West Shelmaliere, also called Shelmaliere West, (Irish: Síol Maoluír Thiar) is a historical barony in southwest County Wexford, Ireland.
West Shelmaliere
Síol Maoluír Thiar (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Barony map of County Wexford, 1900; West Shelmaliere barony is in the south, coloured green. | |
  West Shelmaliere | |
| Coordinates: 52°19′N 6°40′W / 52.32°N 6.66°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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[1]
History
editThe barony takes its name from the local tribe, the Shelmalier (Síol Maél Uidir, "seed of bald Uidir").[2]
Geography
editWest Shelmaliere is in the south of the county, west of the River Slaney and east of the Owenduff River.[3]
List of settlements
editSettlements within the historical barony of West Shelmaliere include:[4]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Ruprecht Fadem, M. E. (2019:29). Silence and Articulacy in the Poetry of Medbh McGuckian. United States: Lexington Books.
- ^ "Owenduff River". Screen Wexford.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Síol Maoluír Thiar/Shelmaliere West". logainm.ie.