Connello Upper
Connello Upper
Conallaigh Uachtaracha (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Castle near Kilfinny | |
 Barony map of County Limerick, 1900; Connello Upper is in the south-centre, coloured pink. | |
  Connello Upper | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′N 8°48′W / 52.43°N 8.8°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Limerick |
| Area | |
• Total | 247.9 km2 (95.7 sq mi) |
Connello Upper (Irish: Conallaigh Uachtaracha; sometimes Upper Connello, and occasionally spelled Conello) is a historical barony in southern County Limerick, Ireland.
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[1] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[2][3]
History
[edit]Originally western Limerick was a single vast barony known as Connello.[4][5][6] It was divided into Lower (northern) and Upper (southern) halves some time before 1821, and 1841 the western part of Connello Upper was made a separate barony, Glenquin, while the western half of Connello Lower became the barony of Shanid.[7]
The Connello Upper region was the anciently the possession of the Uí Chonaill Gabra, part of the Uí Fidgeinti; the name refers to an ancestor, Conall Gabra, "Conall of the White Horse."[8] Hy Cnocnuil Gabhra was the name of the Eóganachta cantred. The Ó Coileáin (Collins or Cullane) were lords of Connello until they moved to County Cork in the 13th century.[9]
Geography
[edit]Connello Upper is in the south-centre of the county, north of the River Maigue where it forms part of the border with County Cork.[10][11]
List of settlements
[edit]Settlements within the historical barony of Connello Upper include:[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "CoshleaBarony | Landed Estates | University of Galway". landedestates.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.
- ^ Office, Ireland Public Record (12 February 1891). "Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and of the Keeper of the State Papers in Ireland: Presented to Both Houses of the Oireachtas". Stationery Office. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Connello Parishes – L Brown Collection".
- ^ Kenney, J. F. (1966:389). The Sources for the Early History of Ireland: Ecclesiastical: An Introduction and Guide. Ireland: Octagon Books.
- ^ "Ui Conaill Gabhra - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com.
- ^ Wyndham-Quin, Caroline; Edwin Richard W. Wyndham-Quin (1865). Memorials of Adare manor; with historical notices of Adare. Oxford: privately printed by Messrs Parker. pp. 277.
- ^ "eDIL - Irish Language Dictionary". dil.ie.
- ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Connello Upper Barony | Landed Estates | University of Galway". landedestates.ie.
- ^ "Genuki: Connello Upper Barony - , Limerick". www.genuki.org.uk.
- ^ "Sub-units of: Conallaigh Uachtaracha/Connello Upper". logainm.ie.