Trughanacmy ( gle, Triúcha an Aicme) is a
barony in
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...
. 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 similar to that already created for England, ...
.
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
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
''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 parishes:
[
* Annagh (part)
*Ardfert (part: Ardfert Village is in the ]Barony of Clanmaurice
{{Use Irish English, date=May 2021
Clanmaurice (''Clann Mhuiris'') is a barony in County Kerry, Ireland. It contains 16 Parishes and it is roughly 485 km2.
Parishes
*Ardfert
* Ballyheigue
* Duagh
*Dysert (Partly in Trughanacmy)
* Finuge
*Kilcar ...
)
*Ballincuslane
* Ballymacelligott
*Ballynahaglish
* Ballyseedy
* Brosna
*Castleisland
Castleisland () is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Ireland. The town is known for the width of its main street. As of the 2016 Census, Castleisland had a population of 2,486.
Castleisland was described by one of its ...
*Clogherbrien
* Currans (part)
*Dysert
*Fenit
Fenit () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on north side of Tralee Bay about west of Tralee town, just south of the Shannon Estuary. The bay is enclosed from the Atlantic by the Maharee spit which extends northwards from th ...
*Kilcolman (part)
*Kilgarrylander
*Kileentierna (part)
*Killorglin
Killorglin () is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. As of the 2016 CSO census, the town's population was 2,199. Killorglin is on the Ring of Kerry tourist route, and annual events include the August Puck Fair festival, which starts with the cro ...
(part)
*Kiltallagh
*Nohaval
*O'Brennan
*Ratass
*Tralee
Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in Count ...
References
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External links
Records Online for Co. Kerry, Ireland
Baronies of County Kerry