Carra (barony)

Carra Ceara
Barony
Carra Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°48′N9°24′W / 53.8°N 9.4°W / 53.8; -9.4
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Mayo
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	G240192

Carra (Irish : Ceara) is one of the nine baronies of County Mayo in Ireland, located in the mid-south area of the county. It is sometimes known as Burriscarra. It incorporates the town of Castlebar, the villages of Tourmakeady, Belcarra and Turlough, where the National Museum of Country Life is situated.

Carra covers an area from approximately Pontoon and Beltra Lough at its northern end to Partry (Ballyovey) ^[1] near Ballinrobe and Tourmakeady at its southern end. ^[2]

History

The ancient barony name is Conmhaícne Cúile Ceara. Clans in the barony include the Partraige and Conmaicne. O'Culachain (O'Colahan) was a sept of the Ui Fiachrach Muaidne (the Fir Ceara) and O'Gormog who once served as chiefs of the Ui Fiachrach. The Murrays, Ó Móráin, O'Learghusa and O'Tierney families were family clans of the barony of Carra.^{[ citation needed ]}

Carra may also refer to a village near Bonniconlon and Ballina.

Places of interest

Moore Hall

Main article: Moore Hall, County Mayo

Moore Hall, the home place of George Henry Moore and his family from 1795 until 1923 is situated within Carra barony. A number of notable members of the Moore family were born in Moore Hall, including Maurice George Moore and the novelist George Moore. The house, situated above the shores of Lough Carra, was burned in 1923 during the Irish Civil War by the Anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army. The house was never refurbished and is not open to the public. However, the surrounding estate, now owned by Coillte , is maintained as a public amenity and overlooks Lough Carra.^{[ citation needed ]}

National Museum of Country Life

The National Museum of Country Life in just outside Castlebar at Turlough.

Main article: Museum of Country Life

This Museum of Country Life is one of the National Museums of Ireland and situated just off the main road to Castlebar from the east.

Annalistic references

• AI1032.8 Ua Fogartaig, king of the men of Cera, died.

References

1. "BALLYOVEY, a parish, in the barony of CARRA, county of MAYO, and province of CONNAUGHT". Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
2. "History of Tourmakeady".

External links

• oreillydesign.com - Moore Hall Archived 3 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Landed Estates Database