Clankelly Clann Cheallaigh (Irish) |
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Location of Clankelly, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | Northern Ireland |
County | Fermanagh |
Clankelly (from Irish Clann Cheallaigh, meaning 'Clan Kelly') 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.
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.
Below is a list of civil parishes in Clankelly: