea within the barony. Its area in 1891 was 82,081 acres (33,217 ha).[2]

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It contains five civil parishes: Ballintober, Baslick, Kilkeevin, Kilcorkey, and Kiltullagh;[3] including the towns of Ballinlough, Bellanagare, Castlerea, and Cloonfad.[4]

History

Castlereagh barony was anciently part of the territory of the Síol Maelruain, ruled by the Flynn (Ó Floinn) family, whose name survive in the large lake in the barony, Lough O'Flynn.

From the 18th century onward the Wills and Sandford families were the main landlords (see: Baron Mount Sandford).[5]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Castlereagh barony:

References

  1. [1]
    "An Caisleán Riabhach/Castlereagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Barony of Castlereagh". 1891 Census of Ireland, Part I, Vol.IV, No.4: Roscommon. Command papers. Vol. C.6685-III. 1892. p. 459. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Parishes in Castlereagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Towns in Castlereagh". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Estate record: Wills (Castlereagh)". landedestates.ie. NUI Galway. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.


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