Burrishoole
title: "Burrishoole" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["baronies-of-county-mayo"] topic_path: "general/baronies-of-county-mayo" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrishoole" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Burrishoole |
| native_name | ga |
| settlement_type | Barony |
| image_skyline | Rosmoney, Co Mayo - geograph.org.uk - 3472549.jpg |
| image_caption | Pier at Rosmoney |
| image_map | Baronies of Mayo.jpg |
| pushpin_map | Ireland |
| coordinates | |
| map_caption | Barony map of County Mayo, 1900; Burrishoole is in the west-centre, coloured yellow. |
| subdivision_type | Sovereign state |
| subdivision_name | Ireland |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Connacht |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Mayo |
| area_total_km2 | 587.5 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 226.8 |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the barony ::
| name = Burrishoole | native_name = ga | settlement_type = Barony | image_skyline = Rosmoney, Co Mayo - geograph.org.uk - 3472549.jpg | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = Pier at Rosmoney | image_map = Baronies of Mayo.jpg | pushpin_map = Ireland | coordinates = | map_alt = | map_caption = Barony map of County Mayo, 1900; Burrishoole is in the west-centre, coloured yellow. | subdivision_type = Sovereign state | subdivision_name = Ireland | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Connacht | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Mayo | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 587.5 | area_total_sq_mi = 226.8 | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_note = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = Burrishoole () is one of the nine historical baronies of County Mayo in Ireland. It is named after the former Gaelic territory of Umhaill, which also included Murrisk barony, and roughly means "the borough or territory of Umhall" or "the owles".
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and specification such as in planning permissions. In some areas, usage of the barony name is common, while in other areas barony names have fallen out of use altogether. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic tuath which had submitted to the English Crown.
Burrishoole is one of the nine baronies of County Mayo. It includes a widespread area from Newport in the east through Mulranny on the north side of Clew Bay and out to Achill Island in the west.
Civil parishes
There are 7 civil parishes in the barony:
- Achill
- Aughagower
- Ballintober
- Burrishoole
- Kilmaclasser
- Kilmeena
- Islandeady
Towns
Notable people
References
References
- "Burrishoole/Buiríos Umhaill". [[Placenames Database of Ireland]].
- Patrick Weston Joyce. (1870). "Irish Local Names Explained".
- "Kilmaine: Civil parishes". [[Placenames Database of Ireland]].
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