Banagh


Banagh is a historic barony in County Donegal in Ireland.
Patrick Weston Joyce said the name Banagh came from Enna Bogaine, son of Conall Gulban, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages.
It was created along with Boylagh when the former barony of Boylagh and Banagh was split in 1791 by an Act of the Parliament of Ireland.
Banagh is bordered by the baronies of Boylagh to the north, Raphoe South to the northeast, and Tirhugh to the east. Donegal Bay is to the south, and the open Atlantic Ocean to the west.

Civil parishes

The barony contains the following civil parishes:
Settlements in the barony include
Ardara,
Carrick,
Donegal,
Dunkineely,
Frosses,
Glencolumbkille,
Inver,
Killybegs,
Kilcar,
Mountcharles,
and Teelin.
Other features in the barony include
Lough Eske,
Slieve League,
and the Bluestack Mountains.

Features

The barony is thus described in the Parliamentary Gazetteer of 1846: