Gorey (barony)

Gorey Guaire (Irish)
Barony
Countryside near Gorey town
Barony map of County Wexford, 1900; Gorey barony is in the northeast, coloured pink.
Gorey
Coordinates: 52°41′46″N6°18′50″W / 52.696°N 6.314°W / 52.696; -6.314
Sovereign state	Ireland
Province	Leinster
County	Wexford
Area
• Total	331.5 km2 (128.0 sq mi)

Gorey (Irish : Guaire) is a historical barony in northeastern County Wexford, Ireland. ^{[1] [2]}

Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. ^[3] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. ^{[4] [5]}

History

The town and barony of Gorey (Irish Guaire) is believed to derive from the earlier Irish language form Gabraige, meaning "goat tribe," possibly a totemic name of the local people. ^{[6] [7]} There was also a group of Gabraige near the River Suck, who were described as being of the Fir Bolg. ^[8]

In the Gaelic Ireland period, part of the Gorey barony was Uí Dega territory, as well as the Cenél Flaitheamhain. The northern part of the barony was ruled by the Uí Enechglaiss, whose territory continued into County Wicklow. The Uí Ceinnselaig (Kinsellas) were also based here. ^[9]

Geography

Gorey is in the northeast of the county, containing the source and upper parts of the River Bann and a small coastal strip, bordered by County Wicklow to the north. ^[10]

List of settlements

Settlements within the historical barony of Gorey include: ^{[11] [12]}

• Ballycanew
• Boolavogue
• Castletown
• Coolgreany
• Craanford
• Ferns
• Gorey
• The Harrow
• Hollyfort
• Inch
• Killinierin
• Monaseed

References

1. "Guaire/Gorey". logainm.ie.
2. Office, Ireland Census. "Census returns, Inch Parish (Gorey Barony, Wexford), 1901-1911". Family Search.
3. "Property Price Register - Lands at Muff, Barony of Athlone North, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon". www.myhome.ie.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Doherty, Charles (15 November 2013). "The evolution of kingship and government in early medieval Ireland". In Quaghebeur, Joëlle; Oudart, Hervé; Picard, Jean-Michel (eds.). Le prince, son peuple et le bien commun : De l'Antiquité tardive à la fin du Moyen Âge. Histoire. Presses universitaires de Rennes. pp. 397–409. ISBN   978-2-7535-6925-6 – via OpenEdition Books.
7. "Guaire/Gorey". logainm.ie.
8. "DOI: Onomasticon Goedelicum (G)". research.ucc.ie.
9. "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
10. "Genuki: County Wexford Baronies, Villages, Towns & Civil Parishes, Wexford". www.genuki.org.uk.
11. "Sub-units of: Guaire/Gorey". logainm.ie.
12. "Sub-units of: Guaire/Gorey". logainm.ie.