Idrone West

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Idrone West
Uí Dhróna Thiar (Irish)
Barony
Idrone West (Barony).png
CountryRepublic of Ireland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCarlow
Area
 • Land93.34 km2 (36.04 sq mi)

Idrone West (Irish: Uí Dhróna Thiar) is a barony in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland. The early barony of Idrone was split into East and West in 1799.

Etymology[]

Idrone takes its name from the ancient name for the tuath, first recorded c. 1100 as Hua Drona in the Latin Vitae sanctorum Hiberniae.[1] The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee (c. 1150) calls it Huib Dróna in Middle Irish. The ruling family claimed descent from Drona, fourth son of Cathair Mór, a legendary 2nd century AD king.[2]

Location[]

Idrone West is found in the western part of County Carlow, west of the River Barrow.

Idrone West barony is bordered to the southeast by Idrone East; to the northeast by Carlow; (both the preceding baronies are also in County Carlow); to the west by Gowran and Fassadinin, County Kilkenny; and to the northwest by Slievemargy, County Laois.

History[]

The Uí Bairrche and Ui Drona are cited early here. The O'Riain (Ryan) sept was Lords of Idrone. The Ó Dubhghaill (O'Doyle) clan of Viking origin was said to originate from a 9th-century King of Idrone.[3]

List of settlements[]

Below is a list of settlements in Idrone West barony:

Civil Parishes[]

Cloydagh (8 townlands)

Killinane (7 townlands)

Oldleighlin (25 townlands)

Tullowcreen (12 townlands)

Wells (9 townlands)

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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