Decies-without-Drum (; ) is a

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Etymology

Decies (''Déisi Muman'') north of the Drum Hills (''Drom Fhinín''). "Without" is used with the meaning of "beyond" or "outside."

Geography

Decies-without-Drum is located in the centre of County Waterford, including the coast between Dungarvin and Dunbrattin Head. It is divided from

Decies-within-Drum Decies-within-Drum (; ) 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, e ...

by the Drum Hills. It is mostly upland, and is bordered to the west by the

Munster Blackwater The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater (, The Great River) is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction across Co ...

, and contains most of the River Bricky and

Colligan River The Colligan River () is a fast-flowing river in Ireland, flowing through County Waterford. It is reputed to be one of the fastest in Europe. Course The Colligan River rises in the Monavullagh Mountains, flows southwards under the Scart Bridge ...

History

Déisi Muman The ''Déisi'' were a social class in Ireland between the ancient and early medieval period. The various peoples listed under the heading ''déis'' shared a similar status in Gaelic Ireland, and had little or no actual kinship, though they were ...

were an ancient

Gaelic Irish The Gaels ( ; ; ; ) are an Insular Celtic ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaeli ...

tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "Vassals of Mumu." and they are believed by some historians to have

Gaulish Gaulish is an extinct Celtic languages, Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, ...

origin. Drumlohan Souterrain and Ogham Stones is an important historic site (AD 400–900). The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774. Various branches of the Power / La Poer family owned land in the region before the

Cromwellian settlement The Act for the Settling of Ireland imposed penalties including death and land confiscation against Irish civilians and combatants after the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and subsequent unrest. British historian John Morrill wrote that the Act and a ...

. Some of it also belonged to the Welsh/Walsh family.

List of settlements

Towns and villages in Decies-without-Drum barony include: *

Abbeyside Abbeyside () is a townland in Dungarvan in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the east bank of the Colligan River. History MacGrath's Castle was a notable landmark in Abbeyside, overlooking Dungarvan Harbour, until it collapsed in January ...

* Ballinamult *

Bunmahon Bunmahon (), also called Bonmahon, is a coastal village in County Waterford, Ireland, at the mouth of the River Mahon. During the 19th century, when copper mines operated in the area, Bonmahon was a mining village. As of the 21st century, the vi ...

Dungarvan Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of ...

Kill Kill often refers to: *Homicide, one human killing another *cause death, to kill a living organism, to cause its death Other common uses include: *Kill (body of water), a body of water, most commonly a creek *Kill (command), a computing command *K ...

Kilmacthomas Kilmacthomas or Kilmactomas (), often referred to locally as "Kilmac", is a town on the River Mahon in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the R677 road (Ireland), R677, a road north of the N25 road, N25 national primary road from Cork (city) ...

* Lemybrien

References

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