Lurg
Lurg
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 Location of Lurg,County Fermanagh,Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| County | Fermanagh |
Lurg(fromIrishLorg'mark, trail or track'[1]) is abaronysituated in the north ofCounty Fermanagh,Northern Ireland.[2]To its south liesLower Lough Erne,and it is bordered by four other baronies in Northern Ireland:Magheraboyto the south;Tirkennedyto the south-east;Omagh Westto the north; andOmagh Eastto the east.[2]It also borders to the west the barony ofTirhughin theRepublic of Ireland.
History
[edit]The barony of Lurg is based on the ancient Irish territory ofTuath Luirg,also known asFir Luirg(the men of Lurg),[3]who are claimed to be genealogically related to theAirgialla.[1]This territory was the patrimonial inheritance of the O'Muldoon (Irish:Ó Maoldúin). It is listed in the Annals, under the nameLorg,as being a kingdom in the year 1039.[1][3]
Prior to this, Lurg was the base of the O'Monaghan (Irish:Ó Manacháin), thought to be descended from the original inhabitants of the area, theFir Manach,from whichCounty Fermanaghgets its name.[4][5]
According to 19th century genealogistJohn O'Hart,the barony was also home to theMuintir Taithligh"chiefs of Hy-Laoghaire, of Lough Lir, a district which lay in the barony of Lurg, nearLough Erne,towards Tyrone. "[6]
O'Hart also notes that the lord of Lurg in A.D. 924, Fergus MacDuilgen, is listed in theAnnals of the Four Masters,although not chronicled in the lists of families and clans of the scholar poetSeán Mór Ó Dubhagáin.[6]
List of main settlements
[edit]- Belleek(north of theRiver Erne)
- Ederney
- Irvinestown
- Kesh
List of civil parishes
[edit]
Below is a list of civil parishes in Lurg:[7]
- Belleek
- Derryvullan(also partly in barony of Tirkennedy)
- Drumkeeran
- Magheraculmoney
- Templecarn
- Trory(also partly in barony of Tirkennedy)
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Lurg".Placenames Database of Ireland.Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.Retrieved4 December2012.
- ^abPRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
- ^abThe Letters of John O'DonovanArchived2010-07-28 at theWayback Machine
- ^The Baronies of Ireland - Family History
- ^Bell, Robert;The Book of Ulster Surnames,page 194. The Black Staff Press, 2003.ISBN0-85640-602-3
- ^abO'Hart, John(1892). "Part VI, Chapter 4, Fermanagh. A: The Irish Chiefs and Clans".Irish Pedigrees; or, the Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation.Vol. 17. Dublin, Republic of Ireland. p. 247 & 248.Retrieved3 February2011.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^"PRONI CIvil Parishes of County Fermanagh".Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2008.Retrieved27 June2010.