Burrishoole

Burrishoole
Buiríos Umhaill
Barony
Pier at Rosmoney
Barony map of County Mayo, 1900; Burrishoole is in the west-centre, coloured yellow.
Burrishoole
Coordinates: 53°53′N 9°43′W / 53.89°N 9.72°W / 53.89; -9.72
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyMayo
Area
 • Total
587.5 km2 (226.8 sq mi)

Burrishoole (Irish: Buiríos Umhaill) is one of the nine historical baronies of County Mayo in Ireland. It is named after the former Gaelic territory of Umhaill, which also included Murrisk barony, and roughly means "the borough or territory of Umhall" or "the owles".

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