Fermoy ( ga, Mainistir Fhear Maí;Fermoy (barony)
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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 ...

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. It is bordered by the baronies of

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to the north-west;

Duhallow Duhallow () is a barony located in the north-western part of County Cork, Ireland. Legal context Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used in the administration of justice and the raising ...

to the west; Barretts to the south-west; Barrymore to the south;

Condons and Clangibbon Condons and Clangibbon () is a barony in County Cork, Republic of Ireland. Etymology Condons and Clangibbon takes its name two ruling Norman-Irish families: Condons or Cauntons (''Condún''), and the FitzGibbons or White Knight. Geography ...

to the east; and Coshlea,

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to the north. It is bounded to the south by the

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and the valley of the

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. The

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mark the northern boundary. A tributary of the Blackwater, the

Awbeg Awbeg River is a river in the southern part of Ireland. It is a tributary of the Blackwater River and flows into that larger river at a point in County Cork. Its name comes from the Irish ''Abha Bheag'' ("small river", a slightly older form th ...

has two branches in its upper stretches; one branch forms the northern boundary while the other near

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, forms the western limit. To the east, lies another Blackwater tributary, the Funcheon. Anomalously, the namesake town of

Fermoy Fermoy () is a town on the River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,500 people. It is located in the barony of Condons and Clangibbon, and is in the Dái ...

is actually in the barony of Condons and Clangibbon.Fermoy (town)
/ref> The town with the greatest population in the barony is Mallow (8578 people per Census of 2006).

Legal context

Baronies were created after the

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as divisions of

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and were used in 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

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túath ''Túath'' (plural ''túatha'') is the Old Irish term for the basic political and jurisdictional unit of Gaelic Ireland. ''Túath'' can refer to both a geographical territory as well the people who lived in that territory. Social structure In ...

which had submitted to the Crown.

History

The túath of Fermoy was under the

O'Keeffe O'Keeffe ( ga, Ó Caoimh), also O'Keefe, Keef, Keefe, Keeffe, Keifer or Keever is the name of an Irish Gaelic clan based most prominently in what is today County Cork, particularly around Fermoy and Duhallow. The name comes from ''caomh'', mea ...

family in Gaelic times. After the

, the territory was divided, with the part corresponding to the modern barony claimed by the Flemings and by marriage passing to the Roches, who were styled Lords of Fermoy or

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, and for whom

Castletownroche Castletownroche () is a townland, village, and civil parish in the barony of Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the N72 national secondary road. In ancient times, it was known in Irish as ''Dún Chruadha'', meaning Cruadha's Fort. ...

is named. The other part of the túath, which included the

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abbey of Fermoy at the site of the later town, went to the Condon family, as reflected in the modern barony name of

Civil parishes and settlements

Settlements in the barony include Ballindangan, Ballydahin,

Ballyhooly Ballyhooly ()Logainm.ie, an Irish placenames databaseBaile Átha hÚllaVerified 2019-11-07. is a small village in north County Cork situated along the N72 between Castletownroche and Fermoy. Ballyhooly is home to two pubs, a church, community c ...

, Castletownroche,

Doneraile Doneraile (), historically Dunerayl, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is on the R581 regional road east of the N20 road, which runs from Limerick to Cork. It is about north of Mallow town. It is on the River Awbeg, a branch of the ...

Glanworth Glanworth () is a village on the R512 regional road in County Cork, Ireland. It lies approximately northwest of the town of Fermoy and northeast of Cork city. As of 2016, Glanworth's population was 603. Glanworth has a Roman Catholic church, ...

Killavullen Killavullen () is a village on the river Munster Blackwater, Blackwater, in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is located just south of the N72 road, N72 national secondary road, road, between Mallow, County Cork, Mallow and ...

Knockraha Knockraha () is a small village in east County Cork, Ireland. It is around north-east of the centre of Cork city. It is within the Dáil constituency of Cork East. History The name Knockraha means "fort (rath) hill" or "hill of the forts". ...

, Mallow, Newtown Ballyhay,

New Twopothouse New Twopothouse () is a small village and census town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Caherduggan, on the N20 road between Mallow and Buttevant. The area takes its name from an 18th century coaching inn, the "Two- ...

,Fermoy: population centres
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Shanballymore Shanballymore (, colloquially ''Shanbla'') is a small village in north County Cork, Ireland. It neighbours the towns of Doneraile, Kildorrery and Castletownroche, and is off the main route from Mallow to Mitchelstown. Shanballymore is part of ...

;Fermoy: towns
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wholly or partly in the barony are: Ardskeagh, Ballydeloughy,

Ballyhay Ballyhay () is a townland near Donaghadee in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Donaghadee and the historic barony of Ards Lower. It is called ''Bellyhie'' in Ulster-Scots. Ballyhay is a rural farming community with mu ...

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, Caherduggan, Carrigdownane, Carrigleamleary, Clenor, Derryvillane,

, Dunmahon, Farahy,

, Imphrick, Kilcrumper, Kilcummer,

Kildorrery Kildorrery () is a village in north County Cork, Ireland. It lies at the crossroads of the N73 road from Mallow to Mitchelstown and the R512 from Kilmallock to Fermoy. This hilltop village has views to the east of the Galtee Mountains and ...

, Kilgullane, Killathy, Killeenemer, Kilquane,

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, Mallow, Monanimy,

Mourneabbey Mourneabbey () is a small civil and Roman Catholic parish in the barony of Barretts (barony), Barretts, northwest County Cork, Ireland. The parish is situated just south of Mallow, County Cork, Mallow, on the main Mallow-Cork (city), Cork Road a ...

, Rahan, St. Nathlash, Templeroan, and Wallstown.Fermoy: civil parishes
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Legal context

History

Civil parishes and settlements

See also

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