324:(son of Milo's brother, Richard) got Múscraighe Mittaine which he was expected to win by the sword. The Cogans conquered most of this area, building castles at Mourne Abbey, Maglin (near Ballincollig), Dundrinan, (Castlemore near Cookstown), Dooniskey, Mahallagh, and Macroom. About 1242 John de Cogan (Richard's son) had the patronage of the churches of Clondrohid, Matehy, and Kilshannig. In 1254–5, "Muscryemychene" was one of the cantreds to pay a compotum of 40/- so that the county sessions might be held there.
1067:
343:, the nephew of Fínghin Mac Carthaigh. They apportioned Desmond amongst themselves. The Cogans gradually lost their power and lands in Muskerry. Efforts by the viceroys Lionel and Rokeby to recover Cogan lands from the MacCarthys in east Muskerry failed. In 1398 the Mac Carthys were not alone free to plunder from Dingle to the territory of the Barretts, but could carry on their ancient feud against the Carbery MacCarthys at Carrigrohane.
311:: A mighty hosting this year in Desmumu by William and other foreigners, together with the royalty of all Mumu, i.e. including Muirchertach Ua Briain, Conchobar Ruad, and Donnchad Cairprech, and many others, and their plundering parties were sent against Múscraige Mittaine, and they committed great depredations. They proceeded thence to Cenn Eich, spent a week there, and made great raids and burned corn crops in every place they came to.
259:. This forced the erstwhile rulers of Locha Léin - the O'Flynns - to migrate eastwards. Sometime after 1096, Múscraighe Mittaine fell to the O'Flynns . The local Ó Donnagáin dynasty persisted in their opposition to the usurpers, at least until 1115 when they killed the reigning O'Flynn king of Muskerry. Thereafter, both dynasties were united in obscurity. From 1118 onwards, the
611:
Four townlands of the parish of
Dunderrow lie in the barony; a further five lie to the south in the neighbouring barony of Kinalea. Additional townlands of the parish are situated further south again in a large exclave of the same barony with some contiguous townlands also lying in a third barony
319:
who, when he came to the throne, was determined to weaken the power of the Irish barons. He sequestered the kingdom of
Desmond to the English crown and from 1200 to 1207 he proceeded to parcel out the land among his loyal subjects.
283:. In so doing, he hoped to secure the king's protection for his lands, particularly from Henry's own barons, as was the Gaelic way. Instead, Henry granted of Dermod's entire kingdom to two of his leading adventurer knights -
295:, the grantees took possession of seven cantreds only; three to the east of Cork city were allocated to Fitz-Stephen and four to the west to de Cogan. The remaining twenty four cantreds they allowed to MacCarthy at rent.
276:
640:
Fifteen out of seventeen townlands of the parish of
Garrycloyne lie in the barony. The remaining two contiguous townlands, including its eponymous townland, lie in the barony of Barretts.
667:
90:
since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and in specification, such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier
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MacLysaght (More Irish
Families), notes that the O'Donegans of Aradh (Ara) in Múscraige Tíre became dispersed by the O'Briens whose chief there became Mac I Brien Ara.
340:
626:
Two out of twenty four townlands of the parish of
Kilmurry lie in the barony with the remaining twenty two contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Muskerry West.
251:
Rivalry between the princely houses of the outer circle of the Eóganacht would eventually undo the kingdom of Múscraighe
Mittaine. The O'Donoghues, originally from
458:
637:
Eleven out of forty townlands of the parish of
Donaghmore lie in the barony with the remaining twenty nine contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Barretts.
1054:
197:
615:
Nine out of fifteen townlands of the parish of
Knockavilly lie in the barony with the remaining six contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Kinalea.
1039:
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86:
and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been
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94:
túath which had submitted to the Crown. This is true in the case of the
Muskerry baronies whose origins go back the ancient kingdom of
873:
Diarmuid Ó Murchadha, Journal of the Cork
Historical and Archaeological Society, Vol. LXVI, No. 204; July–December 1961; pages 105-116.
