Leyny

Leyny
Luíne
Barony
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountySligo
Area
 • Land490.6 km2 (189.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
10,241
 • Density20.9/km2 (54/sq mi)

Leyny (Irish: Luíne),[1] also Leyney, is a barony in County Sligo, Ireland.[2] It corresponds to the ancient túath of Luíghne.[3][4] Leyny consists of these civil parishes: Achonry, Ballysadare, Kilvarnet, Killoran and Kilmacteige.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Luíne/Leyny". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Sligo History Project - Luighne". Allismotion.webs.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Connacht, Connaught - Dynasties and Territories". Ireland's History in Maps. Ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  4. ^ The Irish Archaeological Society. Vol. 9. Irish Archaeological Society. 1844. p. 493. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Subunits of: Luíne/Leyny". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 16 August 2024.


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