The Barony of Gallen is one of the nine baronies in

County Mayo County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...

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. It is situated in the eastern part of the county south of the town of Ballina, bordering

County Sligo County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local ...

. It incorporates the area between Foxford (north and west),

Ballyvary Bellavary (), more widely known as Ballyvary, is a village in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is situated on the N5 road (Ireland), N5 between Swinford and Castlebar ( north-east of the latter), close to Foxford and the River Moy. ...

(southwest),

Swinford Swinford () is a town in County Mayo, Ireland. It is surrounded by a number of smaller villages, including Midfield and Meelick. It is just off the N5 road, located 18 km (11 mi) from Ireland West Airport Knock (formerly known as K ...

(south) and

Bonniconlon Bonniconlon, officially Bunnyconnellan (), is a village in the barony of Gallen in north County Mayo, Ireland. The village is on the R294 regional road to the east of Ballina, County Mayo, and close to the Ox Mountains. Bonniconlon is made ...

(east).Ireland's History in Maps - Baronies page 3
/ref> The descendants of Cormac Gaileng, great grandson of Olioll Olum were called Gailenga, the race of Gaileng, and they gave their name to the barony of Gallen in Mayo.

Viscount Dillon Viscount Dillon, of Barony of Costello, Costello-Gallen (barony), Gallen in the County Mayo, County of Mayo, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1622 for Theobald Dillon, 1st Viscount Dillon, Theobald Dillon, Lord President ...

of Costello-Gallen, created in 1622 for Theobald Dillon,

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, held the title in the Peerage of Ireland.

Parishes in the Barony of Gallen

*Toomore *

Bohola Bohola () is a village in County Mayo, Ireland located along the N5 national primary road. It is in the barony of Gallen and gives its name to the parish of Bohola. The village's amenities include two pubs, a post office and a Catholic church ...

Attymass Attymass () is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. History Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringforts (in the townlands of Carrick and Kilgellia) and several crannóg sites at nearby Ballymore Lough. The Roman Cath ...

& Kilgarvan *Kildacommoge *Kilconduff

*Killedan Kiltimagh * Meelick *Tempelmore *

Strade Straide (), or Strade, is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located on the N58 national secondary road between Foxford and Castlebar. The name Strade is an anglicisation of the Irish words ''an tsráid'', meaning ''the street''. Straid ...

*Killasser * Midfield

Towns in the Barony of Gallen

* Foxford *

* Kiltimagh

References

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See also

Parishes in the Barony of Gallen

Towns in the Barony of Gallen

References