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Decies-within-Drum Na Déise laistigh den Drom (Irish)
Barony
Coastal fields south of Ardmore
Barony map of County Waterford, 1900; Decies-within-Drum is coloured yellow, in the southwest.
Sovereign state	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Waterford
Area
• Total	231.99 km (89.57 sq mi)

Decies-within-Drum (/ˈdeɪʃə/; Irish: Na Déise laistigh den Drom) is a historical barony in County Waterford, Ireland.

Etymology

Decies (Déisi Muman) bounded in by the Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín).

Geography

Decies-within-Drum is located in the southwest of County Waterford, east of the Munster Blackwater and including the coast between Youghal and Dungarvan harbours.

History

Déisi Muman were an ancient Gaelic Irish tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "Vassals of Mumu." and they are believed by some historians to have Gaulish origin.

Decies-within-Drum was anciently the territory of the Ó Broic, a surname literally meaning "descendant of badger", perhaps a totemic animal. They claimed descent from the Fir Bolg.

The Ó Broic were later driven out by the Eóganachta of Desmond. After the Munster Plantation it came to the La Poer (Power) family. The Walsh (or Welsh) family were also large landowners.

The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774. Decies-within-Drum contains Gaeltacht na nDéise, an Irish-speaking region.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Decies-within-Drum barony:

• Aglish
• Ardmore
• Clashmore
• Ring
• Villierstown

References

1. "Na Déise laistigh den Drom/Decies-within-Drum". Logainm.ie.
2. "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication as Existing in 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831". A. Fullarton. 22 December 2018 – via Google Books.
3. Smith, Charles (22 December 2018). "The Ancient and Present State of the Country and City of Waterford". Reilly – via Google Books.
4. "The Decies - Early Waterford History - Waterford County Museum". www.waterfordmuseum.ie.
5. "Badger - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland". www.libraryireland.com.
6. "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com.
7. "Estate Record: Walsh/Welsh (Decies)". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018.

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Towns	Cappoquin Dungarvan Kilmacthomas Lismore Portlaw Tallow Tramore Waterford
Villages and Townlands	Abbeyside Affane Aglish Annestown Ardmore Ballinacourty Ballynagaul Ballinameela Ballinamult Ballinroad Ballybeg Ballygunner Ballylaneen Ballymacarbry Ballysaggart Boatstrand Bunmahon Cheekpoint Clashmore Dunhill Dunmore East Fenor Ferrybank Grange Kill Kilmeadan Kilrossanty Knockanore Lemybrien Mahon Bridge Mothel Old Parish Passage East Rathgormack Ring Sliabh gCua Stradbally Tooraneena Villierstown Woodstown
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