Map of surrounding parishesHow the Parish got the name Barryroe
The history of the name Barryroe for the Parish is vague and quite complicated. To summarise, ‘Barry’ has its roots in the lands under the patronage of Saint Barruch being given to a Norman (therefore French) military clan calling themselves the people of Barruch i.e. de Barri. The ‘Roe’ part refers to Lawrence Barry (c. 1400) who was named 'Red Barry' possibly because he had a red complexion or even red hair? Ruadh is Irish for Red so Barra Ruadh or Barraí Rua anglicised became Barryroe.
The Parish includes townlands such as of Abbeymahon, Ardgehane, Ballycremond, Butlerstown, Carrigeen, Courtmacsherry, Donaghmore, Dunworly, Grange More/Beg, Lehenagh, Lislevane, Shanaghobarravane, and Ternanean.
Variant forms of the parish name
According to the Catholic Parish Register at the National Library of Ireland the following are variant forms of the name of the parish:
- Barryroe
- Donaghmore
- Donoughmore
- Timoleague
- Abbeymahon
- Lislee
- Lislea
Source: registers.nli.ie