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Coshlea (; sometimes given as ''Costlea'') is a historical barony in southeast
County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...
, Ireland. Baronies were mainly
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rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the
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.


History

The
Ó hAodha Ó hAodha is a Gaelic- Irish surname, that has commonly been Anglicised to Hayes or Hughes. Overview Now generally anglicised as O'Hea (in County Cork), Hughes or Hayes, Ó hAodha derives from Aodh, a personal name (meaning "fire") popular a ...
(O'Hea or Hayes) were kings of a region known as Muscraidhe Luachra ("mountains of
Muskerry Muskerry () is a central region of County Cork, Ireland which incorporates the baronies of Muskerry West The name is still used in the modern day by the Kilfinane Coshlea Historical Society, and by the
Gaelic games Gaelic games () are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the most popular of the s ...
team Coshlea Gaels (a union of Staker Wallace GAA and
Effin GAA Effin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Effin, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The club is primarily concerned with the game of hurling, but also fields teams in Gaelic football. History Located in the village of Effin ...
).


Geography

Coshlea is in the southeast of the county, to the north of the Ballyhoura Hills and
Galtee Mountains Galtymore or Galteemore () is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At , it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Galtymore has the 4th-highe ...
, hence the placename, which means "foot of the mountain." The River Aherlow, River Loobagh and Awbeg flow through it. Some sources give it as , "bank of the (River) Lee", but that makes no sense as it is nowhere near the Lee.


List of settlements

Settlements within the historical barony of Coshlea include: * Anglesborough * Ardpatrick *
Ballylanders Ballylanders () is a village in south County Limerick, Ireland. It is south of Limerick and north of Mitchelstown, on the R513 road. The 2022 census recorded a population of 337 people. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the ...
* Galbally * Garryspillane *
Kilbehenny Kilbehenny (), also Kilbeheny, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland, on the R639 regional road. It is situated on the County Cork border and is within of the County Tipperary border. The village is east of Mitchelstown, the nearest to ...
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Kilfinane Kilfinnane or Kilfinane () ( or , ) is a small market town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town's name comes from the Irish (church) and (Finnian), making its meaning "Church of Saint Finnian". Kilfinnane is located approximately 40&nbs ...
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Knocklong Knocklong () is a small village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is 29 km south-east of Limerick city, on the main Limerick to Mitchelstown to Cork road. The population was 256 at the 2016 census. The village is in a civil parish of the s ...


References

{{reflist Baronies of County Limerick