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Barony in Connacht, Ireland
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[5] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the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
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"Baile Átha Luain Theas/Athlone South" . Logainm.ie .
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"Helen Doxford Harris » Helen" .
^ McDonnell-Garvey, Máire (12 February 1995).
Mid-Connacht: The Ancient Territory of Sliabh Lugha . Drumlin Publications.
ISBN
9781873437124 – via Google Books.
^ Ireland, National Library of (12 February 1965).
"Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation" . G. K. Hall – via Google Books.
^
"Property Price Register - Lands at Muff, Barony of Athlone North, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon" . www.myhome.ie .
^
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.
^ 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.
^
"Baile Átha Luain Theas/Athlone South" . Logainm.ie .
^ Connors, Seʹan (12 February 2001).
Mapping Ireland: From Kingdoms to Counties . Mercier Press.
ISBN
9781856353557 – via Google Books.
^
"Naas to Zouch Mill" . 12 February 1868 – via Google Books.
^ 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.
^
"The Baronies of Ireland - Family History" . sites.rootsweb.com .
^ 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 ).
^
"Ballinturly" . landedestates.ie .
^
"Ballyforan" . landedestates.ie .
^
"Estate Record: Mitchell (Castle Strange)" . landedestates.ie .
^
"Hidden Treasure" . dúchas.ie .