Trough (barony)

Truagh
An Triúcha (Irish)
Barony
Sovereign state Republic of Ireland
County Monaghan
Area
 • Total 151.26 km2 (58.4 sq mi)

Truagh (/ˈtruː/; Irish: An Triúcha) is a barony in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Trough is known in Irish as An Triúcha (Old Irish trícha cét, "cantred").[1]

Location

Trough is found in north County Monaghan, south of the Ulster Blackwater.

Trough barony is bordered to the south by Monaghan, County Monaghan; to the northwest by Clogher, County Tyrone; and to the northeast by Lower Dungannon, County Tyrone.

History

The Mac Kenna were chiefs of Trough. O'Clerkin is also noted here.[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Trough barony:

References

  1. ↑ "An Triúcha/Trough". logainm.ie. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  2. ↑ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. 1998-09-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
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