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Túath
''Túath'' (plural ''túatha'') is the Old Irish term for the basic political and jurisdictional unit of Gaelic Ireland. ''Túath'' can refer to both a geographical territory as well the people who lived in that territory. Social structure In ancient Irish terms, a household was reckoned at about 30 people per dwelling. A ''trícha cét'' ("thirty hundreds"), was an area comprising 100 dwellings or, roughly, 3,000 people. A ''túath'' consisted of a number of allied ''trícha céta'', and therefore referred to no fewer than 6,000 people. Probably a more accurate number for a ''túath'' would be no fewer than 9,000 people. Each ''túath'' was a self-contained unit, with its own executive, assembly, courts system and defence force. ''Túatha'' were grouped together into confederations for mutual defence. There was a hierarchy of ''túatha'' statuses, depending on geographical position and connection to the ruling dynasties of the region. The organisation of ''túatha'' is covered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairbre Drom Cliabh
Cairbre Drom Cliabh (meaning "Ui Cairbre (the descendants of Cairbre mac Néill, Cairbre) of Drumcliff"), was an Irish ''túath'' in the ancient confederation of Íochtar Connacht (Lower Connacht), now County Sligo in the west of Ireland. It is now represented by the barony of Carbury, County Sligo, Carbury. Also known as ''Cairbre na Catha'' (Carbury of the Battles). It existed from at least the 6th century to the 16th century AD. As a frontier territory of Connacht it was a saor-túath (territory exempt from tribute) under several Irish dynasties over time, but mostly under a branch of the O'Connor dynasty called the Clann Aindrias or Ó Conchobhair Sligigh, O'Connor Sligo The O Conor Sligo (Ó Conchobhair Sligigh) were a branch of the Ó Conchobhair royal family who were Kings of Connacht. They were descended from Brian Luighnech Ua Conchobhair (k.1181) and were Lords of Sligo into the middle of the 17th century. For a list of chiefs of Cairbre Drom Cliabh see Ó Conchobhair Sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corann
Corann was an ancient Irish túath in northwest Connacht represented now by the present barony of Corran in County Sligo. The name is derived in legend from Corann, the harper of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Organisation Ballymote became the centre of the túath after construction of Ballymote Castle in the 13th century. History The well of Corann that alternated between sweet water and salt in time with the ebb and flow of the tide. It was first shired as part of the new County Sligo by the English Lord Deputy Sir Henry Sidney in 1564. References Medieval Ireland Historic Gaelic Territories {{Sligo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trícha Cét
The tríocha céad, also known as trícha cét, meaning "thirty hundreds", was a unit of land-holding in eleventh and twelfth century Ireland.Place Names NI - Land unitsMacCotter, Paul; ''Medieval Ireland: Territorial, Political and Economic Divisions'', pg. 13. , 2008. The term appears to relate to the number of troops an area could raise. Background Described as a "spatial unit of royal , , l ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanagh
Melanagh () is an ancient Irish Túath, district in what is now north-eastern County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Melanagh along with Tarraghter were once part of the barony of Loughinsholin until the Plantation of Ulster, which saw them merged with the barony of Mountjoy (modern-day barony of Dungannon Upper). Situated to the south of Slieve Gallion, Melanagh was divided into two portions. One portion lay in between Tarraghter and Killetra, in an area roughly in between the Ballinderry and Lissan Rivers. The other portion lay in between Tarraghter, Killetra, and Glenconkeyne. Both portions were connected by Tarraghters termon lands. History Melanagh derives its name from the Irish ''Meallanacht'', which means "O'Mellans country". It was a termon (church land) of which the O'Mellans were the erenaghs. During the Plantation of Ulster it passed into ownership of the Church of Ireland, thus Melanagh passed into the hands of the Archbishop of Armagh, who in turn leased it to English and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dartraighe
Dartraighe (older spelling: Dartraige), anglicised as ''Dartree'', ''Dartry'' or ''Dartrey'', was an Irish territory or tuath in medieval Ireland which stretched north to Clones and south to the Dromore River. It was later incorporated into County Monaghan as the barony of Dartree. History The Dartraighe were an Irish túath, also known as ''n-Dartraighi'' or ''Dairtre'' who gave their name to a territory in the western portion of what is now known as County Monaghan. The name means "calf-people". Various anglicized forms of the name were used through the years. A segment of its southern region became the Dartrey Estate, owned by Richard Dawson in the 17th century, and known as Dawson's Grove, which is now Dartrey Forest. It includes Inner Lough with its small island - probably an old crannog, which may explain the name ''Dartraige Coinn innsi'' (Dartry of the Island Chief), which occurs in the annals, perhaps to distinguish this Dartraige from another centered in Kingdom of Bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenconkeyne
Glenconkeyne () is an early-modern Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Glenconkeyne formed the western portion of the former barony of Loughinsholin, with the ancient districts of Clandonnell, Killetra, and Tomlagh comprising the rest. The area Glenconkeyne covered corresponds to the present-day parishes of Ballynascreen, Desertmartin, and Kilcronaghan. Glenconkeyne has also been recorded in historical sources as ''Glankonkein'' and ''Glanconkeyne''. History As a result of the dense forest that used to cover Glenconkeyne and Killetra, both formed the most inaccessible part of the whole of Ulster. The Clandeboye O'Neills are recorded as descending from the thick forests of Glenconkeyne from where they would conquer the shattered remnants of the Earldom of Ulster, becoming the principle Gaelic lords of eastern Ulster, with their territory known in English as Clandeboye. Local legends allegedly state that Glenconkeyne was a gift of Brian Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loughinsholin
