Mohill (barony)
|
Mohill Maothail (Irish) |
|
|---|---|
| Barony | |
| Sovereign state | Republic of Ireland |
| County | Leitrim |
| Area | |
| • Total | 254.56 km2 (98.29 sq mi) |
Mohill, in Irish: Maothail is an ancient barony in County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland.
Mohill barony shares its name with Mohill (Irish: Maothail, "soft or spongy ground") village. Historically a variety of corrupted names were used- Irish: Maethail, Maothail, Maothail-Manchan, Maethail-Manachain, midEng: Moithla, Moethla, Maethla, Maothail, and Latin: Mathail, Nouella.
Mohill is found in south County Leitrim, on the Cloone River, containing Lough Rynn and bordering Lough Boderg. It is bordered to the northeast by Carrigallen; to the northwest by Leitrim (both the preceding baronies are also in County Leitrim); to the southeast by Longford, County Longford; and to the southwest by Ballintober North, County Roscommon.
Early, this area was also part of Conmhaícne Maig Réin. The Reynolds (MacRannall) were chiefs of an area comprising much of the baronies of Mohill and Leitrim, then known as Muintir Eolais.
Following the death of Manchán of Mohill, the population of Mohill (barony), and the Airgíalla kingdom, were devastated by the Justinian plague, an early phenomena of the Late Antique Little Ice Age c. 536-660AD. Evidence for the Justinian plague is provided by three contiguous townlands, south-west of the present town, all anciently named after Irish: Tamlachta. Recognition the word tamlacht signifies a mass plague burial place is widespread, but most communities retain little knowledge of their own localities experience. Tamlaght (Irish: Taimhleacht) is a pagan name. Confirmed plague mass burial sites here are Tamlaght More, Tamlaght Beg, and Tamlaghtavally, forming a quadrant to the south-west of the town, centred on the former monastery of Mohill.
...
Wikipedia