Kilconnell (barony)
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Kilconnell
Cill Chonaill (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Farm in Carrowmanagh | |
 Barony map of County Galway, 1900; Kilconnell is in the east, coloured yellow. | |
  Kilconnell | |
| Coordinates: 53°20′N 8°28′W / 53.34°N 8.47°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Galway |
| Area | |
• Total | 262.3 km2 (101.3 sq mi) |
Kilconnell (Irish: Cill Chonaill) is a historical barony in eastern County Galway, Ireland.[1][2]
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[3]
The name derived from Irish Cill Chonaill, "Conall's church,"[1] which refers to the monastery at Kilconnell Abbey, possibly originally named for Conainne, who was later confused with Conal, who founded a monastery in Drum, County Roscommon.[4][5]
This region was part of the territory of Uí Maine and was ruled in the Gaelic Irish period by the Donnellans. The Caladah (callows) region was ruled by MacGilduffs and O'Leahys. [6]
Kilconnell barony was created before 1574.[7]
