Tirawley

Tirawley (Irish: Tír Amhlaidh), archaically known as Tyrawley, is a barony extending southward from the north coast of County Mayo, Ireland. It was created during the shiring of County Mayo out of the Gaelic túath or territory of Tír Amhlaidh, from which it takes its name. It the second-largest barony in Ireland, nearly 1,000 km² (250,000 acres) in extent. (Kilmacrenan, County Donegal is about 1⁄4 as large again.)

The title Baron Tyrawley was created twice, in 1706 and 1797. In the 19th century, the writer Caesar Otway (1780–1842) wrote Sketches of Erris and Tyrawley, an account of life in North Mayo just prior to the Irish Famine of 1845-1847.

Dún Briste at Downpatrick Head and the Ceide Fields are located on the north coast of the barony. The town of Killala is on its east coast, where it looks across the bay at Enniscrone, County Sligo.

The historical barony of Tirawley also includes:

• Ballina
• Moygownagh
• Killala
• Crossmolina
• Pontoon, County Mayo
• Ceide Fields
• Ballycastle
• Belderrig