Cremorne (barony)
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Cremorne
Críoch Mhúrn (Irish) | |
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| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| County | Monaghan |
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• Total | 341.99 km2 (132.04 sq mi) |
Cremorne (Irish: Críoch Mhúrn) is a barony in County Monaghan, Ireland.
Cremorne is known in Irish as Críoch Mhúrn from the Old Irish Crích Mugdornd, border of the Mugdorna (Murnú), a pre-Celtic or early Celtic people who inhabited much of Ulster before being pushed out by the Gailenga. This people also give their name to the Mourne Mountains and Mourne barony.[1]
Location
Cremorne is found in east County Monaghan.
Cremorne barony is bordered to the north by Monaghan; to the northwest by Dartree; to the south by Farney (all the preceding are also in County Monaghan); to the east by Tiranny, Upper Fews and Armagh, County Armagh; and to the southwest by Clankee and Tullygarvey, County Cavan.
