Annaly

Annaly was a Gaelic Irish lordship around Longford, named for the king Angaile. In 1337 Gildernew Farrell ruled the O Farrell territory in Ireland's midlands.

From 1552 the English crown granted lands in Annaly to the Nugent barons of Delvin, including Granard and northern districts in 1556 and 1557. The territory became County Longford; between 1605 and 1612 James I issued further patents granting castles, monasteries and market rights, ending the O Farrell principality.