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'''West Muskerry''' is a barony in the West Riding of [[County Cork]]. Its chief town is [[Macroom]]. It may also be viewed as a half barony because some time before the 1821 census data, it was divided from its other half - [[East Muskerry]]. Other neighbouring baronies include [[Duhallow]] to the north (whose chief town is [[Newmarket, County Cork|Newmarket]]) and the [[Barony of Carbery East]] (West Division) to the south (whose chief town is [[Dunmanway]]).<ref name="philips-map">{{cite book |last=Joyce |first=P.W. |title=Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland |publisher=George Philips & Son |location=London |date=c. 1880 |page=7 |chapter=County Cork |url=http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/census/philips/cork3.jpg }}</ref>

[[File:Welcome to Kerry - geograph.org.uk - 575306.jpg|The most western part of the<br> barony at the Kerry county bounds.|thumb|right]]
[[File:Bridge over the Sullane, Macroom - geograph.org.uk - 654790.jpg|The most eastern part of the barony.<br> A bridge over the [[River Sullane]] at Macroom.|thumb|right]]
There are 12 civil parishes in the barony.<ref>[http://www.logainm.ie/Viewer.aspx?text=Muskerry+West&streets=no Placenames Database of Ireland: Muskerry West]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"	
!Civil Parish Irish Name
!Civil Parish English Name
|-
|Baile Bhuirne
|[[Ballyvourney]]
|-
|Baile na Daibhche
|Ballinadee
|-
|Cill Coirne
|[[Kilcorney]]
|-
|Cill Mhichíl
|Kilmichael
|-
|Cill Muire
|Kilmurry
|-
|Cill na Martra
|Kilnamartery
|-
|Cluain Droichead
|Clondrohid
|-
|An Driseán
|Drishane
|-
|Dún Uisce
|Dunisky
|-
|Inse Geimhleach
|Inchigeelagh
|-
|Maigh Chromtha
|[[Macroom]]
|-
|Maigh Cluana Aichidh
|Macloneigh
|}
'''Note 1:''' The parish of Macroom consists of the core around the town as well as two exclaves mainly enclosed by the parish of Clondrohid as well as a third exclave between Clondrohid and the parish of Aghabulloge in the neighbouring barony of Muskerry East.<br>
'''Note 2:''' Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Muskerry East to the east.
* Twenty four out of twenty six townlands of the parish of Kilmurry lie in the barony with the remaining two contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Muskerry East.
'''Note 3:''' Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Duhallow to the north.
* Forty-six out of fifty-two townlands of the parish of Drishane lie in the barony with the remaining six contiguous townlands lying in a salient of the barony of Duhallow.
'''Note 4:''' Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Carbery East to the south.
* 107 out of 118 townlands of the parish of Inchigeelagh lie in the barony with the remaining eleven contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Carbery East.
* Two thirds of the parish of Kilmichael lie in the barony with the remaining third lying in the barony of Carbery East.

== References ==
From {{cite web |url=http://www.logainm.ie/?uiLang=en |title=Irish placenames database |publisher=Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs |work=[[logainm.ie]] |language=English and Irish |accessdate=24 September 2011}}:
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[[Category:Baronies of County Cork]]