Delvin (barony)

For the town in County Westmeath, see Delvin. For the civil parish in County Westmeath, see Delvin (civil parish).

Delvin Dealbhna
Barony
Location of Delvin on a map of Westmeath
Delvin Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°36′56″N 7°05′04″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Westmeath
Area
• Total	155.8 km^2 (60.2 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid Reference	N606632

Delvin (Irish: Dealbhna)[1] is a barony in north-east County Westmeath, in Ireland. It was formed by 1672.[2] It is bordered by County Meath to the east and three other baronies: Fore (to the north–west), Moyashel and Magheradernon (to the south–west) and Farbill (to the south). The largest centre of population is Delvin.

Geography

Delvin barony has an area of 38,507.5 acres (155.834 km^2).[2] The N51, a national secondary road, starts in Delvin at a junction with the N52 and leaves the barony eventually terminating near Drogheda in County Louth. The N52 passes through Delvin, connecting the M1 motorway north of Dundalk in County Louth with the M7 motorway just south of Nenagh, County Tipperary. The R395 regional road links Delvin to Edgeworthstown in County Longford.

Civil parishes of the barony

This table[3] lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).

Name in English	Name in Irish
Clonarney	Cluain Earna
Delvin	Dealbhna
Kilcumny	Cill Chuimne
Killagh	–
Killua	Cill Dalua
Killucan (part of)	Cill Liúcainne
Killulagh	Cill Uailleach

The civil parish of Killucan is split between two baronies, however the majority is within the barony of Farbill.

Towns, villages and townlands

• Archerstown
• Bracklin
• Clonmellon
• Delvin
• Drumcree

There are 98 townlands in the barony of Delvin.[2]

Buildings of note

• Ballinlough Castle
• Clonyn Castle
• Delvin Castle
• Killua Castle

References

1. Barony of Delvin The Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved on 30 May 2015
2. Barony of Delvin townlands.ie Retrieved on 30 May 2015.
3. Civil parishes of the barony of Delvin. Placenames Database of Ireland Retrieved on 7 June 2015

External links

• Map of Delvin at openstreetmap.org
• Barony of Delvin, County Westmeath at Townlands.ie