Imokilly () is one of the

baronies 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 ...

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, an historical geographical unit of land.Imokilly
/ref> Its chief town is

Youghal Youghal ( ; ) is a seaside resort town in County Cork, Ireland. Located on the estuary of the Munster Blackwater, River Blackwater, the town is a former military and economic centre. Located on the edge of a steep riverbank, the town has a long ...

. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of

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. Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (whose chief town is

Midleton Midleton (; , meaning "monastery at the weir") is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately 16 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satelli ...

) and

Kinnatalloon Kinnatalloon () is a historical barony in east 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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by th ...

to the north (whose chief town is

Conna Conna () is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the River Bride, southeast of the town of Fermoy, on the R628 regional road. The village contains several pubs, a shop, a post office, a Roman Catholic church (built ) and a ne ...

). The barony includes most of the peninsula or land ranging from Mount Uniacke in the valley of the

River Bride The River Bride () is a river in counties Cork and Waterford in Ireland. It is a tributary of the Munster Blackwater. Rising in the Nagle Mountains, it flows eastward, passing through the towns of Rathcormac, Castlelyons, Conna and Tallow, b ...

(in the north), to the estuary of the

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(in the east), to Ballycotton Bay (in the south) to

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in the west. The main settlements are

Killeagh Killeagh () is a village in east County Cork, Ireland. It is approximately from Cork (city), Cork city, between Midleton and Youghal on the N25 road (Ireland), N25 national primary road. The village is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil par ...

Castlemartyr Castlemartyr (, formerly anglicised as ''Ballymarter'' or ''Ballymartyr'') is a large village in County Cork, Ireland. It is around east of Cork city Cork ( ; from , meaning 'marsh') is the second-largest city in Republic of Ireland, Irel ...

Ballycotton Ballycotton () is a coastal village in County Cork, Ireland, situated about east of Cork city. It is a fishing village that sits on a rocky ledge overlooking Ballycotton Bay and has a sandy beach that stretches for about east to Knockadoon Hea ...

Shanagarry Shanagarry () is a village in east County Cork in Ireland. The village is located near Ireland's south coast, approximately east of Cork, on the R632 regional road. Shanagarry is known for the Ballymaloe Cookery School, in the home and garde ...

, Mogeely and

Cloyne Cloyne () is a small town located to the southeast of Midleton in eastern County Cork, Ireland. It is also a see city of the Anglican (Church of Ireland) Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic dioce ...

History

Both Imokilly and the adjacent barony of Barrymore formed the

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kingdom of the

Uí Liatháin The Uí Liatháin () were an early kingdom of Munster in southern Ireland. They belonged the same kindred as the Uí Fidgenti, and the two are considered together in the earliest sources, for example '' The Expulsion of the Déisi'' (incidental ...

which was awarded to the

Cambro-Norman Cambro-Normans (; "Wales", ; ) were Normans who settled in southern Wales and the Welsh Marches after the Norman invasion of Wales. Cambro-Norman knights were also the leading force in the Cambro-Norman invasion of Ireland, led by Richard de ...

De Barry family The de Barry family (de Barra/Barri) is a noble Cambro-Norman family which held extensive land holdings in Wales and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The founder of the de Barry family was a Normans, Norman knight, Odo, who assisted in the Norman C ...

by King

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in 1206. Its name derives from the Gaelic name of the most powerful septs in the ancient kingdom - the ''Uí Meic Caille'' and the ''Uí Thassaig''. In 1420,

James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond (d. 1462), called 'the Usurper', was a younger son of Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, and Lady Eleanor, daughter of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond. Life The younger brother of John FitzGerald ...

was made

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of the barony. The

Earls of Desmond Earl of Desmond ( meaning Earl of South Munster) is a title of nobility created by the English monarch in the peerage of Ireland. The title has been created four times. It was first awarded in 1329 to Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond, Maur ...

continued to appoint their

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cousins to the office. As a result of their participation on the losing side of the

Desmond Rebellions The Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569–1573 and 1579–1583 in the Irish province of Munster. They were rebellions by the Earl of Desmond, the head of the FitzGerald dynasty in Munster, and his followers, the Geraldines and their allies, ...

, their lands and offices were forfeit to the Crown. Subsequently,

Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly Baron Ponsonby, of Imokilly in County Cork, also referred to as Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly, in the County of Cork, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1806 for the William Ponsonby, who had previously represented ...

was a title in the

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Civil parishes

There are 26

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es in the barony.

Imokilly today

Economic activity in the barony is dominated by agriculture. The cheese Imokilly Regato (PDO) has been granted

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under

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Trabolgan Holiday Village Trabolgan (, meaning 'strand of Bolgan') is a self catering holiday village on a site which was a former country estate in the civil parish of Trabolgan, County Cork, Ireland. 'Trabolgan: A corker of a weekend' (''Irish Independent'', 22 Augu ...

is located in the civil parish of Trabolgan.

Imokilly GAA Imokilly GAA is a Gaelic football and Hurling division in the east of Cork, Ireland. The division includes towns such as Midleton, Cobh, and Youghal. It is one of eight divisions of Cork County Board. It organizes competitions for the clubs wit ...

is the region's

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

and

Hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

division. Imokilly won the Cork SHC in 2017, beating Blackrock by 3-13 to 0-18.

References

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External links

Mogeely village website
{{Cork-baronies Baronies of County Cork

History

Civil parishes

Imokilly today

See also

References

External links