Trughanacmy ( gle, Triúcha an Aicme) is a
barony in
County Kerry,
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 ...
. 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 parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
es:
[
*]Annagh Annagh or Anagh may refer to:
Places
Republic of Ireland
* Annagh, County Cavan, townland
* Annagh, townland in Kilkenny West civil parish, barony of Kilkenny West, County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland
Note: Nearly 30 other townlands in the Re ...
(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
Ballymacelligott () is a civil parish in the north of County Kerry in Ireland. It is situated east of Tralee in the historical barony of Trughanacmy.
History
A quarry was first built in Ballymacelligott in 1811 as a source for building mate ...
*Ballynahaglish
*Ballyseedy
Ballyseedy () is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It was historically situated in the parish of Ballyseedy, within the barony of Trughanacmy. The townland contains a number of notable landmarks, including Ballyseedy Wood, a bridge over t ...
* 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
Currans () is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 8.5 km southwest of Castleisland and 4.7 km west of the neighbouring village of Currow.
History
The old parish church was abandoned after the Reformation, and fell into rui ...
(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 ...
*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 crow ...
(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