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: Glencolumbkille Inishkeel (also partly in barony of Boylagh) Inver Kilcar Killaghtee Killybegs Lower (also partly in barony of Boylagh) Killybegs Upper Killymard Rossory, one townland only i.e. Crownasillagh (also partly in baronies of Magheraboy and Clanawley) Towns and villages 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: A large part of it consists of a peninsula 14½ miles in length, and 6½