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The parish of St. Nicholas consists of a single townland that is an exclave of the parish proper which lies in the barony of Cork city.
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591:
The parish of St. Finbar's consists of two townlands that form an exclave of the parish proper which lies in the barony of Cork city.
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662:
46:. It may also be viewed as a half barony because some time before the 1821 census data, it was divided from its other half -
597:
Three townlands of the parish of Inishkenny lie in the barony; the bulk of the parish lies in the barony of Cork city.
1084:
585:
The western half of Carrigrohane parishes lies in this barony while the eastern half lies in the barony of Cork city.
315:
As neither Fitz-Stephen nor de Cogan left male heirs, the inheritance was confused. This suited the purposes of King
1105:
182:
138:(although the river bisects the current barony). A pedigree of the chieftains of the tribe may be found in the
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272:
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The parish of Ballinaboy is divided between four baronies. Only two townlands lie in this barony.
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was the alias for Múscraige Tri Maighe and that the territory passed into the possession of the
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909:
63:
252:
126:, the largest were centred on the present baronies of Muskerry (West and East). The tribes or
752:
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773:
650:
299:
119:
594:
A single townland (Ballynora) of the parish of Kilnaglory lies in the barony of Cork city.
264:
134:, that is before the 6th century. At this time, the territory did not extend south of the
8:
494:
284:
280:
135:
83:
35:
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328:
268:
67:
932:
187:
172:
139:
31:
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316:
292:
260:
331:, the McCarthies successfully repulsed the Cambo-Normans although their leader
167:
51:
23:
339:
sept of Carbery made peace with the main branch of the family, whose king was
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962:
825:
288:
220:
115:
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703:(in English and Irish). Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
633:
Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Barretts to the north-east.
131:
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967:
677:
622:
Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Muskerry West to the west.
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162:
111:
39:
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Giraldi Cambrensis Opera (Rolls Series), v. 347; Benedictus Abbas, i, 163.
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208:
55:
43:
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Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Cork city to the east.
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Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Kinalea to the south.
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There are 25 civil parishes either wholly or partly in the barony.
203:
127:
59:
298:
An invasion into Múscraighe Mittaine in 1201 in reported in the
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668:
List of townlands of the barony of East Muskerry in County Cork
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114:
descend form Corc, a son of Cairbre Musc. While the Múscraige
751:. London: George Philips & Son. p. 7. Archived from
91:
38:, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is
842:
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748:Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland
892:Placenames Database of Ireland: Muskerry East.
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820:MacLysaght (More Irish Families) notes that
42:. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of
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798:Book of Leinster, Dublin, TCD, MS 1339 (
744:
271:. The reigning king at the time of the
255:, moved in to become the new princes of
1098:
745:Joyce, P.W. (c. 1880). "County Cork".
50:. Other neighbouring baronies include
905:
663:List of civil parishes of County Cork
54:to the east (surrounding the city of
931:
277:Dermod Mór na Cill Baghain MacCarthy
718:
13:
62:to the north (whose chief town is
14:
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346:
279:, who, in 1171 submitted to King
263:came from the leading family of
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78:Baronies were created after the
73:
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612:still further south - Kinsale.
118:were scattered throughout the
1:
687:
7:
1078:Other baronies of Ireland:
831:family in the 13th century.
787:Family names of County Cork
695:"Irish placenames database"
656:
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237:(alias Múscraighe Luachra)
10:
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882:MacCarthaigh's Book, 1398.
360:Civil Parish English Name
273:Norman invasion of Ireland
101:
80:Norman invasion of Ireland
1074:
1063:
943:
88:administratively obsolete
357:Civil Parish Irish Name
341:Domhnall Ruadh MacCarthy
291:- in 1177. According to
243:Counties Cork, Tipperary
148:Irish name of the túath
1106:Baronies of County Cork
840:T. M. Charles-Edwards,
785:Ó Murchadha, Diarmuid,
397:Carraig Ruacháin Bheag
335:was slain. In 1280 the
142:. The main septs were:
980:Condons and Clangibbon
561:Paróiste Fhionnbharra
313:
27:
854:Annals of Innisfallen
673:MacCarthy of Muskerry
569:Paróiste San Nioclás
333:Fínghin Mac Carthaigh
306:
194:Múscraige Tri Maighe
98:- see History below.
