Carbery East
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Carbery East is a barony
in County Cork
in Ireland
. It has been split since the nineteenth century into East and West Divisions (an Roinn Thoir/Thiar).Carbery East (W.D.)
as subdivisions of counties
and were used for administration. Baronies continue to be regarded as officially defined units, but they are no longer used for many administrative purposes. While they have been administratively obsolete since 1898, they continue to be used in land registration and specification such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic
túath which had submitted to the Crown.
with Carbery West
. This was essentially a small, semi-independent kingdom, ruled over by the MacCarthy Reagh
dynasty from the 13th through 16th centuries, that broke away from the larger Kingdom of Desmond. Patrick Weston Joyce
said the name Carbery comes from Uí Chairpre Áebda, of which a sept, the O'Donovan
s under Cathal Ua Donnubáin, migrated to the area c.1300 after being driven from County Limerick
by the Fitzgeralds. Canon John O'Mahony disagreed, and offered three alternatives: Cairpre founder of Dál Riata
; or Cairbre of Uibh Laoghaire
; or the Ui Carbre of Corcu Loígde
, from whom Rosscarbery
in the barony is named. However, supporting the first theory is that the O'Donovans, such as Crom Ua Donnabáin, are closely associated with earliest MacCarthys in the area, and soon became their chief vassals, holding approximately 100000 acres (404.7 km²) right in the middle of the medieval barony.
to the west, Bantry to the northwest, Muskerry West
to the north, Kinalmeaky to the northeast, and Kinsale and Courceys
to the east.
To the south is the Celtic Sea
, broken by the two halves of the barony of Ibane and Barryroe. From east to west are Courtmacsherry
Bay, Barryroe peninsula, Clonakilty
Bay, Ibane peninsula, and the coast from Rosscarbery
to Glandore
.
, Clonakilty
, Desertserges
, Innishannon
, Kilbrittain
, Kilmacsimon Quay, and Lyre.
Other features include Inchydoney
Carbery East (E.D.): features
Castletown Kinneigh,Carbery East (W.D.): population centres
Cappeen,
Drinagh
,
Dunmanway
,Carbery East (W.D.): towns
Enniskean,
Glandore
,
Leap, and
Rosscarbery
Other features include the River Bandon
and the River Ilen
.Carbery East (W.D.): rivers
Barony (Ireland)
In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...
in County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. It has been split since the nineteenth century into East and West Divisions (an Roinn Thoir/Thiar).Carbery East (W.D.)
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasionNorman Invasion of Ireland
The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...
as subdivisions of counties
Counties of Ireland
The counties of Ireland are sub-national divisions used for the purposes of geographic demarcation and local government. Closely related to the county is the County corporate which covered towns or cities which were deemed to be important enough to be independent from their counties. A county...
and were used for administration. Baronies continue to be regarded as officially defined units, but they are no longer used for many administrative purposes. While they have been administratively obsolete since 1898, they continue to be used in land registration and specification such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic
Gaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
túath which had submitted to the Crown.
History
Originally Carbery East formed a single Barony of CarberyBarony of Carbery
Carbery, or the Barony of Carbery, was once the largest barony in Ireland, and essentially a small, semi-independent kingdom on the southwestern coast of Munster, in what is now County Cork, from its founding in the 1230s by Donal Gott MacCarthy to its gradual decline in the late 16th and early...
with Carbery West
Carbery West
Carbery West ]) is a barony in County Cork in Ireland. It has been split since the nineteenth century into East and West Divisions .- Legal context :...
. This was essentially a small, semi-independent kingdom, ruled over by the MacCarthy Reagh
MacCarthy Reagh
The MacCarthy Reagh dynasty are a branch of the great MacCarthy dynasty, Kings of Desmond, deriving from the ancient Eóganachta, of the central Eóganacht Chaisil sept. The MacCarthys Reagh seated themselves as Princes of Carbery in what is now southwestern County Cork in the 13th century...
dynasty from the 13th through 16th centuries, that broke away from the larger Kingdom of Desmond. Patrick Weston Joyce
Patrick Weston Joyce
Patrick Weston Joyce was an Irish historian, writer and music collector, known particularly for his research in local place names of Ireland.-Biography:...
said the name Carbery comes from Uí Chairpre Áebda, of which a sept, the O'Donovan
O'Donovan
O'Donovan or Donovan is an Irish surname, as well as a hereditary Gaelic title. It is also written Dhonnabháin in certain grammatical contexts, and Donndubháin, being originally composed of the elements donn, meaning lord or dark brown, dubh, meaning dark or black, and the diminutive suffix án...
s under Cathal Ua Donnubáin, migrated to the area c.1300 after being driven from County Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
by the Fitzgeralds. Canon John O'Mahony disagreed, and offered three alternatives: Cairpre founder of Dál Riata
Dál Riata
Dál Riata was a Gaelic overkingdom on the western coast of Scotland with some territory on the northeast coast of Ireland...
; or Cairbre of Uibh Laoghaire
O'Leary
O'Leary is an Irish name, an anglicized version of the original Gaelic patronym Ó Laoghaire or Ó Laoire.The Uí Laoghaire clan, today associated with the Uibh Laoghaire parish in County Cork, is considered by scholars to have originated on the south-west coast, in the area of Ros Ó gCairbre , of...
; or the Ui Carbre of Corcu Loígde
Corcu Loígde
The Corcu Loígde , meaning Gens of the Calf Goddess, also called the Síl Lugdach meic Itha, were a kingdom centered in West County Cork who descended from the proto-historical rulers of Munster, the Dáirine, of whom they were the principal royal sept...
