Balrothery West ( ga, Baile an Ridire Thiar) is one of the baronies of
Ireland
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. Originally part of the Lordship of Meath, it was then constituted as part of the old county of
Dublin
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. Today, it lies in the modern
county
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of Fingal.
The barony of Balrothery was created by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath as his own feudal barony, held directly from himself '' in capite''. His vassals were commonly called "De Lacy's Barons".Vicissitudes of Families by Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms, Longman Green Longman and Roberts, Paternoster Row, London, 1861 (pages 363-364) Balrothery, thus once a feudal title of nobility, was later split into eastern and western divisions.
Location
It is bordered by the baronies of Balrothery East to the west and
Nethercross
Nethercross ( ga, An Chrois Íochtarach ) is a feudal title of one of the baronies of Ireland. Originally part of the Lordship of Meath, it was then constituted as part of the old county of Dublin. Today, it lies in the modern county of Fingal.
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to the south; by the
county
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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 san ...
by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath as his own feudal barony, held directly from himself '' in capite''. His vassals were commonly called "De Lacy's Barons". At the heart of the former barony was the
civil parish
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of
Balrothery
Balrothery () is a village and civil parish located in Fingal, Ireland. The town has historically been called in Irish ''Baile Ruairí'' (Town of Ruairí).
The 2016 census population for Balrothery was 2,017.
Geography
The village is located ...
. The barony was later split into the baronies of Balrothery West and
Balrothery East
Balrothery East ( ga, Baile an Ridire Thoir) is one of the baronies of Ireland. Originally part of the Lordship of Meath, it was then constituted as part of the old county of Dublin. Today, it lies in the modern county of Fingal.
The barony of ...
. The village of Balrothery is now located in the neighbouring barony of Balrothery East.
Civil parishes
There are nine civil parishes in the barony: Naul, Westpalstown, Ballyboghil,
Garristown
Garristown () is a village in north-west Fingal, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Balrothery West.Palmerstown
Palmerstown (; officially Palmerston, see spelling) is a civil parish and suburb in western Dublin on the banks of the River Liffey. It forms part of the South Dublin local authority and the Dublin Mid-West parliamentary constituency. The area ...
, Hollywood, Clonmethan, Grallagh. Population centres include
Garristown
Garristown () is a village in north-west Fingal, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Balrothery West.Naul, Oldtown and Ballyboughil.