Athlone South

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administrative units.[5] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[6][7]

Athlone South
Baile Átha Luain Theas (Irish)
Barony
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Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Athlone barony is in the south, coloured purple, undivided.
Barony map of County Roscommon, 1900; Athlone barony is in the south, coloured purple, undivided.
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyRoscommon
Area
 • Total322.37 km2 (124.47 sq mi)


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
  1. "Baile Átha Luain Theas/Athlone South". Logainm.ie.
  2. "Helen Doxford Harris » Helen".
  3. McDonnell-Garvey, Máire (12 February 1995). Mid-Connacht: The Ancient Territory of Sliabh Lugha. Drumlin Publications. ISBN 9781873437124 – via Google Books.
  4. Ireland, National Library of (12 February 1965). "Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation". G. K. Hall – via Google Books.
  5. "Property Price Register - Lands at Muff, Barony of Athlone North, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon". www.myhome.ie.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Baile Átha Luain Theas/Athlone South". Logainm.ie.
  9. Connors, Seʹan (12 February 2001). Mapping Ireland: From Kingdoms to Counties. Mercier Press. ISBN 9781856353557 – via Google Books.
  10. "Naas to Zouch Mill". 12 February 1868 – via Google Books.
  11. 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.
  12. "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com.
  13. 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).
  14. "Ballinturly". landedestates.ie.
  15. "Ballyforan". landedestates.ie.
  16. "Estate Record: Mitchell (Castle Strange)". landedestates.ie.
  17. "Hidden Treasure". dúchas.ie.
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