Shrule (), sometimes called Abbeyshrule, is a

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County Longford County Longford ( gle, Contae an Longfoirt) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford. Longford County Council is the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 46,6 ...

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Etymology

Shrule takes its name from

Abbeyshrule Abbeyshrule () is a village in south-east County Longford, Ireland, on the River Inny and the Royal Canal. History The village takes its name from the Irish language word for a river or stream (''sruth'') and from the early medieval Cister ...

(Irish ''Mainistir Shruthla'', "abbey by the stream").

Location

Shrule is located in southeast

, on the lower reaches of the River Inny.

History

Shrule barony was formed from was formed from parts of the territories of Moybrawne (Shrule), Clanconnor and Muintergalgan. Moybrawne was anciently part of a territory known as Bregmaine, or Mag Bregmaine, in Cenél Maine.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Shrule: *

Forgney Forgney () is a civil parish and townland in County Longford, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area include a number of ringfort and holy well sites in Forgney townland. Forgney is associated with the poet Oliver Goldsmith, and ...

Taghshinny Taghshinny, also written as Tashinny, () is a village and parish located in South-East County Longford, Ireland, North-East of Ballymahon. The local Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster ...

References

Baronies of County Longford {{Longford-geo-stub