Morgallion (Irish: Machaire Gaileang, "plain of the Gailenga") is one of the baronies that comprise county Meath, Ireland.[1][2]
In 1172 King Henry II of England granted the Lordship of Meath to Hugh de Lacy to hold as King Murrough O Melaghlin held it. Once established de Lacy proceeded to divide up his newly acquired territory into feudal grants to his chief followers. He granted the territory of the Gaileanga-Mor sept (the lands of Magherigalon, later to be known as the Barony of Morgallion) to Gilbert de Angulo, who had arrived from Wales in 1171.[3] The caput of the barony was at Nobber where de Angulo constructed a Motte close to the site of an earlier ecclesiastical site.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ Hugh McGough. "Gailenga Mora". Mughdhorna. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Irish local names explained". Library Ireland. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Gilbert de Angulo". The History of the Nangle Family. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ Lt Col Frank Nangle. "History of the Barons of Navan". A Short History of the Nangle Family. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Meath". Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. 1837. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
Books edit
www.morgallion.com Historical Novel Set in the Barony of Morgallion.