Truagh (/ˈtruː/; Irish: An Triúcha) is a barony in County Monaghan, Ireland.
Truagh
An Triúcha (Irish) | |
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Sovereign state | Ireland |
County | Monaghan |
Area | |
• Total | 151.26 km2 (58.4 sq mi) |
Trough is known in Irish as An Triúcha (Old Irish trícha cét, "cantred").[1]
Trough is found in north County Monaghan, south of the Ulster Blackwater.
Trough barony is bordered to the south by Monaghan, County Monaghan; to the northwest by Clogher, County Tyrone; and to the northeast by Lower Dungannon, County Tyrone.
The Mac Kenna were chiefs of Trough. O'Clerkin is also noted here.[2]
Below is a list of settlements in Trough barony: