Cranagh, County Kilkenny

For other uses, see Cranagh (disambiguation).
Cranagh
Crannach (Irish)
Barony

Baronies of County Kilkenny.
Sovereign state Republic of Ireland
County Kilkenny

Crannagh (Irish: Crannach, meaning "Abounding in Trees, or Woodland"[1][2]), sometimes written Cranagh or Granagh, is a barony in the north west of County Kilkenny, Ireland.[3]

Geography

Cranagh contains the town of Freshford and the settlements of Odagh, Threecastles, Woodsgift, Kilmanagh, Kilmanagh, Lacken, Rathmoyle and Tullaroan.[4]

Crannagh contains the civil parishes of Freshford, Odagh, Ballycallan, Ballylarkin, Ballinamara, Killahy, Kilcooly, Killaloe, Kilmanagh, Clomantagh, Coolcraheen, Fertagh, Garranamanagh, Clashacrow, St. Canice, Sheffin, Tubbridbritain, Tullaroan, and Tullaghanbrogue.[5]

The rivers Nore and Nuenna flow through Crannagh.[6] There is a turlough called the Loughans which is an area of Special Conservation,[7][8] and the nature reserve of Ballykeefe Wood.[9][10]

History

The "Barrony of Cranagh" appears for the first time in a "Booke of the ploughlands", otherwise called "'Horsemen's beds' in County Kilkenny" in the year 1587.[2] The barony probably dates from a much earlier period.[2]

In 1609 Sir John de Rocheford of Killary and George St. Leger of Woncestown (Bouncestown) were returned as Constables of the barony.[2]

Cranagh was recorded in the Down Survey (1655–1656).[11] and on Griffith's Valuation (1864).[12] Parts were in the Poor law unions of Callan, Kilkenny, and Urlingford.[13]

In 891 Grane Hill was mentioned in the Annals of the Four Masters "A slaughter was made of the Eóganachta at Grian-Airby, by the Osraighi".[2] The Graces were Barons of Courtstown.[14]

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