Iraghticonnor

Iraghticonnor (Irish: Oireacht Uí Chonchúir) is a historical barony in northeastern County Kerry, Ireland.^[1]

Iraghticonnor Oireacht Uí Chonchúir (Irish)
Barony
Saint Teresa's Church in Lisselton
Barony map of County Kerry, 1900; Iraghticonnor barony is in the north, coloured peach.
Iraghticonnor
Coordinates: 52°29′N 9°29′W
Sovereign state	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Kerry
Area
• Total	356.5 km2 (137.7 sq mi)

Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.^[2] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.^[3][4]

History

The name Iraghticonnor is from Irish Oireacht Uí Chonchúir, "inheritance of the Uí Chonchúir [O'Conors]". The territory was also named Hy Cain air Ciaruidhe.^[5][6][5]

Geography

Iraghticonnor is in the northeast of the county, bounded to the north by the Shannon Estuary, to the east by the border with County Limerick, and to the south by the River Feale and Cashen River.

List of settlements

Settlements within the historical barony of Iraghticonnor include:^[7]

• Ballybunnion
• Ballylongford
• Lisselton
• Listowel
• Newtownsandes
• Tarbert

References

1. "Iraghticonnor". www.townlands.ie.
2. "Iraghticonnor Barony | Landed Estates | University of Galway". landedestates.ie.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "Ancient Clans of County Kerry". sites.rootsweb.com.
6. "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
7. "Sub-units of: Oireacht Uí Chonchúir/Iraghticonnor". logainm.ie.