Trough (barony)


Truagh is a barony in the north of County Monaghan in Ireland.

Etymology

Trough or Truagh is known in Irish as An Triúcha.

Location

Trough is found in north County Monaghan, south of the Ulster Blackwater.
Trough barony is bordered to the south by Monaghan, County Monaghan; to the northwest by Clogher, County Tyrone; and to the northeast by Lower Dungannon, County Tyrone.

History

The Mac Kenna were chiefs of Trough. O'Clerkin is also noted here.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Trough barony: