Shelburne (Irish: Síol Bhroin [ʃiːəl̪ˠ vˠɾˠɪnʲ]) is a historical barony in southwest County Wexford, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Shelburne
Síol Bhroin (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Farmland near Tullerstown | |
 Barony map of County Wexford, 1900; Shelburne barony is in the southwest, coloured yellow. | |
  Shelburne | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′N 6°54′W / 52.3°N 6.9°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 206.8 km2 (79.8 sq mi) |
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[4] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[5][6]
History
editThe barony takes its name from the local tribe, the Síol Bhroin (seed of Bran), also Síol mBroin of Dubhthir Laighean ("the black land of Leinster," Anglicised as "Duffry").[1][7] The tribe claimed descent from Bran Fionn ("Bran the Fair"), a son of Lorcán mac Cellaig, a 9th-century king of Leinster.[8]
In the Gaelic Ireland period, part of Shelburne barony ruled by the O'Duibhgan (O'Duggan). An Uí Cuilinn (O'Cullen) sept was near the parish of Tintern. [9]
English settlers preserved the name: in 1688 James II and VII awarded Elizabeth, Lady Petty the title of Baroness Shelburne. Her son Charles became Baron Shelburne at the same time. The younger son Henry became Baron Shelburne in 1699 and Earl of Shelburne in 1751.[10] A relative, John Petty, received the title in 1753, and his son was William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, who was Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1782–83. Many places in the British Empire were named "Shelb[o]urne" in his honour.[11]
The Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin was named in honour of the former Prime Minister in 1830.[12] Shelbourne F.C. is a soccer club, named for nearby Shelbourne Road in 1895.[13]
Geography
editShelburne is in the southwest of the county; to its west is the River Barrow and the borders with County Waterford and County Kilkenny. It includes the Hook Peninsula. Its eastern boundary mostly follows the Owenduff River; Shelmaliere West is on the opposite bank.
List of settlements
editSettlements within the historical barony of Shelburne include:[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Síol Bhroin/Shelburne". logainm.ie.
- ^ "Relation: Shelburne (3549475)". OpenStreetMap. 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Shelburne Parishes – L Brown Collection".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Corpas". corpas.ria.ie.
- ^ "The History of Ireland - GENEALOGIES". www.exclassics.com.
- ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ https://irishhistorichouses.com/tag/petty-fitzmaurice-william-1st-marquess-of-lansdowne/
- ^ "William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (Whig, 1782-1783) – History of government". history.blog.gov.uk. 26 August 2015.
- ^ https://theshelbourne.com/our-hotel/our-history/
- ^ "Shelburne, Earl of (I, 1753)". www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Síol Bhroin/Shelburne". logainm.ie.