Clankelly
Clankelly
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 Location of Clankelly,County Fermanagh,Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Fermanagh |
Clankelly(Irish:Clann Cheallaigh,meaning Clan Kelly or, more literally, 'Offspring of Ceallaigh'[2]) is abaronyinCounty Fermanagh,Northern Ireland.[3]It is the only barony in County Fermanagh not connected toLough Erne.[3]It is bordered by two other baronies in Northern Ireland:Cooleto the south-west; andMagherastephanato the north-west.[3]It also borders two baronies in theRepublic of Ireland:Monaghanto the north-east; andDartreeto the south-east.
History
[edit]Clankelly takes its name from Cellach, son of Tuathal, a king of the Ui Chremthainn. The MacDonnell (Irish:Mac Domhnaill) sept of the Clann Cheallaigh are noted here, and by the 13th century, the O'Cannons (Irish:Ó Canannain), who had been ousted as kings ofCinel Conaill,settled here for a period.[4][5]
List of main settlements
[edit]List of civil parishes
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Below is a list of civil parishes in Clankelly:[6]
- Clones
- Drummully (split with barony of Coole)
- Galloon (split with baronies of Coole and Knockninny)
References
[edit]- ^"Clankelly".Placenames Database of Ireland.Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.Retrieved4 December2012.
- ^Brian G. Scott (General Editor), Claire Foley and Ronan McHugh,An Archaeological Survey of County Fermanagh: Volume 1 - Part 1: The Prehistoric Period,pp. 25-26.N.I.E.A.,Belfast,andColourpoint Books,Newtownards,2014.
- ^abcPRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^The Baronies of Ireland - Family History
- ^The Letters of John O'DonovanArchived2010-07-28 at theWayback Machine
- ^"PRONI CIvil Parishes of County Fermanagh".Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2008.Retrieved27 June2010.