Tinnahinch (barony)

Tinnahinch (Irish: Tigh na hInse[1]) is a barony in County Laois (formerly called Queen's County or County Leix), in the Republic of Ireland.

Tinnahinch
Tigh na hInse (Irish)
Barony
Barony map of Queen's County, 1900; Tinnahinch is pink, in the northwest.
Sovereign stateRepublic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyLaois
Area
 • Total219.29 km2 (84.67 sq mi)

History

The southern part of Tinnahinch was called Gailine, and it is mentioned in the topographical poem Tuilleadh feasa ar Éirinn óigh (Giolla na Naomh Ó hUidhrín, d. 1420):

English version[2]

Ar Uíbh Riagáin na ruag ttrom
gasraidh mhear mhuidheas comhlonn;
Ó Duinn, taoiseach na toghla,
cuing na ccraoiseach ccathordha.

"Over Uí Riagain of heavy routs,
a vigorous tribe who fought in battle,
is O'Duinn, chief of demolition,
Hero of the golden battle-spears."

List of settlements

Settlements in Tinnahinch barony:

References
  1. "Tigh na hInse/Tinnahinch". Logainm.ie.
  2. "The Topographical Poems of John O'Dubhagain and Giolla-na-naomh O'Huidhrin: Edited in the original Irish from MSS. in the Library of the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, with translation, notes, and introductory dissertations, by John O'Donovan". A. Thom. 8 July 1862 – via Google Books.
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