The southern portion of this barony was formerly known as Cenél Áeda na hEchtge or O'Shaughnessy's Country, the northern portion was called Coill Ua bhFiachrach (the territory of the Hynes clan) and the eastern part was called Oireacht Réamoinn (Mac Redmonds clan, a branch of the Burkes).
The southern region of this barony used to be known as Cenél Áeda na hEchtge or O'Shaughnessy's Country, while the northern part was called Coill Ua bhFiachrach (the territory of the Hynes clan), and the eastern area was named Oireacht Réamoinn (Mac Redmonds clan, a branch of the Burkes).