Leitrim (County Leitrim barony)
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Leitrim Liatroim (Irish) |
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| Sovereign state | Republic of Ireland |
| County | Leitrim |
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| • Total | 239.43 km2 (92.44 sq mi) |
Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) is a barony in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland.
Leitrim barony takes its name from the village of Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim, "grey ridge"), which also gives its name to County Leitrim.
Leitrim is found in south County Leitrim, reaching from Lough Allen and east of the River Shannon down to Lough Boderg.
Leitrim barony is bordered to the north by Drumahaire; to the east by Carrigallen; to the southeast by Mohill (all of the preceding are in County Leitrim); to the south by Ballintober North and Roscommon, County Roscommon; and to the west by Boyle, County Roscommon.
The area was part of Conmaícne Mag Réin since the Early Middle Ages. The Reynolds (MacRannall) were chiefs of an area comprising much of the baronies of Mohill and Leitrim (Liathdromen), then known as Muinter Eolais.In 1834 the population of Leitrim Barony was c. 30,773.
There are a number of medieval artifacts from Leitrim barony preserved in a collection at the Royal Irish Academy museum in Dublin. Weapons include a medieval spear-head found at Corryolus townland beside the River Shannon presents as leaf shaped and made of a bright yellow metal. Another found in the River Shannon at Carrick on Shannon is a perfect and rare form of leaf-shaped spear measuring 15.9 centimetres (6.3 in) long by 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) across the middle of the blade. A medieval plain bronze tube found (at Curries) beside Cornacorroo townland, near Jamestown, County Leitrim, probably formed the ferule-end of a spear, measuring 22 centimetres (8.7 in) in length, is closed at the small extremity, and imperfect on the other. On the same townland, a sword blade was found in 1845 on the bed of the River Shannon, presenting as a small, perfect rapier blade, with large rivet notches, measuring 44.7 centimetres (17.6 in) long by 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in width. Also discovered was a medieval brooch, and a bronze pan measuring 44.5 centimetres (17.5 in) wide by 14 centimetres (5.5 in) deep, much worn on the bottom, has been created from a single place or metal hammered into shape.
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