Carlow () is a

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

County Carlow County Carlow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county located in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region of Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. Carlow is the List of Irish counties by area, second smallest and t ...

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Etymology

Carlow barony takes its name from the town of

Carlow Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a population of 27,351, the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, ...

(, of disputed meaning).

Location

Carlow barony is bordered to the east by

Rathvilly Rathvilly () is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is on the River Slaney, near the border with County Wicklow and County Kildare, from Tullow and from Baltinglass. It is also on the N81 national sec ...

; to the southeast by

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; to the south by

Idrone East Idrone East () is a barony in County Carlow, Ireland. The early barony of Idrone was split into East and West in 1799. Etymology Idrone takes its name from the ancient name for the tuath, first recorded c. 1100 as ''Hua Drona'' in the Latin '' ...

; to the southeast by

Idrone West Idrone West () is a barony in County Carlow, Ireland. The early barony of Idrone was split into East and West in 1799. Etymology Idrone takes its name from the ancient name for the tuath, first recorded c. 1100 as ''Hua Drona'' in the Latin '' ...

(all the preceding baronies are also in County Carlow); to the north by

Kilkea and Moone Kilkea and Moone () is a barony in County Kildare, Ireland. Etymology The barony takes its name from the villages of Kilkea (''Cill Cathaigh'', "Cathac's church") and Moone (''Maen Colmcille'', "Colm Cille's property"). Location Kilkea and Mo ...

County Kildare County Kildare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the Local gove ...

; and to the northwest by

Slievemargy Slievemargy (, IPA: �lʲiə mˠaɾ.ɟə is a barony in County Laois (formerly called ''Queen's County'' or ''County Leix''), Ireland. Etymology The barony is named after the large hill partially within its borders. The name ''Slievemargy'' ...

County Laois County Laois ( ; ) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medieval kingdom. Hist ...

History

The

Uí Bairrche Uí Bairrche (, ) was an Irish kin-based group that originally held lands in the south of the ancient province of Leinster (or ''Cóiced Laigen'' "the Fifth of the Laigin"). Another south Leinster kin group associated with the Uí Bairrche were g ...

are noted early in this barony. The O'Dolans were hereditary

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s of

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and sited here.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Baronies_Carlow.htm

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Carlow barony: *

References

{{Authority control Baronies of County Carlow