Tiaquin

Tiaquin Tigh Dachoinne (Irish)
Barony
Lough Nahinch near Menlough
Barony map of County Galway, 1900; Tiaquin is in the northeast, coloured green.
Tiaquin
Coordinates: 53°29′N8°34′W / 53.48°N 8.57°W / 53.48; -8.57
Sovereign state	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	Galway
Area
• Total	445.7 km2 (172.1 sq mi)

Tiaquin (Irish : Tigh Dachoinne) is a historical barony in eastern County Galway, Ireland.

Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. ^[1]

History

The barony takes its name from Tiaquin, to the east of Monivea; the name is from Irish Tigh Dachoinne, "(Saint) Conainne's house." ^{[2] [3]}

The kingdom of Uí Díarmata was in this region and was ruled by the Ó Con Cheanain (Concannons), based in Kilkerrin. A branch of the Soghain were in the Tiaquin area too. ^[4]

Tiaquin barony was created before 1574. ^[5]

Geography

Tiaquin barony is in eastern County Galway, in an area with many bogs, woods and turloughs. ^{[2] [6]}

List of settlements

Settlements within the historical barony of Tiaquin include: ^[7]

Abbeyknockmoy Ballymacward Barnaderg Boyounagh Caltra

Gurteen Kilkerrin Menlough Monivea Moylough

References

1. General Register Office of Ireland (1904). "Alphabetical index to the baronies of Ireland". Census of Ireland 1901: General topographical index. Command papers. Vol. Cd. 2071. HMSO. pp. 966–978.
2. "Tigh Dachoinne/Tiaquin". logainm.ie.
3. Kenny, Robert (10 December 2014). "Barony of Tiaquin".
4. "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
5. NOLAN, J. P. (1901). "Galway Castles and Owners in 1574". Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. 1 (2): 109–123. JSTOR   44970909 – via JSTOR.
6. "Tiaquin". www.townlands.ie.
7. "Sub-units of: Tigh Dachoinne/Tiaquin". logainm.ie.