Barony in Munster, Ireland
| Kinsale Cionn tSáile (Irish) | |
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| Barony | |
.jpg) Kinsale harbour | |
 Barony map of County Cork, 1900; Kinsale barony is in the south, coloured yellow. | |
  Kinsale | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′N 8°31′W / 51.72°N 8.52°W / 51.72; -8.52 | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.3 km (19.4 sq mi) |
Kinsale (Irish: Cionn tSáile) is a historical barony in south County Cork, Ireland.
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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
History and legend
Kinsale barony was originally O'Kearney territory; by the 13th century the De Courcys had it.
Geography
Kinsale is in the south of the county, a coastal region containing the town of Kinsale and the lower reaches of the River Bandon.
List of settlements
Settlements within the historical barony of Kinsale include:
See also
References
- "Cionn tSáile/Kinsale". logainm.ie.
- "Genuki: KINSALE, Cork". www.genuki.org.uk.
- "Property Price Register - Lands at Muff, Barony of Athlone North, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon". www.myhome.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.
- "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- "Kearney (Kinsale) | Landed Estates | University of Galway". landedestates.ie.
- "Sub-units of: Cionn tSáile/Kinsale". logainm.ie.
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