Castlereagh ( ga, An Caisleán Riabhach)
is a
barony Barony may refer to:
* Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron
* Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron
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in
County Roscommon
"Steadfast Irish heart"
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, Ireland. It is named after the town of
Castlerea
Castlerea (; ) is the third largest town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located in the west of the county and had a population of 1,992 at the 2016 Census. Roughly translated from Irish, Castlerea is generally thought to mean 'brindled ca ...
within the barony. Its area in 1891 was .
It contains five
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
es:
Ballintober,
Baslick,
Kilkeevin,
Kilcorkey, and
Kiltullagh; including the towns of
Ballinlough,
Bellanagare
Bellanagare () is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. The N5 national primary road passes through it , though a by-pass is planned. The village is located between Tulsk and Frenchpark on the Dublin to Castlebar/ Westport road.
History
O' ...
,
Castlerea
Castlerea (; ) is the third largest town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located in the west of the county and had a population of 1,992 at the 2016 Census. Roughly translated from Irish, Castlerea is generally thought to mean 'brindled ca ...
, and
Cloonfad
Cloonfad () is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland, at the crossroads of the N83 National secondary road and the R327 regional road, about 10 km from the town of Ballyhaunis in County Mayo.
A public walkway takes walkers to neighbou ...
.
History
Castlereagh barony was anciently part of the territory of the
Síol Maelruain
Síol Maelruain was a territory located in north County Roscommon due west, from what is now Castlerea. Its lake, Lough O'Flynn, is the source of the River Suck and is located at the foot of Slieve O'Flynn mountain. The lordship was centered on t ...
, ruled by the
Flynn
Flynn is an Irish surname or first name, an anglicised form of the Irish ''Ó Floinn'', meaning "descendant of Flann" (a byname meaning "reddish (complexion)" or "ruddy"). The name is more commonly used as a surname rather than a first name.
A ...
(Ó Floinn) family, whose name survive in the large lake in the barony,
Lough O'Flynn
Lough O'Flynn () is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in west County Roscommon and is the source of the River Suck.
Name
The name is from the Gaelic Irish tribe of the Ó Floinn, who ruled the region known as Síol Mae ...
.
From the 18th century onward the Wills and Sandford families were the main landlords (see:
Baron Mount Sandford
Baron Mount Sandford, of Castlerea in the County of Roscommon, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 31 July 1800 for Henry Sandford, with remainder in default of male issue of his own, to his brothers William Sandford and Georg ...
).
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Castlereagh barony:
*
Ballinlough
*
Ballintober
*
Bellanagare
Bellanagare () is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. The N5 national primary road passes through it , though a by-pass is planned. The village is located between Tulsk and Frenchpark on the Dublin to Castlebar/ Westport road.
History
O' ...
*
Castleplunket
Castleplunket (),Castleplunket
Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved: 2012-04-08. also spelled Castleplunkett, is a sm ...
*
Castlerea
Castlerea (; ) is the third largest town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located in the west of the county and had a population of 1,992 at the 2016 Census. Roughly translated from Irish, Castlerea is generally thought to mean 'brindled ca ...
*
Cloonfad
Cloonfad () is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland, at the crossroads of the N83 National secondary road and the R327 regional road, about 10 km from the town of Ballyhaunis in County Mayo.
A public walkway takes walkers to neighbou ...
References
Baronies of County Roscommon
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