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Clankelly

Clankelly is a barony in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is the only barony in County Fermanagh not connected to Lough Erne. It is bordered by two other baronies in Northern Ireland: Coole to the south-west; and Magherastephana to the north-west. It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Monaghan to the north-east; and Dartree to the south-east.

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Clankelly
Clann Cheallaigh1 (Irish)
Location of Clankelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Location of Clankelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryNorthern Ireland
CountyFermanagh

Clankelly (Irish: Clann Cheallaigh, meaning Clan Kelly or, more literally, 'Offspring of Ceallaigh'2) is a barony in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.3 It is the only barony in County Fermanagh not connected to Lough Erne.3 It is bordered by two other baronies in Northern Ireland: Coole to the south-west; and Magherastephana to the north-west.3 It also borders two baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Monaghan to the north-east; and Dartree to the south-east.

History

Clankelly takes its name from Cellach, son of Tuathal, a king of the Ui Chremthainn. The MacDonnell (Irish: Mac Domhnaill) sept of the Clann Cheallaigh are noted here, and by the 13th century, the O'Cannons (Irish: Ó Canannain), who had been ousted as kings of Cinel Conaill, settled here for a period.45

List of main settlements

List of civil parishes

Civil parishes within the barony of Clankelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland source ↗

Below is a list of civil parishes in Clankelly:6

  • Clones
  • Drummully (split with barony of Coole)
  • Galloon (split with baronies of Coole and Knockninny)
References

References

  1. "Clankelly". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. Brian G. Scott (General Editor), Claire Foley and Ronan McHugh, An Archaeological Survey of County Fermanagh: Volume 1 - Part 1: The Prehistoric Period, pp. 25-26. N.I.E.A., Belfast, and Colourpoint Books, Newtownards, 2014.
  3. PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland
  4. The Baronies of Ireland - Family History
  5. The Letters of John O'Donovan Archived 2010-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "PRONI CIvil Parishes of County Fermanagh". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2010.