Dunkellin
Dunkellin
Dún Coillín (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Ballinderreen Lough | |
 Barony map of County Galway, 1900; Dunkellin is in the middle, coloured yellow. | |
  Dunkellin  Dunkellin | |
| Coordinates: 53°13′N 8°53′W / 53.22°N 8.89°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Galway |
| Area | |
• Total | 337.4 km2 (130.3 sq mi) |
Dunkellin (Irish: Dún Coillín) is a historical barony in eastern County Galway, Ireland.[1]
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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[2]
History
[edit]The name derived from Irish Dún Coillín, "large hillfort of the little wood" or "Caillin's fort."[3][4]
This region was part of the territory of Ui Fiachrach Aidhne and was ruled in the Gaelic Irish period by the Ó hEidhin (O'hEdihin) O'Heyne, along with the O'Clery and the O'Shaughnessys. The O'Clerys were chiefs of the Uí Fiachrach Finn up to the 13th century. The O'Finn family were erenaghs of Kilcogan. Clann Cosgraigh (Cosgroves), of the Uí Maine, also had territory east of Galway Bay. Following the Norman conquest, the Blake (Caddell) surname is also found in Dunkellin.[5][6]
The local chief Ulick na gCeann Burke was made Earl of Clanricarde and Baron of Dunkellin in 1543. His son Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde built a castle at Dunkellin.[7]
Dunkellin barony was created before 1576.[1]
Geography
[edit]Dunkellin is in the centre of the county, east of Galway Bay.[1]
List of settlements
[edit]Settlements within the historical barony of Dunkellin include:[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dún Coillín/Dunkellin". logainm.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.
- ^ "Dunkellin". www.townlands.ie.
- ^ "People and Places of Galway". places.webworld.org.
- ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Ó hÁbhartaigh - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ Fahey, Jerome (10 June 1893). "The history and antiquities of the diocese of Kilmacduagh". Dublin, M. H. Gill & son – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Dún Coillín/Dunkellin". logainm.ie.
