Erris
Iorras | |
|---|---|
Barony | |
 Location of Erris (Green) within County Mayo | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Mayo |
| Municipal district | Belmullet |
| Dáil Éireann | Mayo |
| EU Parliament | Midlands–North-West |
| Area | |
| • Total | 932.6 km2 (360.1 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2016) | |
| • Total | 8,278 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT (UTC)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Dialing code | +353 41 |
Erris is a barony in northwestern County Mayo in Ireland consisting of over 230,452 acres (932.61 km2), much of which is mountainous blanket bog.[1] It has extensive sea coasts along its west and north boundaries. The main towns are Belmullet and Bangor Erris. The name Erris derives from the Irish 'Iar Ros' meaning 'western promontory'. The full name is the Iorrais Domnann, after the Fir Bolg tribe, the Fir Domnann.[2] To its north is the wild Atlantic Ocean and the bays of Broadhaven and Sruth Fada Conn and to its west is Blacksod Bay. Its main promontories are the Doohoma Peninsula, Mullet Peninsula, Erris Head, the Dún Chiortáin and Dún Chaocháin peninsulas and Benwee Head.[3]
There are five Catholic parishes in Erris: Kilcommon, Kilmore, Kiltane, Belmullet and Ballycroy.
- ^ "From Ireland Genealogy & Family History". from-ireland.net. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic Culture: a historical encyclopedia. p. 750. ISBN 1851094407.
- ^ Ireland's History in Maps - Baronies page 3