Trughanacmy () 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 ...
in
County Kerry
County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...
,
Ireland
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. The barony is an obsolete administrative area, having ceased to have any government function since the enactment of the
Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 ( 61 & 62 Vict. c. 37) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland that established a system of local government in Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots diale ...
.
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In 1881 the barony had an area of .
[''Guy's Postal Directory of Munster'' (1886)]
Name
The name of the barony was derived from the
Irish ''Triocha Chead an Aicme Chiarraighe'', or "Barony of the Ciarraige". The Ciarraighe, or "people of Ciar" were the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in area, and who gave their name to the county.
Parishes
The barony contained the whole or part of twenty-one
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...
es:
[
* Annagh (part)
*Ardfert (part: Ardfert Village is in the Barony of Clanmaurice)
*Ballincuslane
* Ballymacelligott
*Ballynahaglish
* Ballyseedy
* Brosna
*]Castleisland
Castleisland () is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is known for the width of its main street. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, Castleisland had a population of 2,5 ...
*Clogherbrien
* Currans (part)
*Dysert
* Fenit
*Kilcolman (part)
* Kilgarrylander
*Kileentierna (part)
*Killorglin
Killorglin () is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town's population was 2,163. Killorglin is on the Ring of Kerry tourist route, and annual events include the August Puck Fair festival, which starts with the crownin ...
(part)
*Kiltallagh
*Nohaval
*O'Brennan
*Ratass
*Tralee
Tralee ( ; , ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the River Lee') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in ...
References
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External links
Records Online for Co. Kerry, Ireland
Baronies of County Kerry