Burrishoole

This article is about the barony. For the friary within the barony, see Burrishoole Friary.

Burrishoole is one of the nine baronies of County Mayo in Ireland.

Legal context

Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and specification such as in planning permissions. In some areas, usage of the barony name is common, while in other areas barony names have fallen out of use altogether. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic tuath which had submitted to the English Crown.

Map of baronies of Mayo - Burrishoole is shown in pale yellow between Erris and Murrisk

Burrishoole is one of the nine baronies of County Mayo. It includes a widespread area from Newport in the east through Mulranny on the north side of Clew Bay and out to Achill Island in the west.

Towns in the Barony of Burrishoole

Places in County Mayo

County town: Castlebar

Towns	Ballina Ballinrobe Castlebar Claremorris Westport

Villages and townlands	Achill Sound Aghamore Attymass Aughagower Aughleam Balla Ballindine Ballintubber Ballycastle Ballycroy Ballyglass Ballyhaunis Bangor Erris Bekan Belcarra Belderrig Bellacorick Bellavary Belmullet Binghamstown Bohola Bonniconlon Breaffy Brickens Bun an Churraigh Carrowteige Carnacon Cashel Castlehill Charlestown Cogaula Cong Corrimbla Corroy Cregganbaun Cross Crossmolina Delphi Derrew Dooega Doohoma Dooniver Drummin Errew Foxford Glenamoy Glencastle Glengad Glenhest Glinsk Gweesalia Hollymount Irishtown Islandeady Keel Kilcummin Kilgalligan Kilkelly Killala Killawalla Kilmaine Kilmeena Kilmovee Kiltimagh Knock Knockmore Lahardane Lecanvey Louisburgh Mayo Meelick Moygownagh Mulranny Murrisk Neale Newport Partry Pontoon Rakestreet Rossport Salia Shammer Shrule Strade Swinford Toormakeady Tulrahan Turlough

Baronies	Burrishoole Carra Clanmorris Costello Erris Gallen Kilmaine Murrisk Tirawley

Islands	Achill Island Achillbeg Bartragh Island Caher Island Clare Island Clynish Collanmore Island Dorinish Eagle Island Illanmaster Inishbiggle Inishcottle Inishdalla Inishglora Inishgort Inishlyre Inishturk Inish Turk Beg

List of townlands of County Mayo Category:Geography of County Mayo

Baronies of Mayo

Burrishoole Carra Clanmorris Costello Erris Gallen Kilmaine Murrisk Tirawley

Other baronies of Ireland: complete list by county

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