Ballaghkeen South (Irish: An Bealach Caoin Theas) is a historical barony in southwest County Wexford, Ireland.[1]
Ballaghkeen South
An Bealach Caoin Theas (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Barony map of County Wexford, 1900; Ballaghkeen barony is in the east, coloured yellow and not divided into north and south. | |
  Ballaghkeen South | |
| Coordinates: 52°29′N 6°25′W / 52.48°N 6.42°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Area | |
• Total | 203.6 km2 (78.6 sq mi) |
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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[2][3]
History
editThe barony takes its name from Ballaghkeen (The Ballagh), a village in County Wexford. The McMurphys of Uí Felmeda Thes ("Southern Descendants of Felmed") are noted very early here.[4]
The single barony of Ballaghkeen was created in 1606; it was divided into north and south some time before 1868.[5][6]
Geography
editBallaghkeen South is in the eastern coastal part of the county, east of the River Slaney and north of Shelmalier.[7]
List of settlements
editSettlements within the historical barony of Ballaghkeen South include:
References
edit- ^ "Ballaghkeen South". www.townlands.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.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Shelmaliere West". www.townlands.ie.
- ^ "Sub-units of: An Bealach Caoin Theas/Ballaghkeen South". logainm.ie.