Boylagh

Boylagh (Irish: Baollaigh) is a historic barony in County Donegal in Ireland. Patrick Weston Joyce said the name Boylagh comes from the territory of the O'Boyles. It was created along with Banagh when the former barony of Boylagh and Banagh was split in 1791 by an Act of the Parliament of Ireland.

Boylagh
Baollaigh (Irish)
Barony map of County Donegal, 1900; Boylagh is in the west, coloured yellow.
Boylagh
Coordinates: 54°54′N 8°12′W
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceUlster
CountyDonegal
Area
  Total717.46 km2 (277.01 sq mi)

Boylagh is bordered by the baronies of Kilmacrenan to the north east, Rapboe South to the east, and Banagh to the south; to the north and west is the Atlantic Ocean.

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