Tulla Lower (or Tullagh Lower) 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,

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. This ancient geographical division of land is in turn divided into eight

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Legal context

Baronies were created after the

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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 túath which had submitted to the Crown.

Location

Tulla Lower lies in the south-east of County Clare. As late as 1831, it was united with

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 division ...

as a single barony. The barony is bounded to the east by Lough Derg and the

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which separates it from the counties of Tipperary and Tipperary. Within the county of Clare, it is bounded by the baronies of

Bunratty Lower Bunratty Lower is a barony located in County Clare, Ireland.Placenames Database of Ireland
- Barony of Bunratty Lowe ...

(to the south-west),

Bunratty Lower Bunratty Lower is a barony located in County Clare, Ireland.Placenames Database of Ireland
- Barony of Bunratty Lowe ...

(to the west),

Bunratty Upper Bunratty Upper is a barony in County Clare, Ireland. 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 as divisions of counties and w ...

(to the north-west) and by Tulla Upper (to the north). The narrow waters of Lough Cullaunyheeda separates the barony from its neighbour, Bunratty Upper. It covers of which are water.

Terrain

Much of the barony is moorish upland, but the lands along the Shannon and in the south are good farmland. The highest points are Glennagalliagh, in the parish of Killaloe, at and Cragnamurragh, on the border of the parishes of Killokennedy and O'Brien's Bridge, at . The loughs (lakes) of Bridget, Derrynone, Kilglory, Cullaunyheeda and Castle lie on the boundary of the baronry, and the loughs of Doon, Aroher, Clonlea, and Cloonbrick are in the interior.

Parishes and settlements

The barony contains the

of Clonlea, Killaloe, Killokennedy, Killurin,

Kilseily Kilseily ( ga, Cill tSíle) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. The main settlement is the village of Broadford. Location Kilseily lies in the barony of Tulla Lower, County Clare. It is to the southwest of Killaloe on the road to ...

, Kiltonanlea, O'Brien's Bridge, and Ogonnelloe. The main settlements are Killaloe, O'Brien's Bridge,

Kilkishen Kilkishen () is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The village is east of Quin and north of Shannon. Demographics According to a report by Samuel Lewis in 1837, Kilkishen had a population of 519. At the 2006 Census the population ...

, Kilbane, O'Callaghan’s Mills, Broadford, Cloonlara and

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References

Citations Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tulla Lower Baronies of County Clare