Clandonagh
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Clandonagh
Clann Donnchadha (Irish) | |
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 Round tower and church in Borris-in-Ossory | |
 Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Clandonagh is peach-coloured and in the southwest. | |
| Sovereign state | Republic of Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Laois |
| Area | |
• Total | 176.98 km2 (68.33 sq mi) |
Clandonagh (Irish: Clann Donncha[1]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Republic of Ireland. A barony was a historical subdivision of a county; mainly cadastral rather than administrative.[2][3][4]
Clandonagh barony is named after the Ó Donnchadha (Dunphy) clan who ruled the area during the Middle Ages.
Geography
Clandonagh is in the southwest corner of Laois; it is bordered by Upper Woods to the north, Clarmallagh to the east, County Kilkenny to the south and County Tipperary to the west. The Erkina River flows through it, and the Slieve Bloom Mountains are in its north.[5]
