Truagh (/ˈtruː/; Irish: An Triúcha) is a barony in the north of County Monaghan in Ireland.
Truagh
An Triúcha (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Truagh | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| County | Monaghan |
| Area | |
• Total | 151.26 km2 (58.40 sq mi) |
Etymology
editTrough or Truagh is known in Irish as An Triúcha (Old Irish trícha cét, "cantred").[1]
Location
editTrough is found in north County Monaghan, south of the Ulster Blackwater.
Trough barony is bordered to the south by Monaghan, County Monaghan; to the northwest by Clogher, County Tyrone; and to the northeast by Lower Dungannon, County Tyrone.
History
editThe Mac Kenna were chiefs of Trough. O'Clerkin is also noted here.[2]
List of settlements
editReferences
edit- ↑ "An Triúcha/Trough". logainm.ie. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". Rootsweb.ancestry.com. 6 September 1998. Retrieved 6 February 2015.