Moycarn

The Irish name Maigh Charnáin means "plain of the cairn." It could also have a connection to Cernunnos, the Celtic hunt god.

Moycarn barony is located in the south of County Roscommon, north of the River Suck and River Shannon; they meet at the southern tip.^[6]

The Moycarn barony was anciently called Clan Laithemhain or Muintir Cionaith, ruled by the Gaelic Irish tribes of MacGilla Finnagain (O'Finnegan) and Ó Cionnaoith (Kenny).^[7]

It is referred to in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420):

("Mac Gilla Finnegan the mild and the valiant Clan Kenny: two tribes who are fair so be seen rule over the brave Clan Flahavan.")^{[8][9][10][11]}

Notable later families in the barony include the ffrench and Potts.^[12][13][14]

Below is a list of settlements in Moycarn barony:

• Old Town