Lower Talbotstown () is a barony in

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Etymology

Lower Talbotstown derives its name from Talbotstown townland, in Kilbride.

Location

Lower Talbotstown is located in northwest

History

Lower Talbotstown:

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and their neighbors were the O'Tooles who were driven here across the border of Kildare in the late 12th century by the Normans. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm The original barony was split into

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and lower halves by 1801.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Lower Talbotstown: *

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* Donard * Dunlavin *

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References

Baronies of County Wicklow {{Wicklow-geo-stub