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Moycarn (Irish: Maigh Charnáin; also Moycarnon, Moycarnanan or Moycarne ) is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland.




Etymology


The Irish name Maigh Charnáin means "plain of the cairn." It could also have a connection to Cernunnos, the Celtic hunt god.




Geography


Moycarn barony is located in the south of County Roscommon, north of the River Suck and River Shannon; they meet at the southern tip.




History


The Moycarn barony was anciently called Clan Laithemhain or Muintir Cionaith, ruled by the Gaelic Irish tribes of MacGilla Finnagain (O'Finnegan) and Ó Cionnaoith (Kenny).
It is referred to in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420):

("Mac Gilla Finnegan the mild and the valiant Clan Kenny: two tribes who are fair so be seen rule over the brave Clan Flahavan.")
Notable later families in the barony include the ffrench and Potts.




List of settlements


Below is a list of settlements in Moycarn barony:

Old Town




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Moycarn
• County Roscommon
• List of townlands of County Roscommon
• List of baronies of Ireland
• Tulrush
• South Roscommon (UK Parliament constituency)