Drumahaire (barony)

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Drumahaire
Dhroim Dhá Thiar (Irish)
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyLeitrim
Area
  Total
445.75 km2 (172.11 sq mi)

Drumahaire (Irish: Dhroim Dhá Thiar) is a barony in County Leitrim, Ireland.

Drumahaire barony takes its name from the village of Dromahair (Irish: Dhroim Dhá Thiar, "Two Demons Ridge"). The Irish thiar is a shortening of eithiar, a term that refers to a spirit of the air.[1]

Location

Drumahaire is found in central County Leitrim, stretching from the Dartry Mountains and Lough Gill to the Iron Mountains and Lough Allen.

The Barony of Drumahaire is bordered to the north by Rosclogher; to the southeast by Leitrim and Carrigallen (all the preceding baronies are also in County Leitrim); to the east by Tullyhaw, County Cavan; to the west by Carbury and Tirerril, County Sligo; and to the south by Boyle, County Roscommon.

History

List of settlements

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