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'''Slievemargy''' ({{Lang-ga|Sliabh Mairge}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/132|title=Sliabh Mairge/Slievemargy|website=Logainm.ie}}</ref>) is a [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] in [[County Laois]] (formerly called ''Queen's County'' or ''County Leix''), [[Republic of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.ie/search?rlz=1C1PRFE_enIE801IE801&biw=740&bih=610&tbm=bks&ei=BadHW7eXO8GUkgXf_r7IBA&q=Slievemargy&oq=Slievemargy&gs_l=psy-ab.3...9434.9434.0.10645.1.1.0.0.0.0.55.55.1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.kDzt6EiRQYs|title=Slievemargy - Google Search|website=www.google.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MLU3BAAAQBAJ&q=Slievemargy&pg=PT413|title=The Life and Writings of Saint Patrick|first1=Saint|last1=Patrick|first2=Aeterna|last2=Press|publisher=Aeterna Press|via=Google Books}}</ref>
'''Slievemargy''' ({{Langx|ga|Sliabh Mairge}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/132|title=Sliabh Mairge/Slievemargy|website=Logainm.ie}}</ref> [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: [ʃlʲiə mˠaɾ.ɟə]) is a [[Barony (Ireland)|barony]] in [[County Laois]] (formerly called ''Queen's County'' or ''County Leix''), [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.ie/search?rlz=1C1PRFE_enIE801IE801&biw=740&bih=610&tbm=bks&ei=BadHW7eXO8GUkgXf_r7IBA&q=Slievemargy&oq=Slievemargy&gs_l=psy-ab.3...9434.9434.0.10645.1.1.0.0.0.0.55.55.1.1.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.kDzt6EiRQYs|title=Slievemargy - Google Search|website=www.google.ie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MLU3BAAAQBAJ&q=Slievemargy&pg=PT413|title=The Life and Writings of Saint Patrick|first1=Saint|last1=Patrick|first2=Aeterna|last2=Press|publisher=Aeterna Press|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==


The barony is named after the mountains.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uPejqKxcEjIC&q=Slievemargy&pg=PA249|title=General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851|date=12 July 1984|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=9780806310527|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/beautiesireland01brewgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/beautiesireland01brewgoog/page/n128 112]|quote=Slievemargy.|title=The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, of Each County|year=1826|first=James Norris|last=Brewer|publisher=Sherwood, Jones, & Company|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSZaDwAAQBAJ&q=Slievemargy&pg=PT174|title=Till the Cows Come Home: Memories of a Rural Childhood|first=Lorna|last=Sixsmith|date=30 May 2018|publisher=Black & White Publishing|isbn=9781785302053|via=Google Books}}</ref>
The barony is named after the large hill partially within its borders. <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uPejqKxcEjIC&q=Slievemargy&pg=PA249|title=General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851|date=12 July 1984|publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com|isbn=9780806310527|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/beautiesireland01brewgoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/beautiesireland01brewgoog/page/n128 112]|quote=Slievemargy.|title=The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, of Each County|year=1826|first=James Norris|last=Brewer|publisher=Sherwood, Jones, & Company|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSZaDwAAQBAJ&q=Slievemargy&pg=PT174|title=Till the Cows Come Home: Memories of a Rural Childhood|first=Lorna|last=Sixsmith|date=30 May 2018|publisher=Black & White Publishing|isbn=9781785302053|via=Google Books}}</ref> The name ''Slievemargy'' is derived from the Irish name for the hill, ''Sliabh Mairge'', with ''Sliabh'' meaning "mountain" and ''mairge'' being the genitive declension of ''mairg'', meaning "gloom" or "woe". Thus, the hill's name could be translated as something akin to "mountain of gloom".

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The barony's name has multiple spellings; it is also spelled ''Slieuemargue'', ''Slewmergie'', ''Slieuemargue'' and ''Slieuemargy'', though these spellings are no longer used in modern times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMtAAAAAYAAJ&q=Slievemargy|title=The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication as Existing in 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831|date=12 July 2018|publisher=A. Fullarton|via=Google Books}}</ref>


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It is also spelled ''Slieuemargue'', ''Slewmergie'', ''Slieuemargue'', ''Slieuemargy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMtAAAAAYAAJ&q=Slievemargy|title=The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication as Existing in 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831|date=12 July 2018|publisher=A. Fullarton|via=Google Books}}</ref>
==Geography==
==Geography==
Slievemargy is located in the western part of the [[River Barrow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1HMuAAAAMAAJ&q=Slievemargy&pg=PA117|title=The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45|date=12 July 2018|publisher=A. Fullarton and Company|via=Google Books}}</ref>
Slievemargy is located to the west of the [[River Barrow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1HMuAAAAMAAJ&q=Slievemargy&pg=PA117|title=The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45|date=12 July 2018|publisher=A. Fullarton and Company|via=Google Books}}</ref> The hill within the barony has a rather harsh graident/slope, and is said to bear a highest peak approximately 315m above sea level.

== History ==
Slievemargy corresponded roughly to the lordship of Ui Bairrche and was held by the septs O'Treasaigh and MacGorman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://libraryireland.com/names/ot/o-treasaigh.php|title=Irish Names and Surnames|author=Rev. Patrick Woulfe}}</ref>


==List of settlements==
==List of settlements==

Latest revision as of 07:28, 6 November 2024

Slievemargy
Sliabh Mairge (Irish)
Barony
Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Slievemargy is pink, in the southeast.
Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Slievemargy is pink, in the southeast.
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyLaois
Area
 • Total
143.62 km2 (55.45 sq mi)

Slievemargy (Irish: Sliabh Mairge,[1] IPA: [ʃlʲiə mˠaɾ.ɟə]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), Ireland.[2][3]

Etymology

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The barony is named after the large hill partially within its borders. [4][5][6] The name Slievemargy is derived from the Irish name for the hill, Sliabh Mairge, with Sliabh meaning "mountain" and mairge being the genitive declension of mairg, meaning "gloom" or "woe". Thus, the hill's name could be translated as something akin to "mountain of gloom".

The barony's name has multiple spellings; it is also spelled Slieuemargue, Slewmergie, Slieuemargue and Slieuemargy, though these spellings are no longer used in modern times.[7]

Geography

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Slievemargy is located to the west of the River Barrow.[8] The hill within the barony has a rather harsh graident/slope, and is said to bear a highest peak approximately 315m above sea level.

History

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Slievemargy corresponded roughly to the lordship of Ui Bairrche and was held by the septs O'Treasaigh and MacGorman.[9]

List of settlements

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Below is a list of settlements in Slievemargy barony:

References

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  1. ^ "Sliabh Mairge/Slievemargy". Logainm.ie.
  2. ^ "Slievemargy - Google Search". www.google.ie.
  3. ^ Patrick, Saint; Press, Aeterna. "The Life and Writings of Saint Patrick". Aeterna Press – via Google Books.
  4. ^ General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851. Genealogical Publishing Com. 12 July 1984. ISBN 9780806310527 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Brewer, James Norris (1826). The Beauties of Ireland: Being Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Biographical, of Each County. Sherwood, Jones, & Company. p. 112 – via Internet Archive. Slievemargy.
  6. ^ Sixsmith, Lorna (30 May 2018). Till the Cows Come Home: Memories of a Rural Childhood. Black & White Publishing. ISBN 9781785302053 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication as Existing in 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831". A. Fullarton. 12 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45". A. Fullarton and Company. 12 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Rev. Patrick Woulfe. "Irish Names and Surnames".


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