Slievemargy

Portnahinch
Sliabh Mairge (Irish)
Barony

Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Slievemargy is pink, in the southeast.
Sovereign state Republic of Ireland
Province Leinster
County Laois
Area
 • Total 143.62 km2 (55.45 sq mi)

Slievemargy (Irish: Sliabh Mairge[1]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Republic of Ireland.[2][3]

Etymology

The barony is named after the mountains.[4][5][6]

It is also spelled Slieuemargue, Slewmergie, Slieuemargue, Slieuemargy.[7]

Geography

Slievemargy is located in the western part of the River Barrow.[8]

History

Slievemargy

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Slievemargy barony:

References

  1. ↑ "Sliabh Mairge/Slievemargy". Logainm.ie.
  2. ↑ "Slievemargy - Google Search". www.google.ie.
  3. ↑ Patrick, Saint; Press, Aeterna. "The Life and Writings of Saint Patrick". Aeterna Press – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851". Genealogical Publishing Com. 12 July 1984 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Brewer, James Norris (12 July 2018). "The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, of Each County". Sherwood, Jones, & Company – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Sixsmith, Lorna (30 May 2018). "Till the Cows Come Home: Memories of a Rural Childhood". Black & White Publishing – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication as Existing in 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831". A. Fullarton. 12 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45". A. Fullarton and Company. 12 July 2018 – via Google Books.
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