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Synonyms for slievemargy or Related words with slievemargy
killabban
upperwoods
offerlane
clonlisk
clankee
clarmallagh
kildrumsherdan
ballyadams
kilmanman
tiaquin
drumgoon
abbeyleix
clonmacnowen
clandonagh
knockbride
tinnahinch
kilflyn
enniskeen
dysartgallen
ballybritt
cullenagh
ballymachugh
tullygarvey
rathaspick
ballymahon
ballynamona
rearymore
castlerahan
castlebrack
ballynamuddagh
aghancon
glenquin
noughaval
lisduff
ballynaclogh
cloonclare
ballyboy
coshlea
ballinree
shrule
rathsaran
bailieborough
kilconnell
killosolan
glenahiry
rosconnell
clonlonan
ballynakill
kilbegnet
aghamore
Examples of "slievemargy"
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 defined the division as including the Baronies of Ballyadams, Cullenagh, Maryborough East,
Slievemargy
, and Stradbally, and part of the Barony of Portnahinch.
Idrone West barony is bordered to the southeast by Idrone East; to the northeast by Carlow; (both the preceding baronies are also in County Carlow); to the west by Gowran and Fassadinin, County Kilkenny; and to the northwest by
Slievemargy
, County Laois.
Carlow barony is bordered to the east by Rathvilly; to the southeast by Forth; to the south by Idrone East; to the southeast by Idrone West (all the preceding baronies are also in County Carlow); to the north by Kilkea and Moone, County Kildare; and to the northwest by
Slievemargy
, County Laois.
When the Uí Bairrche had returned to Leinster, they moved to "Slíabh Mairge" (
Slievemargy
), in what is today the south-east corner of County Laois, as well as parts of County Carlow and County Kilkenny. The kindred still had a prominent position; the mother of Diarmait mac Cerbaill (died 565), the last High King of Ireland inaugurated according to the traditional Gaelic pagan rites, was Corbach, daughter of Maine, a member of the Uí Bairrche. A notable king of the age was Cormac mac Diarmata, whom many Christian hagiographies associated with their rivals the Uí Cheinnselaig or the Osaraighe; such as that of Abbán and Cainnech of Aghaboe; paint him as pillaging monasteries and the like. Cormac and his brother Crimthann are also described as being in conflict with Finnian of Clonard. Cormac was closely associated with Comgall and gave him some lands, before retiring to become a monk at Bangor.