Barony in Connacht, Ireland
Leyny Luíne | |
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Barony | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | Sligo |
Area | |
• Land | 490.6 km (189.4 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,241 |
• Density | 20.9/km (54/sq mi) |
Leyny (Irish: Luíne), also Leyney, is a barony in County Sligo, Ireland. It corresponds to the ancient túath of Luíghne. Leyny consists of these civil parishes: Achonry, Ballysadare, Kilvarnet, Killoran and Kilmacteige.
References
- "Luíne/Leyny". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- "Sligo History Project - Luighne". Allismotion.webs.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- "Connacht, Connaught - Dynasties and Territories". Ireland's History in Maps. Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- The Irish Archaeological Society. Vol. 9. Irish Archaeological Society. 1844. p. 493. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- "Subunits of: Luíne/Leyny". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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