Shelmalier or Shelmaliere (Irish: ''Síol Maoluír'', from

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writte ...

''Síl Máel Uidir'', "Offspring of Maeleer") is a region in County Wexford,

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

. It comprises two historical

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 Britis ...

, East Shelmaliere and West Shelmaliere. The farmers of Shelmalier were accustomed to shooting wild fowl. The area is mentioned in Patrick Joseph McCall's ballads '' Kelly the Boy from Killanne'' and ''Boolavogue''.

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Wexford, County Wexford Baronies of County Wexford {{Wexford-geo-stub