844:, Volume 44, pg 126.
733:From other sources:
651:Carrigaphooca Castle
300:Annals of Inisfallen
257:Eóganacht Locha Léin
66:) and the barony of
822:O'Donegan's country
285:Robert Fitz-Stephen
281:Henry II of England
253:Eóganacht Raithlind
215:Múscraige Mittaine
179:Múscraige Breógain
70:to the north-east.
1055:Orrery and Kilmore
1010:Ibane and Barryroe
198:Orrery and Kilmore
151:Equivalent barony
1111:MacCarthy dynasty
1093:
1092:
576:
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405:Carraig Ruacháin
329:Battle of Callann
269:MacCarthy dynasty
265:Eóganacht Chaisil
249:
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240:Various baronies
202:of the barony of
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400:Carrigrohanebeg
381:Áth na nUamhann
373:Achadh Fhíonach
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322:Richard de Cogan
261:kings of Desmond
235:Múscraighe Aodha
188:County Tipperary
173:County Tipperary
145:
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140:Book of Leinster
82:as divisions of
30:) is one of the
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527:Inis Cionaoith
465:An Díseart Mór
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337:MacCarthy Reagh
317:John of England
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28:Múscraí Thoir
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20:Muskerry East
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1035:Kinnatalloon
1020:Kerrycurrihy
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968:Carbery East
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759:26 September
757:. Retrieved
753:the original
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707:26 September
705:. Retrieved
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678:Muskerry GAA
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543:Maigh Mhide
504:Garrycloyne
450:Knockavilly
415:Ceannmhaigh
409:Carrigrohane
368:Aghabulloge
365:Achadh Bolg
350:
326:
314:
308:
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250:
230:County Cork
163:Ormond Lower
112:Corcu Duibne
105:
77:
40:Ballincollig
19:
18:
530:Inishkenny
491:An Eaglais
477:Donoughmore
468:Desertmore
442:Kilnaglory
431:Cill Muire
392:Ballinaboy
302:as follows:
209:County Cork
183:Clanwilliam
1100:Categories
1030:Kinalmeaky
802:MS H 2.18)
700:logainm.ie
688:References
538:Magourney
521:Inniscarra
517:Inis Cara
486:Dunderrow
426:Kilbonane
132:Eóganachta
1085:by county
990:Cork City
958:Barrymore
789:, pg 153.
509:Greanach
483:Dún Darú
434:Kilmurry
418:Cannaway
384:Athnowen
376:Aghinagh
309:AI1201.12
136:River Lee
130:were pre-
108:Múscraige
96:Múscraige
64:Newmarket
1015:Imokilly
1000:Duhallow
995:Courceys
953:Barretts
933:Baronies
829:de Barry
682:Cork GAA
657:See also
645:Features
546:Moviddy
512:Grenagh
459:Corbally
293:Giraldus
226:Barretts
204:Duhallow
200:and part
120:province
84:counties
68:Barretts
60:Duhallow
32:baronies
1040:Kinsale
1025:Kinalea
631:Note 4:
620:Note 3:
605:Note 2:
579:Note 1:
154:County
124:Munster
102:History
36:Ireland
1005:Fermoy
948:Bantry
555:Matehy
495:Aglish
267:- the
92:Gaelic
692:From
128:septs
24:Irish
985:Cork
963:Bear
937:Cork
800:olim
774:Mumu
761:2011
709:2011
287:and
275:was
224:and
166:and
110:and
106:The
56:Cork
52:Cork
44:Cork
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122:of
58:),
34:of
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