Decies-within-Drum

Decies-within-Drum (/ˈdʃə/; Irish: Na Déise laistigh den Drom[1]) is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland.[2]

Decies-within-Drum
Na Déise laistigh den Drom (Irish)
Coastal fields south of Ardmore
Coastal fields south of Ardmore
Barony map of County Waterford, 1900; Decies-within-Drum is coloured yellow, in the southwest.
Barony map of County Waterford, 1900; Decies-within-Drum is coloured yellow, in the southwest.
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyWaterford
Area
  Total231.99 km2 (89.57 sq mi)

Etymology

Decies (Déisi Muman) bounded in by the Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín).

Geography

Decies-within-Drum is located in the southwest of County Waterford, east of the Munster Blackwater and including the coast between Youghal and Dungarvan harbours.[3]

History

Déisi Muman were an ancient Gaelic Irish tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "Vassals of Mumu." and they are believed by some historians to have Gaulish origin.[4]

Decies-within-Drum was anciently the territory of the Ó Broic, a surname literally meaning "descendant of badger", perhaps a totemic animal. They claimed descent from the Fir Bolg.[5]

The Ó Broic were later driven out by the Eóganachta of Desmond. After the Munster Plantation it came to the La Poer (Power) family.[6] The Walsh/Welsh family were also largeg landowners.[7]

The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774. Decies-within-Drum contains Gaeltacht na nDéise, an Irish-speaking region.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Decies-within-Drum barony:

References

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