Condons and Clangibbon () is a
historical barony in
County Cork
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Ireland
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Etymology
Condons and Clangibbon takes its name two ruling
Norman-Irish families: Condons or Cauntons (''Condún''), and the
FitzGibbons or White Knight.
Geography
Condons and Clangibbon is located in the northeast of
County Cork
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History
The Condon territory was originally held by the O'Kiefs, before being conquered by the Norman Condons. Clangibbon was known as ''Ive-le-bane'' (''Uibh Le Bán''), "the white territory". Later much of the barony was owned by the
Earls of Kingston.
List of settlements
Settlements within the historical barony of Condons and Clangibbon include:
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Clondulane
Clondulane () is a village and civil parish in north County Cork, Ireland. The village is about east of Fermoy, just off the main Fermoy- Dungarvan road. Originally built as a camp for the workers of a Cork Milling Company grain mill, it now ha ...
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Fermoy
Fermoy () is a town on the Munster Blackwater, River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,700 people. It is located in the barony (Ir ...
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Kildorrery
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Kilworth
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Mitchelstown
Mitchelstown () is a town in the north of County Cork, Ireland with a population of over 3,740. It is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains. Mitchelstown is 13 km south-west of the Mitchelstown Cave, 53 km nor ...
See also
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List of townlands of the barony of Condons & Clangibbon
References
{{Cork-baronies
Baronies of County Cork