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313:(son of Milo's brother, Richard) got Múscraige Mittaine which he was expected to win by the sword. The de 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 cantrefs to pay a compotum of 40/- so that the county sessions might be held there.
1029:
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.
300:: 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.
246:. 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
324:, but removed from there about the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion. They became lords, under the MacCarthy dynasty, of the country between Macroom and Inchigeelagh. In 1642, sixteen leading men of the name were attainted (legally deprived of civil rights), including Connor O’Leary of Carrignacurra and Auliff O’Leary of Cunnowley.
839:
FitzGerald, Garret. “Estimates for
Baronies of Minimum Level of Irish-Speaking Amongst Successive Decennial Cohorts: 1771-1781 to 1861-1871.” Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, vol. 84C, Royal Irish Academy, 1984, pp.
522:
The parish of
Macroom consists of the core around the town as well as two exclaves mainly enclosed by the parish of Clondrohid as well as a third exclave between Clondrohid and the parish of Aghabulloge in the neighbouring barony of Muskerry
308:
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.
270:. 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,
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286:
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 cantrefs they allowed to MacCarthy at rent.
83:
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
543:
Forty-six out of fifty-two townlands of the parish of
Drishane lie in the barony with the remaining six contiguous townlands lying in a salient of the barony of Duhallow.
745:
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:
532:
Twenty four out of twenty six townlands of the parish of
Kilmurry lie in the barony with the remaining two contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Muskerry East.
238:
Rivalry between the princely houses of the outer circle of the Eóganacht would eventually undo the kingdom of Múscraige
Mittaine. The O'Donoghues, originally from
554:
107 out of 118 townlands of the parish of
Inchigeelagh lie in the barony with the remaining eleven contiguous townlands lying in the barony of Carbery East.
1016:
186:
1001:
310:
346:
The barony was recorded in the 1871 census as having the second highest proportion of Irish speakers - 55% - of all the baronies of County Cork. Only
601:
996:
981:
79:
and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been
511:
80:
680:
821:
Diarmuid Ó Murchadha, Journal of the Cork
Historical and Archaeological Society, Vol. LXVI, No. 204; July–December 1961; pages 105-116.
471:
986:
481:
885:
596:
43:. It may also be viewed as a half barony because sometime before the 1821 census, it was divided from its other half –
557:
Two thirds of the parish of
Kilmichael lie in the barony with the remaining third lying in the barony of Carbery East.
1046:
304:
As neither Fitz-Stephen nor de Cogan left male heirs, the inheritance was confused. This suited the purposes of King
1067:
171:
127:(although the river bisects the current barony). A pedigree of the chieftains of the tribe may be found in the
368:
1041:
909:
878:
1072:
658:
259:
72:
853:
383:
243:
332:
433:
758:
was the alias for Múscraige Tri Maighe and that the territory passed into the possession of the
941:
871:
56:
52:
358:
239:
115:, the largest were centred on the present baronies of Muskerry (West and East). The tribes or
686:
606:
707:
290:
108:
251:
123:, that is before the 6th century. At this time, the territory did not extend south of the
8:
271:
267:
124:
76:
32:
971:
951:
919:
347:
212:
808:
914:
328:
255:
894:
176:
161:
128:
28:
966:
336:
305:
279:
247:
331:, the MacCarthies successfully repulsed the Cambo-Normans although their leader
156:
20:
339:
sept of Carbery made peace with the main branch of the family, whose king was
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1006:
946:
924:
759:
375:
275:
104:
44:
637:(in English and Irish). Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
120:
935:
929:
611:
576:
567:
550:
Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Carbery East to the south.
528:
Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Muskerry East to the east.
491:
451:
403:
151:
100:
798:
Giraldi Cambrensis Opera (Rolls Series), v. 347; Benedictus Abbas, i, 163.
96:
898:
571:
321:
197:
40:
991:
841:
633:
584:
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Parishes shared with the neighbouring barony of Duhallow to the north.
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413:
317:
423:
60:
1028:
976:
961:
956:
863:
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320:(Ó Laoghaire) were originally chiefs of the territory lying around
192:
116:
48:
501:
283:
112:
36:
289:
An invasion into Múscraige Mittaine in 1201 in reported in the
103:
descend form Corc, a son of Cairbre Musc. While the Múscraige
685:. London: George Philips & Son. p. 7. Archived from
84:
35:, a historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is
776:
The Chronicle of Ireland. Translated texts for historians.
59:(West Division) to the south (whose chief town is
1059:
602:List of townlands of the barony of West Muskerry
682:Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland
879:
854:Placenames Database of Ireland: Muskerry West
754:MacLysaght (More Irish Families) notes that
39:. It is one of 24 baronies in the county of
886:
872:
672:
579:, is megalithic complex that lies between
732:Book of Leinster, Dublin, TCD, MS 1339 (
678:
367:
357:
282:, the grantees took possession of seven
258:. The reigning king at the time of the
242:, moved in to become the new princes of
87:túath which had submitted to the Crown.
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679:Joyce, P.W. (c. 1880). "County Cork".
