Bunratty Upper 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 Clare,
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 ...
. 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
The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land from the Irish, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty, all allegedly sanc ...
as divisions of
counties and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While 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. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier
Gaelic
Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...
túath which had submitted to the Crown.
Landscape
Bunratty Lower is a division of the former barony of Bunratty. This belonged to the Macnamara family, and was called Dangan-i-vigin.
It is bounded to the north by the county of
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...
. Within the county of Clare, it is bounded by the baronies of
Tulla Upper
Tulla Upper (or Tullagh Upper) is a barony in County Clare, Ireland. This ancient geographical division of land is in turn divided into seven civil parishes.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions ...
(to the north-east),
Tulla Lower
Tulla Lower (or Tullagh Lower) is a barony in County Clare, Ireland. This ancient geographical division of land is in turn divided into eight civil parishes.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions ...
(to the east),
Bunratty Lower (to the south),
Islands (to the south-west) and by
(to the north-west).
Lough Cullaunyheeda
Lough Cullaunyheeda () is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in east County Clare
County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordere ...
separates the barony from its neighbour, Tulla Lower.
The barony has an area of .
The land is rocky, but able to support large numbers of sheep.
File:Baronies of Clare.jpg, Baronies of Clare. Bunratty Upper, coloured blue, is in the middle.
File:Quin Abbey.JPG, Quin Abbey
Quin Abbey (Irish: ''Mainistir Chuinche''), in Quin, County Clare, Ireland, was built between 1402 and 1433 by Sioda Cam MacNamara, for Fathers Purcell and Mooney, friars of the Franciscan order. Although mostly roofless, the structure of the a ...
Parishes and settlements
Upper Bunratty contains the
civil parishes of
Clooney,
Doora,
Inchicronan
Crusheen ( ga, Croisín), formerly called Inchicronan ( ga, Inse Chrónáin), is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. There is also a catholic parish Crusheen, covering the same area.
The parish lies to the northeast of Ennis. It contains th ...
,
Kilraghtis
Kilraghtis ( ga, Cill Reachtais) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland.
It covers an area northeast of the town of Ennis, and includes the Ennis suburb of Roslevan.
Location
The parish of Kilraghtis is in the barony of Bunratty Upper. ...
, Quin and
Templemaley
Templemaley ( ga, Teampall Uí Mháille) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It contains the village of Barefield and part of the town of Ennis.
Location
The parish of Templemaley is in the barony of Bunratty Upper, east of Ennis. ...
.
The main population centres are
Quin Quin may refer to:
* Quin (name), including a list of people with the name
* Quin, colloquially, one of a set of quintuplets, a multiple birth of five individuals
* Quin (Sigilverse), a fictional planet
* Quin, County Clare, a village in County Cla ...
and
Crusheen.
References
Citations
Sources
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Burren, Barony of
Baronies of County Clare