Lune (barony)
Lune
Luíne (Irish) | |
|---|---|
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 Barony map of County Meath, 1900; Lune is in the west, coloured green. | |
  Lune | |
| Coordinates: 53°36′N 6°54′W / 53.6°N 6.9°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Meath |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.1 km2 (61.4 sq mi) |
Lune (Irish: Luíne) is a historical barony in north-central County Meath, 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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[3]
History
The barony takes its name from the Luigni tribe who were here in the 8th century AD; their name is derived from the god Lugh, who also named County Louth.[4] Some of the Luigni allied with others of Brega and conquered much land in Connacht; the territory they settled was called Luighne Connacht and is the modern County Sligo barony of Leyny.[5]
By the 12th century a sept of the Ua Braoin (Breens) were in Lune, as well as Ó Cearnacháin (Kernaghans). After the Norman conquest of Ireland, it was granted by Hugh de Lacy to Robert Misset as an Irish feudal barony in 1172.[6] [7][8][9]
Geography
Lune is in the west of the county, on the border with County Westmeath.[10] The Stonyford River flows through it and it contains the Hill of Ward.[11]
List of settlements
Settlements within the historical barony of Lune include:
References
- ^ "Virtual Treasury". Virtual Treasury.
- ^ "Luíne/Lune". logainm.ie.
- ^ General Register Office of Ireland (1904). "Alphabetical index to the baronies of Ireland". Census of Ireland 1901: General topographical index. Command papers. Vol. Cd. 2071. HMSO. pp. 966–978.
- ^ "Luighne - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ "Luíne/Leyny". logainm.ie.
- ^ "Lewis Places 1837 – Meath History Hub with Noel French".
- ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Ó Cearnacháin - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ "The Baronies of Meath".
- ^ "Luíne". www.townlands.ie.
- ^ "Abhainn Áth na gCloch/Stonyford River". logainm.ie.
