Tinnahinch (barony)
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Tinnahinch
Tigh na hInse (Irish) | |
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Barony | |
Sovereign state | Republic of Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | Laois |
Area | |
• Total | 219.29 km2 (84.67 sq mi) |
Tinnahinch (Irish: Tigh na hInse[1]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), in the Republic of Ireland.
History[]
The southern part of Tinnahinch was called Gailine, and it is mentioned in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420):
Ar Uíbh Riagáin na ruag ttrom |
"Over of heavy routs, |
List of settlements[]
Settlements in Tinnahinch barony:
References[]
- ^ "Tigh na hInse/Tinnahinch". Logainm.ie.
- ^ "The Topographical Poems of John O'Dubhagain and Giolla-na-naomh O'Huidhrin: Edited in the original Irish from MSS. in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, with translation, notes, and introductory dissertations, by John O'Donovan". A. Thom. 8 July 1862 – via Google Books.
Categories:
- Baronies of County Laois