Coole (barony)
Place in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Coole (from Irish An Chúil 'corner') is a barony in the south-east of County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland.[2] To its west lies Upper Lough Erne, and it is bordered by three other baronies in Northern Ireland: Knockninny to the west; Magherastephana to the north; and Clankelly.[2] It also borders three baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dartree (or Dartraige) to the east; Tullygarvey and Loughtee Lower to the south.
Coole
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Location of Coole, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | County Fermanagh |
History
Coole is based upon the ancient territory of Cuil, which was frequently referred to as the residence of the O'Cassidys (Irish: Ó Caiside). The O'Cassidys became the head physicians of the Maguires, and the territory was a collateral or dynastic branch of the Maguires. In the Annals it appears as Cuil na nOirear, which may have applied to an old half-barony near Enniskillen.[3]
List of main settlements
List of civil parishes
Below is a list of civil parishes in Coole:[4]
- Galloon (split with the baronies of Clankelly and Knockninny)
- Drummully (split with the barony of Clankelly)