Athlone South

Athlone South
Baile Átha Luain Theas (Irish)
Barony
Lecarrow
Lecarrow
Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Athlone barony is in the south, coloured purple, undivided.
Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Athlone barony is in the south, coloured purple, undivided.
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyRoscommon
Area
 • Total
322.37 km2 (124.47 sq mi)

Athlone South (Irish: Baile Átha Luain Theas[1]), also called South Athlone,[2] is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland.[3][4] Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[5] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[6][7]


Etymology

Athlone South is named after Athlone town; it contains the western portion of the town, west of the River Shannon, although part of it (seven townlands) has been transferred to County Westmeath.[8]

Geography

Athlone South is located in the south of County Roscommon, bounded by the River Shannon and Lough Ree to the east and the River Suck to the west.[9]

History

It was originally a single barony with Athlone North; they were separated by 1868.[10][11]

Athlone barony was anciently ruled by the Ó Ceallaigh (O'Kellys), princes of Uí Maine. The Ó Fallúin (O'Fallons) were also a powerful family.[12] It was created from the early medieval cantred of Tyrmany (Tír Maine), and by 1585 it was known as O'Kelly's Country.[13] By the 18th and 19th centuries, it was the seat of the Kellys, Mitchells and Cootes.[14][15][16]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Athlone South:

References

  1. ^ "Baile Átha Luain Theas/Athlone South". Logainm.ie.
  2. ^ "Helen Doxford Harris » Helen".
  3. ^ McDonnell-Garvey, Máire (12 February 1995). Mid-Connacht: The Ancient Territory of Sliabh Lugha. Drumlin Publications. ISBN 9781873437124 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Ireland, National Library of (12 February 1965). "Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation". G. K. Hall – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Property Price Register - Lands at Muff, Barony of Athlone North, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon". www.myhome.ie.
  6. ^ General Register Office of Ireland (1904). "Alphabetical index to the baronies of Ireland". Census of Ireland 1901: General topographical index. Command papers. Vol. Cd. 2071. HMSO. pp. 966–978.
  7. ^ Office, Ireland Public Record (12 February 1891). "Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and of the Keeper of the State Papers in Ireland: Presented to Both Houses of the Oireachtas". Stationery Office. – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Baile Átha Luain Theas/Athlone South". Logainm.ie.
  9. ^ Connors, Seʹan (12 February 2001). Mapping Ireland: From Kingdoms to Counties. Mercier Press. ISBN 9781856353557 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Naas to Zouch Mill". 12 February 1868 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Johnston-Liik, E. M. (12 May 2008). History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800: Commons, Constituencies and Statutes. Ulster Historical Foundation. ISBN 9781903688717 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com.
  13. ^ Ó hAisibéil, Liam (2018). "The place-names of Co.Roscommon" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2021 – via ARAN (Access to Research at NUI Galway).
  14. ^ "Ballinturly". landedestates.ie.
  15. ^ "Ballyforan". landedestates.ie.
  16. ^ "Estate Record: Mitchell (Castle Strange)". landedestates.ie.
  17. ^ "Hidden Treasure". dúchas.ie.