Boylagh (Irish: Baollaigh[l 1]) is a historic barony in County Donegal in Ireland.[1] Patrick Weston Joyce said the name Boylagh comes from the territory of the O'Boyles.[2] It was created along with Banagh when the former barony of Boylagh and Banagh was split in 1791 by an Act of the Parliament of Ireland.[3]
Boylagh
Baollaigh (Irish) | |
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Boylagh | |
Coordinates: 54°54′N 8°12′W / 54.900°N 8.200°W | |
Sovereign state | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | Donegal |
Area | |
• Total | 717.46 km2 (277.01 sq mi) |
Boylagh is bordered by the baronies of Kilmacrenan to the north east, Rapboe South to the east, and Banagh to the south; to the north and west is the Atlantic Ocean.[4]
The barony contains the following civil parishes:[1]
Settlements in the barony include Annagry,[l 2] Burtonport,[l 2] Doochary,[l 3] Dungloe,[l 2] Glenties,[l 2] Kilrean,[l 3] Lettermacaward,[l 3] Portnoo,[l 3] and Ranafast.[l 2] Other features include the island of Arranmore.[l 4]
The barony is thus described in the Parliamentary Gazetteer of 1846:[5]
From "Irish placenames database". logainm.ie (in English and Irish). Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 11 August 2010.:
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