Ballaghkeen North
Ballaghkeen North
An Bealach Caoin Thuaidh (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Derelict barns north of Clonevan | |
 Barony map of County Wexford, 1900; Ballaghkeen North barony is in the east, coloured yellow. | |
  Ballaghkeen North | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′N 6°16′W / 52.64°N 6.26°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Area | |
• Total | 183.8 km2 (71.0 sq mi) |
Ballaghkeen North (Irish: An Bealach Caoin Thuaidh) is a historical barony in eastern County Wexford, Ireland.
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[1][2]
History
[edit]The barony takes its name from Ballaghkeen (The Ballagh), a village in Ballaghkeen South. The McMurphys of Uí Felmeda Thes ("Southern Descendants of Felmed") are noted very early here. The Síol Mella sept of the Ui Cheinnselaig, as well as the Cenel Cobthaig, were also there.[3]
The single barony of Ballaghkeen was created in 1606; it was divided into north and south some time before 1868.[4][5]
Geography
[edit]Ballaghkeen North is in the northeastern coastal part of the county.[6]
List of settlements
[edit]Settlements within the historical barony of Ballaghkeen North include:[7]
References
[edit]- ^ General Register Office of Ireland (1904). "Alphabetical index to the baronies of Ireland". Census of Ireland 1901: General topographical index. Command papers. Vol. Cd. 2071. HMSO. pp. 966–978.
- ^ Office, Ireland Public Record (12 February 1891). "Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and of the Keeper of the State Papers in Ireland: Presented to Both Houses of the Oireachtas". Stationery Office. – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ O'Dowd, M. (1987). "English conquest of an Irish barony: the changing patterns of land ownership in the barony of Scarawalsh 1540–1640". In Whelan, Kevin; Nolan, William (eds.). Wexford: history and society : interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish count y. Geography Publications. pp. 122–149: 123. ISBN 9780906602065.
- ^ House of Commons paper No.466 of 1868, p.85
- ^ "Ballaghkeen North (Bar.) - Offaly Archives". www.offalyarchives.com.
- ^ "Sub-units of: An Bealach Caoin Thuaidh/Ballaghkeen North". logainm.ie.