Morgallion (Irish: Machaire Gaileang, "plain of the Gailenga") is one of the baronies that comprise county Meath, Ireland.
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. The caput of the barony was at Nobber where de Angulo constructed a Motte close to the site of an earlier ecclesiastical site.
References
- 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
www.morgallion.com Historical Novel Set in the Barony of Morgallion.
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