Kinsale (barony)
Kinsale
Cionn tSáile (Irish) | |
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.jpg) Kinsale harbour | |
 Barony map of County Cork, 1900; Kinsale barony is in the south, coloured yellow. | |
  Kinsale | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′N 8°31′W / 51.72°N 8.52°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.3 km2 (19.4 sq mi) |
Kinsale (Irish: Cionn tSáile) is a historical barony in south County Cork, Ireland.[1][2]
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[3] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[4][5]
History and legend
[edit]Kinsale barony was originally O'Kearney territory; by the 13th century the De Courcys had it.[6][7]
Geography
[edit]Kinsale is in the south of the county, a coastal region containing the town of Kinsale and the lower reaches of the River Bandon.
List of settlements
[edit]Settlements within the historical barony of Kinsale include:[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cionn tSáile/Kinsale". logainm.ie.
- ^ "Genuki: KINSALE, Cork". www.genuki.org.uk.
- ^ "Property Price Register - Lands at Muff, Barony of Athlone North, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon". www.myhome.ie.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kearney (Kinsale) | Landed Estates | University of Galway". landedestates.ie.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Cionn tSáile/Kinsale". logainm.ie.
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