West Muskerry

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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) and the Barony of Carbery East (West Division) to the south (whose chief town is Dunmanway).[1]

The most western part of the
barony at the Kerry county bounds.
The most eastern part of the barony.
A bridge over the River Sullane at Macroom.

There are 12 civil parishes in the barony.[2]

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.
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 "Irish placenames database" (in English and Irish). logainm.ie. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. http://www.logainm.ie/?uiLang=en. Retrieved 24 September 2011. :

From other sources:

  1. Joyce, P.W. (c. 1880). "County Cork". Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland. London: George Philips & Son. p. 7. http://www.botanicgardens.ie/herb/census/philips/cork3.jpg. 
  2. Placenames Database of Ireland: Muskerry West