Coolcarney (Irish: Cuil Cearnadha[1]), also called Callraighe of Cuill,[2] was an Irish district located in Connacht, within the Barony of Gallen stretching across both County Mayo, and County Sligo.[3][4] It was unique in that it was a separate principality of the Uí Fiachrach from the rest of the Barony of Gallen.[5]
Overview
editDubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh states in a poem written in 1417 that, Coolcarney "embraced the territory between Beel Lasa (or Foxford) and the Brosnach river in Castleconnor."[6] Historically there were four hereditary tribes of the area: O'Fionain, O'Rothlain, O'Tuathalain, and O'Cuinn, with the O'Rothlain being its chieftain.[7][8][9] Over time the region was reduced to an area within the modern parishes of Attymass and Kilgarvan.[1][6][10] Further description is given by John O'Donovan:
“Cuil-Cearnadha is called Calraidhe Cuile from its being in the corner or angle of Fith-Gathlaidh; and, if the learned say truly, it is to it the appellation of Calraidhe Innse-Nisc should be given.”[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Firbis, Duald Mac (1844). Geineaich ua Ch-Fiachrach. Irish archæological society.
- ^ Society, Irish Archaeological (1844). The Irish Archaeological Society.
- ^ O'Flaherty, Roderic (1846). A chorographical description of West or H-Iar Connaught, written A.D. 1684. The Irish Archaeological Society. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ The Genealogies, Tribes and Customs of Hy-Fiachrach, Commonly Called O'Dowda's Country ; Now First Published from the Book of Lecan, in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, and from the Genealogical Manuscript of Duald Mac Firbis, in the Library of Lord Roden with a Translation and Notes, and a Map of Hy-fiachrach. Irish Aechaeological Society. 1844.
- ^ Society, Irish Archaeological (1844). The Irish Archaeological Society.
- ^ a b "The Ecclesiastical History of the Parish of Attymass" (PDF). Attymass Historical Document Archive.
- ^ O'Hart, John (1892). Irish Pedigrees: Or, The Origin and Stem of the Irish Nation. J. Duffy and Company. p. 571.
O'Fionain.
- ^ O'Donovan, John (1844). O'Dowda's Country. Ireland: Royal Irish Academy. p. 423.
- ^ a b O'Donovan, John (1849). Miscellany of the Celtic Society. The Genealogy of Corca Laidhe; Poem on the Battle of Dun; by Gilla-Brighde Mac Conmidhe; Docwra's Tracts; Several Poems, Pedigrees, and Extracts. (celtice Et Angl.). Celtic Society. p. 31.
o'rothlain.
- ^ "History of Attymass Co. Mayo, in the West of Ireland | mayo-ireland.ie". www.mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 9 May 2019.