Muskerry East
Muskerry East (Irish: Múscraí Thoir [l 1]) is one of the
Legal context
Baronies were created after the
History
The Múscraige and Corcu Duibne descend form Corc, a son of Cairbre Musc. While the Múscraige petty kingdoms were scattered throughout the province of Munster, the largest were centred on the present baronies of Muskerry (West and East).[2] The tribes or
Irish name of the túath | Equivalent barony | County |
---|---|---|
Múscraige Tíre | Ormond Lower and Owney and Arra[5] |
County Tipperary |
Múscraige Breógain | Clanwilliam | County Tipperary |
Múscraige Tri Maighe[6] | Orrery and Kilmore and part of the barony of Duhallow |
County Cork |
Múscraige Mittaine | Muskerry East, Barretts[7]
|
County Cork |
Múscraighe Aodha (alias Múscraighe Luachra) |
Various baronies | Counties Cork, Tipperary and Limerick |
Rivalry between the princely houses of the outer circle of the Eóganacht would eventually undo the kingdom of Múscraighe Mittaine. The O'Donoghues, originally from Eóganacht Raithlind, moved in to become the new princes of Eóganacht Locha Léin.[8] This forced the erstwhile rulers of Locha Léin - the O'Flynns - to migrate eastwards. Sometime after 1096, Múscraighe Mittaine fell to the O'Flynns . The local Ó Donnagáin dynasty persisted in their opposition to the usurpers, at least until 1115 when they killed the reigning O'Flynn king of Muskerry. Thereafter, both dynasties were united in obscurity. From 1118 onwards, the
An invasion into Múscraighe Mittaine in 1201 in reported in the Annals of Inisfallen as follows:[1]
AI1201.12: A mighty hosting this year in Desmumu by William and other foreigners, together with the royalty of all Mumu, i.e. including Muirchertach Ua Briain, Conchobar Ruad, and Donnchad Cairprech, and many others, and their plundering parties were sent against Múscraige Mittaine, and they committed great depredations. They proceeded thence to Cenn Eich, spent a week there, and made great raids and burned corn crops in every place they came to.
As neither Fitz-Stephen nor de Cogan left male heirs, the inheritance was confused. This suited the purposes of King
Following the
Civil parishes
There are 25 civil parishes either wholly or partly in the barony.[12]
Civil Parish Irish Name | Civil Parish English Name |
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Achadh Bolg | Aghabulloge |
Achadh Fhíonach | Aghinagh |
Áth na nUamhann | Athnowen |
Baile na Baoi | Ballinaboy |
Carraig Ruacháin Bheag | Carrigrohanebeg |
Carraig Ruacháin | Carrigrohane |
Ceannmhaigh | Cannaway |
Cill Bheanáin | Kilbonane |
Cill Muire | Kilmurry |
Cill na Gluaire | Kilnaglory |
Cnoc an Bhile | Knockavilly |
An Corrbhaile | Corbally |
An Díseart Mór | Desertmore |
Domhnach Mór | Donoughmore |
Dún Darú | Dunderrow |
An Eaglais | Aglish |
Garbhchluain | Garrycloyne |
Greanach | Grenagh |
Inis Cara | Inniscarra |
Inis Cionaoith | Inishkenny |
Maigh Guairne | Magourney |
Maigh Mhide | Moviddy |
Maigh Teichigh | Matehy |
Paróiste Fhionnbharra | St. Finbar's |
Paróiste San Nioclás | St. Nicholas |
Note 1: Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Cork city to the east.
- The western half of Carrigrohane parishes lies in this barony while the eastern half lies in the barony of Cork city.
- The parish of St. Nicholas consists of a single townland that is an exclave of the parish proper which lies in the barony of Cork city.
- The parish of St. Finbar's consists of two townlands that form an exclave of the parish proper which lies in the barony of Cork city.
- A single townland (Ballynora) of the parish of Kilnaglory lies in the barony of Cork city.
- Three townlands of the parish of Inishkenny lie in the barony; the bulk of the parish lies in the barony of Cork city.
- The parish of Ballinaboy is divided between four baronies. Only two townlands lie in this barony.
Note 2: Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Kinalea to the south.
- Four townlands of the parish of Dunderrow lie in the barony; a further five lie to the south in the neighbouring barony of Kinalea. Additional townlands of the parish are situated further south again in a large exclave of the same barony with some contiguous townlands also lying in a third barony still further south - Kinsale.
- Nine out of fifteen townlands of the parish of Knockavilly lie in the barony with the remaining six contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Kinalea.
Note 3: Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Muskerry West to the west.
- Two out of twenty four townlands of the parish of Kilmurry lie in the barony with the remaining twenty two contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Muskerry West.
Note 4: Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Barretts to the north-east.
- Eleven out of forty townlands of the parish of Donaghmore lie in the barony with the remaining twenty nine contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Barretts.
- Fifteen out of seventeen townlands of the parish of Garrycloyne lie in the barony. The remaining two contiguous townlands, including its eponymous townland, lie in the barony of Barretts.
Features
See also
- List of civil parishes of County Cork
- List of townlands of the barony of East Muskerry in County Cork
- MacCarthy of Muskerry
- Muskerry GAA, a club in Cork GAA
References
From "Irish placenames database".
From other sources:
- ^ Joyce, P.W. (c. 1880). "County Cork". Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland. London: George Philips & Son. p. 7. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ Mumu by Dennis Walsh
- ^ Ó Murchadha, Diarmuid, Family names of County Cork, pg 153.
- ^ Book of Leinster, Dublin, TCD, MS 1339 (olim MS H 2.18)
- ^ MacLysaght (More Irish Families), notes that the O'Donegans of Aradh (Ara) in Múscraige Tíre became dispersed by the O'Briens whose chief there became Mac I Brien Ara.
- de Barryfamily in the 13th century.
- ^ T. M. Charles-Edwards, The Chronicle of Ireland. Translated texts for historians., Volume 44, pg 126.
- ^ Annals of Innisfallen
- ^ Giraldi Cambrensis Opera (Rolls Series), v. 347; Benedictus Abbas, i, 163.
- ^ Diarmuid Ó Murchadha, Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Vol. LXVI, No. 204; July–December 1961; pages 105-116.
- ^ MacCarthaigh's Book, 1398.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland: Muskerry East.