Clogher is a

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. It is bordered by four other baronies in Northern Ireland:

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to the north; Dungannon Lower to the east;

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to the south; and

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to the south-west. It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Trough and Monaghan both to the south-east. In the eighteenth century Clogher barony was sometimes called Upper Dungannon, by contrast with the then barony of

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; it is not to be confused with the modern

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barony created by the 1837 subdivision of Dungannon barony.

History

The barony of Clogher was a territory formerly known as Kinel Ferady, an anglicisation of a branch of the Cenél nEóghain, the Cenél Fearadhaigh, meaning ''kindred/descendants of Ferry''. This territory was divided into two ancient districts. The

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McCaul McCaul, also spelt MacCawell is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic '' Mac Cathmhaoil'', meaning the "son of Cathmhaol", ''descendant of'' being implied. The name ''Cathmhaoil'' itself is derived from ''cath mhaol'' meaning "battle chief". ...

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'', ''MacCawell'', ''MacCall'') were the leading sept of the Cenél Fearadhaigh, and one of the seven powerful septs supporting

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. The Maolgeimridh ( en, Mulgomery, Montgomery) and Maolpadraig ( en, Mulpatrick, Kilpatrick) septs are recorded as being in possession of the two districts of the Cenél Fearadhaigh at one stage. The Cenél Fearadhaigh by the 12th century controlled a large portion of County Tyrone and had penetrated deep into County Fermanagh. By the mid-14th century however, the Maguires would break the power of the Cenél Fearadhaigh in Fermanagh. When the baronies of Ulster were being created by the English around 1585, the general manner was to name it after the principal town or castle lying within the area, in which they held their court, baron, and gaol. This resulted in Kinel Ferady being renamed to

Clogher Clogher () is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne and ...

List of main settlements

Augher Augher (from ga, Eochair meaning "edge/border") is a small village in south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies just 6 miles to the County Monaghan Border and is 16 miles south of Dungannon. It is situated in the historic barony of Clog ...

* Ballygawley *

Fintona Fintona (; ), is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its population at the 2011 Census was 1,164. Name and etymology Fintona is derived phonetically from the Irish name of the area, ''Fionntamhnach''; this is often trans ...

Fivemiletown Fivemiletown is a village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is 16 miles (26 km) east of Enniskillen and 26 miles (43 km) west-south-west of Dungannon, on the A4 Enniskillen-to-Dungannon road. Fivemiletown's populat ...

List of civil parishes

Below is a list of civil parishes in Clogher: *

Aghalurcher Aghalurcher is a civil parish located mainly in the barony of Magherastephana in County Fermanagh and partly in the barony of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Townlands of Aghalurcher in County Fermanagh The parish comprises the f ...

(split with barony of

) *Clogher *

Donacavey Donacavey (), sometimes spelt Donaghcavey, is a townland, civil parish and ecclesiastical parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The civil parish is split between the historic baronies of Clogher and Omagh East, with the townland in the Clog ...

(split with barony of Omagh East) *Errigal Keerogue *Errigal Trough

References

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