Loughinsholin () is a barony in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Its southeast borders the northwest shore of Lough Neagh, and itself is bordered by seven other baronies: Dungannon Upper to the south; Strabane Upper to the west; Keenaght and Coleraine to the north; Kilconway, Toome Upper, and Toome Lower to the east. It was formed largely on the extent of the northern part of the medieval Irish túath of Uí Tuirtri. The Sperrin Mountains rise to the west of Loughinsholin, with Slieve Gallion and Carntogher the two most notable mountains of the range in the barony. The Ballinderry River flows along the southern boundary of the barony, with the River Moyola cutting through the middle, both emptying into Lough Neagh. The largest settlement in the barony is town of Magherafelt. History Medieval history and Uí Tuirtri The area of land that forms Loughinsholin has changed control several times throughout history. During the first millennium, it was part of the over-kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trícha Cét
The tríocha céad, also known as trícha cét, meaning "thirty hundreds", was a unit of land-holding in eleventh and twelfth century Ireland.Place Names NI - Land unitsMacCotter, Paul; ''Medieval Ireland: Territorial, Political and Economic Divisions'', pg. 13. , 2008. The term appears to relate to the number of troops an area could raise. Background Described as a "spatial unit of royal , , l ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaelic Ireland
Gaelic Ireland ( ga, Éire Ghaelach) was the Gaelic political and social order, and associated culture, that existed in Ireland from the late prehistoric era until the early 17th century. It comprised the whole island before Anglo-Normans conquered parts of Ireland in the 1170s. Thereafter, it comprised that part of the country not under foreign dominion at a given time (i.e. the part beyond The Pale). For most of its history, Gaelic Ireland was a "patchwork" hierarchy of territories ruled by a hierarchy of kings or chiefs, who were chosen or elected through tanistry. Warfare between these territories was common. Occasionally, a powerful ruler was acknowledged as High King of Ireland. Society was made up of clans and, like the rest of Europe, was structured hierarchically according to class. Throughout this period, the economy was mainly pastoral and money was generally not used. A Gaelic Irish style of dress, music, dance, sport and art can be identified, with Irish art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarraghter
Tarraghter, also recorded as Erraghter and Farraghter (), is an ancient Irish tuatha, district in what is now north-eastern County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Tarraghter along with Melanagh were once part of the barony of Loughinsholin until the Plantation of Ulster, which saw them merged with the barony of Mountjoy (modern-day barony of Dungannon Upper). The southern boundary of Tarraghter is the Ballinderry River running east, encompassing the greater parts of the parishes of Derryloran, Kildress, and Lissan that lie north of the river. It however excluded the termon land of Melanagh, which lie along the Lissan River. Eytmology The townland of Oritor in Kildress civil parish, is cited as maintaining the original Irish name of the territory - ''Arachtra''. Indeed, amongst the previous recorded forms of Oritor townland are listed: ''Arrater'' (1614, 1620, 1655); ''Erraghter'' (1616, 1619, 1621); and ''Tarraghter'' (1614, 1619, 1621). It is also recorded in 1645 in Irish as ''Fharach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killetra
Killetra () is an early-modern Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Killetra along with the ancient districts of Clandonnell, Glenconkeyne, and Tomlagh, comprised the former barony of Loughinsholin, with Killetra reaching from the present-day town of Magherafelt to the Ballinderry Ballinderry () is a small civil and ecclesiastical parish on both sides of the County Londonderry / County Tyrone border in Northern Ireland. It is a rural parish of about 350 houses and lies on the western shores of Lough Neagh. The parish c ... River. As a result of the dense forest that used to cover Killetra and Glenconkeyne both formed the most inaccessible part of the whole of Ulster. References Barony of Loughinsholin History of County Londonderry {{Londonderry-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomlagh
Tomlagh () is an early-modern Irish district in what is now southern County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Along with the ancient districts of Clandonnell, Glenconkeyne, and Killetra, it comprised the former barony of Loughinsholin. Tomlagh is stated as forming a four-or-five-mile-wide district running from Portglenone to Lough Beg. The townland of Annaghmore, near Castledawson is mentioned in Bodley's map from 1609 as lying within Tomlagh. Etymology The name Tomlagh is believed to be derived from the Irish word ''Tamhnach'', meaning field. This in turn is claimed to derive from ''Tamnach Ui Fhuradhrain'', named after the descendants of Furudran, son Beic (one of the Three Collas The Three Collas (Modern Irish: Trí Cholla) were, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, the fourth-century sons of Eochaid Doimlén, son of Cairbre Lifechair. Their names were: Cairell Colla Uais; Muiredach Colla Fo Chrí ( ...). References Barony of Loughinsholin History o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