, from whom Rosscarbery
Rosscarbery
Rosscarbery or Roscarbery is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay.-History:...
in the barony is named. However, supporting the first theory is that the O'Donovans, such as Crom Ua Donnabáin, are closely associated with earliest MacCarthys in the area, and soon became their chief vassals, holding approximately 100000 acres (404.7 km²) right in the middle of the medieval barony.
Location and settlements
Carbery East is bordered by the baronies of Carbery WestCarbery West
Carbery West ]) is a barony in County Cork in Ireland. It has been split since the nineteenth century into East and West Divisions .- Legal context :...
to the west, Bantry to the northwest, Muskerry West
Muskerry West
Muskerry West is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Macroom. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of Cork. It may also be viewed as a half barony because some time before the 1821 census data, it was divided from its other half - Muskerry East...
to the north, Kinalmeaky to the northeast, and Kinsale and Courceys
Courceys
Courceys is a Civil parish and barony in County Cork on the south coast of Ireland. Its name refers to the Norman de Courcy family, who ruled the area from the early 13th century. The villages in the parish include Ballinspittle and Ballinadee....
to the east.
To the south is the Celtic Sea
Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea is the area of the Atlantic Ocean off the south coast of Ireland bounded to the east by Saint George's Channel; other limits include the Bristol Channel, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay, as well as adjacent portions of Wales, Cornwall, Devon, and Brittany...
, broken by the two halves of the barony of Ibane and Barryroe. From east to west are Courtmacsherry
Courtmacsherry
Courtmacsherry is a picturesque seaside village in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland, on the southwest coast. It is about 30 miles southwest of Cork, and 30 minutes drive east from the town of Clonakilty. The village consists of a single long street on the south shore of Courtmacsherry...
Bay, Barryroe peninsula, Clonakilty
Clonakilty
Clonakilty , often referred to by locals simply as Clon, is a small town on the N71 national secondary road in West County Cork, Ireland, approximately 45 minutes away by road to the west of Cork City. The town is on the southern coast of the island, and is surrounded by hilly country devoted...
Bay, Ibane peninsula, and the coast from Rosscarbery
Rosscarbery
Rosscarbery or Roscarbery is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay.-History:...
to Glandore
Glandore
Glandore |Cork]] city.The village has several pubs, with traditional music. It is a very popular holiday destination for Irish holiday makers in particular. Famous homeowners include Margaret Jay, former leader of the House of Lords, and Tony O'Reilly. The village yacht club's official headquarters...
.
East Division settlements
Settlements in the division include Ballinascarty,Carbery East (E.D.): population centres Ballineen,Carbery East (E.D.): towns BandonBandon, County Cork
Bandon is a town in County Cork, Ireland. With a population of 5,822 as of census 2006, Bandon lies on the River Bandon between two hills. The name in Irish means "Bridge of the Bandon", a reference to the origin of the town as a crossing-point on the river. In 2004 Bandon celebrated its...
, Clonakilty
Clonakilty
Clonakilty , often referred to by locals simply as Clon, is a small town on the N71 national secondary road in West County Cork, Ireland, approximately 45 minutes away by road to the west of Cork City. The town is on the southern coast of the island, and is surrounded by hilly country devoted...
, Desertserges
Desertserges
Desertserges is a parish between the towns of Enniskean and Bandon, County Cork, Ireland. The parish of Desertserges consist of about of land on the south side of the river Bandon - the river being its northern boundary for about . Most of the area is hilly, rising from 60 to 230 meters...
, Innishannon
Innishannon
Innishannon or Inishannon , is a large village on the main Cork–Bandon road in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland. Situated on the River Bandon, the village has rapidly grown in recent years due to its proximity to Cork, and has now become a dormitory town for city workers.The...
, Kilbrittain
Kilbrittain
Kilbrittain or Killbrittain is the name of a village, townland and parish in County Cork, Ireland. The village lies about southwest of Bandon, and near Clonakilty and Kinsale. The coastal route around the edge of the parish is the R600...
, Kilmacsimon Quay, and Lyre.
Other features include Inchydoney
Inchydoney
Inchydoney is a small island long connected to the mainland by two causeways and is located in the tourist area of west County Cork, Ireland. The nearest town is Clonakilty. It has Blue Flag beach.-History:...
Carbery East (E.D.): features
West Division settlements
Settlements in the division includeCastletown Kinneigh,Carbery East (W.D.): population centres
Cappeen,
Drinagh
Drinagh
Drinagh is a village in County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland. It lies on the R637 road between the towns of Dunmanway and Skibbereen.Drinagh is a small village between Dunmanway and Drimoleague its has a tennis court, post office, three pubs, a hardware store, and a small factory.There is also...
,
Dunmanway
Dunmanway
Dunmanway is a town in County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland. It is the geographical centre of the region known as West Cork. It is probably best known as the birthplace of Sam Maguire, an Irish Protestant republican, for whom the trophy of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is...
,Carbery East (W.D.): towns
Enniskean,
Glandore
Glandore
Glandore |Cork]] city.The village has several pubs, with traditional music. It is a very popular holiday destination for Irish holiday makers in particular. Famous homeowners include Margaret Jay, former leader of the House of Lords, and Tony O'Reilly. The village yacht club's official headquarters...
,
Leap, and
Rosscarbery
Rosscarbery
Rosscarbery or Roscarbery is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is on a shallow estuary, which opens onto Rosscarbery Bay.-History:...
Other features include the River Bandon
River Bandon
The River Bandon is a river in County Cork in Ireland. It rises at Nowen Hill , to the north of Drimoleague.The river then flows to Dunmanway, before turning eastward towards the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskean...
and the River Ilen
River Ilen
The River Ilen is a river in West Cork, Ireland. It rises at Mullaghmesha mountain and flows southwards for 34 kilometres into the Celtic Sea....
.Carbery East (W.D.): rivers