Shrule (barony)

Shrule
Sruthail (Irish)
Barony

Baronies of County Longford. Shrule is shaded forest green.
Sovereign state Republic of Ireland
County Longford
Area
  Total 85 km2 (32.82 sq mi)

Shrule (Irish: Sruthail), sometimes called Abbeyshrule, is a barony in County Longford, Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Shrule takes its name from Abbeyshrule (Irish Mainistir Shruthla, "abbey by the stream").[1]

Location

Shrule is located in southeast County Longford, 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.[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Shrule:

References

  1. "Sruthail/Shrule". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  2. "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. 1998-09-06. Retrieved 2015-06-28.

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