Boylagh
Barony in Ulster, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boylagh (Irish: Baollaigh[l 1]) is a historic barony in County Donegal in Ireland.[1] Patrick Weston Joyce said the name Boylagh comes from the territory of the O'Boyles.[2] It was created along with Banagh when the former barony of Boylagh and Banagh was split in 1791 by an Act of the Parliament of Ireland.[3]
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Boylagh
Baollaigh (Irish) | |
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Coordinates: 54°54′N 8°12′W | |
Sovereign state | Ireland |
Province | Ulster |
County | Donegal |
Area | |
• Total | 717.46 km2 (277.01 sq mi) |
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Boylagh is bordered by the baronies of Kilmacrenan to the north east, Rapboe South to the east, and Banagh to the south; to the north and west is the Atlantic Ocean.[4]