47:. Other neighbouring baronies include
867:
597:List of civil parishes of County Cork
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842:http://www.jstor.org/stable/25506114
372:The most eastern part of the barony.
264:Dermod Mór na Cill Baghain MacCarthy
652:
570:, is a megalithic complex close to
13:
364:barony at the Kerry county bounds.
51:to the north (whose chief town is
14:
1084:
353:
266:, who, in 1171 submitted to King
250:came from the leading family of
1027:
71:Baronies were created after the
66:
847:
833:
824:
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792:
350:had a higher proportion (59%).
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107:were scattered throughout the
1:
621:
362:The most western part of the
7:
1040:Other baronies of Ireland:
765:family in the 13th century.
721:Family names of County Cork
629:"Irish placenames database"
590:
10:
1089:
830:MacCarthaigh's Book, 1398.
395:Civil parish English name
260:Norman invasion of Ireland
224:(alias Múscraige Luachra)
90:
73:Norman invasion of Ireland
1036:
1025:
905:
81:administratively obsolete
392:Civil parish Irish name
341:Domhnall Ruadh MacCarthy
230:Counties Cork, Tipperary
137:Irish name of the túath
1068:Baronies of County Cork
774:T. M. Charles-Edwards,
719:Ó Murchadha, Diarmuid,
335:was slain. In 1280 the
131:. The main septs were:
942:Condons and Clangibbon
809:"Annals of Inisfallen"
379:
365:
302:
278:in 1177. According to
57:Barony of Carbery East
24:
788:Annals of Innisfallen
607:MacCarthy of Muskerry
508:Maigh Cluana Aichidh
371:
361:
333:Fínghin Mac Carthaigh
295:
183:Múscraige Tri Maighe
778:, Volume 44, pg 126.
667:From other sources:
291:Annals of Inisfallen
244:Eóganacht Locha Léin
756:O'Donegan's country
272:Robert Fitz-Stephen
268:Henry II of England
240:Eóganacht Raithlind
204:Múscraige Mittaine
168:Múscraige Breógain
1017:Orrery and Kilmore
972:Ibane and Barryroe
410:Baile na Daibhche
380:
374:A bridge over the
366:
348:Ibane and Barryroe
187:Orrery and Kilmore
140:Equivalent barony
1073:MacCarthy dynasty
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517:
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458:Cluain Droichead
329:Battle of Callann
256:MacCarthy dynasty
252:Eóganacht Chaisil
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227:Various baronies
191:of the barony of
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248:kings of Desmond
177:County Tipperary
162:County Tipperary
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129:Book of Leinster
75:as divisions of
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498:Maigh Chromtha
448:Cill na Martra
386:in the barony.
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337:MacCarthy Reagh
306:John of England
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222:Múscraige Aodha
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148:Múscraige Tíre
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67:Legal context
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45:Muskerry East
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34:
30:
26:
25:Múscraí Thiar
22:
18:
17:Muskerry West
1011:
997:Kinnatalloon
982:Kerrycurrihy
936:Carbery West
930:Carbery East
861:
849:
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693:24 September
691:. Retrieved
687:the original
681:
674:
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641:24 September
639:. Retrieved
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625:
614:, a club in
612:Muskerry GAA
577:Knocknakilla
568:Carrigagulla
547:
546:
536:
535:
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518:
492:Inchigeelagh
452:Kilnamartery
420:Cill Coirne
404:Ballyvourney
381:
345:
326:
315:
303:
297:
296:
293:as follows:
288:
237:
217:County Cork
152:Ormond Lower
101:Corcu Duibne
94:
70:
16:
15:
572:Ballinagree
562:Attractions
468:An Driseán
440:Cill Muire
378:at Macroom.
322:Rosscarbery
198:County Cork
172:Clanwilliam
1062:Categories
992:Kinalmeaky
736:MS H 2.18)
634:logainm.ie
622:References
585:Clondrohid
581:Millstreet
512:Macloneigh
478:Dún Uisce
462:Clondrohid
434:Kilmichael
414:Ballinadee
121:Eóganachta
55:) and the
1047:by county
952:Cork City
920:Barrymore
723:, pg 153.
443:Kilmurry
424:Kilcorney
298:AI1201.12
125:River Lee
119:were pre-
97:Múscraige
61:Dunmanway
53:Newmarket
977:Imokilly
962:Duhallow
957:Courceys
915:Barretts
895:Baronies
840:117–55,
763:de Barry
616:Cork GAA
591:See also
472:Drishane
318:O'Learys
284:cantrefs
280:Giraldus
213:Barretts
193:Duhallow
189:and part
109:province
77:counties
49:Duhallow
29:baronies
1002:Kinsale
987:Kinalea
548:Note 4:
537:Note 3:
526:Note 2:
520:Note 1:
502:Macroom
482:Dunisky
143:County
113:Munster
91:History
37:Macroom
33:Ireland
967:Fermoy
910:Bantry
254:- the
85:Gaelic
626:From
523:East.
117:septs
21:Irish
947:Cork
925:Bear
899:Cork
734:olim
708:Mumu
695:2011
643:2011
583:and
316:The
274:and
262:was
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95:The
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