Coole (barony)

For other uses, see Coole.

Coole An Chúil[1] (Irish)
Location of Coole, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Jurisdiction	Northern Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Fermanagh

Coole (from Irish An Chúil 'corner') is a barony in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.^[2] To its west lies Upper Lough Erne, and it is bordered by three other baronies in Northern Ireland: Knockninny to the west; Magherastephana to the north; and Clankelly.^[2] It also borders three baronies in the Republic of Ireland: Dartry to the east; Tullygarvey and Loughtee Lower to the south.

History

Coole is based upon the ancient territory of Cuil, which was frequently referred to as the residence of the O'Cassidys (Irish: Ó Caiside). The O'Cassidys became the head physicians of the Maguires, and the territory was a collateral or dynastic branch of the Maguires. In the Annals it appears as Cuil na nOirear, which may have applied to an old half-barony near Enniskillen.^[3]

List of main settlements

• Newtownbutler
• Wattlebridge

List of civil parishes

Civil parishes within the barony of Coole, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Below is a list of civil parishes in Coole:^[4]

• Gallon (split with baronies of Clankelly and Knockninny)
• Drummully (split with barony of Clankelly)

References

1. "Coole". Placenames Database of Ireland. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
2. "PRONI Baronies of Northern Ireland". Archived from the original on 17 February 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
3. The Letters of John O'Donovan Archived 28 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
4. "PRONI CIvil Parishes of County Fermanagh". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2010.