Burrishoole () is one of the nine

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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 named after the former

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territory of

Umhaill Umhaill or Umhall (anglicized as Owill or Owel) was a Gaelic territory around Clew Bay in the west of what is now County Mayo, Ireland, comprising the baronies of Burrishoole (Lower Owel) and Murrisk (Upper Owel). By the 12th century, its ru ...

, which also included

Murrisk Murrisk () is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the m ...

barony, and roughly means the "borough of Umhaill".

Legal context

Baronies were created after the

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as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and specification such as in planning permissions. In some areas, usage of the barony name is common, while in other areas barony names have fallen out of use altogether. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier

tuath which had submitted to the English Crown. Baronies of Mayo

Burrishoole is one of the nine baronies of County Mayo. It includes a widespread area from

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in the east through

Mulranny Mulranny ()—sometimes spelled as 'Mallaranny', 'Mulrany', 'Malaranny', 'Mullaranny', 'Mullranny' or 'Mulranny'—is a seaside village on the isthmus between Clew Bay and Blacksod Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. Mulranny, located at the foo ...

on the north side of Clew Bay and out to

Achill Island Achill Island (; ga, Acaill, Oileán Acla) in County Mayo is the largest of the Irish isles, and is situated off the west coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It has a population of 2,594. Its area is . Achill is attached to the mainland by ...

in the west.

Towns in the Barony of Burrishoole

* Newport, County Mayo *

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, Achill *

Achill Sound ''Gob an Choire'' or ''Gob a' Choire'' (English name: Achill Sound), formerly anglicised as ''Gubacurra'', is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It lies on the east coast of Achill Island and is the first settlement one reaches afte ...

Dugort Dugort (), sometimes spelled Doogort, is a historical village on Achill Island in County Mayo, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwe ...

* Westport

Notable people

Jason Doherty Jason Doherty (born 21 November 1989) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Burrishoole and the Mayo county team. He started at centre forward in the 2012 All-Ireland Final which Mayo lost by 0-13 to 2-11 against Donegal. He studied at NUI G ...

Manus O'Donell Manus O'Donnell, Irish soldier and noble, died 1737. O'Donnell (O Domhnaill in Irish) was the son of Rory or Rodger O Donnell of Lifford, grandson of Colonel Manus O'Donnell who was killed in action at the Battle of Benburb in 1646, and grands ...

Henry Butler, Lord of Umallia Henry Butler, Lord of Umallia, founder of Burrishoole, died 1272. Ancestry Butler was a descendant of Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler, founder of the Butler dynasty of Ireland. Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland was a close relati ...

References

{{Coord missing, County Mayo Baronies of County Mayo