Inchiquin () 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 Clare County Clare () is a Counties of Ireland, county in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster in the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern part of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council ...

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. This geographical unit of land is one of 11 baronies in the county. Its chief town is Corofin. It is administered by

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. This barony is identical to the Uí Fhearmaic Túath ruled by the O'Deas, Quins and

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s .

Legal context

Baronies were created after the

Norman invasion of Ireland The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Ireland over which the monarchs of England then claimed sovereignty. The Anglo-Normans ...

as divisions of

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and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. Although baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and in specification, such as in planning permissions.

Extent

Inchiquin is bounded on the north and north-east by the county of

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. Within the county of Clare, it is bounded by the baronies of

Bunratty Upper Bunratty Upper () is a barony in County Clare, Ireland. This ancient geographical division of land is in turn divided into six civil parishes. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and ...

(to the east),

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(to the south), Ibrickane (to the south-west), Corcomroe (to the west) and by Burren (to the north-west ). It covers of which is water, including Lough Tedano, Lough Inchiquin and two chains of smaller lakes. The land is relatively flat, either farmland or moor. File:Baronies of Clare.jpg, Baronies of Clare. Inchiquin is in the center, north of

. File:Castle on Inchiquin Island - geograph.org.uk - 1088716.jpg, Castle on Lough Inchiquin

Civil parishes

The ruins of Inchiquin Castle stand near Lough Inchiquin. This was once the residence of the O'Briens:

Barons Inchiquin Baron Inchiquin () is one of the older titles in the Peerage of Ireland. It was one of two titles created on 1 July 1543 for Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond, Murrough O'Brien, Prince of Thomond, who claimed descent from Brian Boru, a Hi ...

, Earls of Inchiquin and later Marquises of Thomond who were descended from

Brian Boru Brian Boru (; modern ; 23 April 1014) was the High King of Ireland from 1002 to 1014. He ended the domination of the High King of Ireland, High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, and is likely responsible for ending Vikings, Viking invasio ...

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of Ireland. The barony contains the

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Inagh Inagh ( ; ) is a village and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated 14 km west of Ennis on the Inagh River. The civil parish contains the villages of Inagh and Cloonanaha. Location The parish is part of the barony of Inc ...

, Kilkeedy,

Kilnaboy Kilnaboy or Killinaboy () is a village, townland and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is located in the Burren, and as of the 2011 census the area had 347 inhabitants. Civil parish Kilnaboy is a parish in the historic Barony (Ireland ...

Kilnamona Kilnamona () is a village, townland and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated north-west of Ennis. Location The parish of Kilnamona lies in the barony of Inchiquin, about northwest of Ennis. It is and covers . The townland o ...

, Rath, Ruan and Dysert.

References

Citations Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Inchiquin, Barony of Baronies of County Clare