Shrule (barony)

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Shrule ({{Langx|ga|Sruthail}}), sometimes called Abbeyshrule, is a barony in County Longford, Ireland.

Etymology

Shrule takes its name from Abbeyshrule (Irish Mainistir Shruthla, "abbey by the stream").{{cite web|url=http://www.logainm.ie/en/154|title=Sruthail/Shrule|publisher=logainm.ie |date= |accessdate=2015-06-28}}

Location

Shrule is located in southeast County Longford, on the lower reaches of the River Inny.

History

Shrule barony was formed from was formed from parts of the territories of Moybrawne (Shrule), Clanconnor and Muintergalgan. Moybrawne was anciently part of a territory known as Bregmaine, or Mag Bregmaine, in Cenél Maine.{{cite web|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm |title=The Baronies of Ireland - Family History |publisher=Rootsweb.ancestry.com |date=1998-09-06 |accessdate=2015-06-28}}

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Shrule:

References

Category:Baronies of County Longford