Carra () is one of the nine baronies of

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, located in the mid-south area of the county. It is sometimes known as Burriscarra. It incorporates the town of

Castlebar Castlebar () is the county town of County Mayo, Ireland. Developing around a 13th-century castle of the de Barry family, from which the town got its name, the town now acts as a social and economic focal point for the surrounding hinterland. Wi ...

, the villages of Tourmakeady, Belcarra and Turlough, where the National Museum of Country Life is situated. Carra covers an area from approximately Pontoon and Beltra Lough at its northern end to

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(Ballyovey) near

Ballinrobe Ballinrobe () is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. It is located on the River Robe, which empties into Lough Mask two kilometres to the west. As of the 2022 census, the population was 3,148. The town is in a civil parish of the same name. Hist ...

and Tourmakeady at its southern end.

History

The ancient barony name is Conmhaícne Cúile Ceara. Clans in the barony include the

Partraige The Partraige were a people of early historic Ireland. Several attested branches were found in Ireland, including the following: * Partraige Cera - located at the northern end of Lough Mask (Loch Mask) and the region of Lough Carra (Loch Corr ...

and

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. O'Culachain (O'Colahan) was a sept of the Ui Fiachrach Muaidne (the Fir Ceara) and O'Gormog who once served as chiefs of the Ui Fiachrach. The Murrays, Ó Móráin, O'Learghusa and O'Tierney families were family clans of the barony of Carra. Carra may also refer to a village near Bonniconlon and Ballina.

Places of interest

Moore Hall

Moore Hall, the home place of George Henry Moore and his family from 1795 until 1923 is situated in this Barony. There were many prominent Moores born in Moore Hall including Maurice George Moore and

George Moore (novelist) George Augustus Moore (24 February 1852 – 21 January 1933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a landed family of Catholics who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He ...

. The house, situated above the shores of

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was burnt in the troubles of 1923 by the IRA. The house is not open to the public never having been refurbished since it was destroyed but the estate, owned by

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now, is a very pleasant place for walkers, overlooking Lough Carra. Country Life Museum - geograph

National Museum of Country Life

This Museum of Country Life is one of the National Museums of Ireland and situated just off the main road to Castlebar from the east.

Annalistic references

* ''AI1032.8 Ua Fogartaig, king of the men of Cera, died.''

References

External links

oreillydesign.com - Moore Hall

Landed Estates Database
{{Mayo-baronies Baronies of County Mayo Cultural heritage of Ireland