Magunihy

Magunihy Maigh gCoinchinn (Irish)
Barony
Forest track near Maulykeavane
Barony map of County Kerry, 1900; Magunihy barony is in the east, coloured green.
Magunihy
Coordinates: 52°05′N9°27′W / 52.09°N 9.45°W / 52.09; -9.45
Sovereign state	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Kerry
Area
• Total	673.5 km2 (260.0 sq mi)

Magunihy (Irish : Maigh gCoinchinn; also spelled Magonhy) ^[1] is a historical barony in eastern County Kerry, Ireland. ^{[2] [3]}

Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.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 name Magunihy is from Irish Maigh gCoinchinn, "Coinchinn's plain." Coinchinn (lit. 'wolf warrior') ^[6] is a female name; a Coinchinn, daughter of Cathbhadh, appears in the genealogy of the Corcu Loígde. ^[7]

The Ó Conghalaigh of Corcu Duibne, were the medieval rulers of the territory. By the 11th century the O'Donoghues forced them to the west, as the O'Donoghue were driven from County Cork by the MacCarthy and O'Mahonys. The McGillycuddy family were also found in Magunihy. ^[8]

MacCarthy Mór were centered at Muckross, near Killarney. ^[9]

The barony of Magunihy was created in the 16th century. Until 1843 it included exclaves known as the "East Fractions" that were surrounded by County Cork and included the village of Ballydaly. ^[10]

Geography

Magunihy is in the east of the county, bounded to the north by the River Maine, to the west by the River Laune and MacGillycuddy's Reeks, and to the east by the Munster Blackwater and the border with County Cork. ^[11]

List of settlements

Settlements within the historical barony of Magunihy include: ^[12]

• Ballyhar
• Farranfore
• Firies
• Glenflesk
• Gneevgullia
• Kilcummin
• Killarney
• Rathmore

References

1. "The Registered Papers of the Chief Secretary's Office: National Archives: 1826 Outrage Reports (Browse records)". csorp.nationalarchives.ie.
2. "Magunihy". www.townlands.ie.
3. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. (1897:127). Ireland: The Society.
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. Dungan, M. (2024). Land Is All That Matters: The Struggle That Shaped Irish History. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing.
7. "Part 8 of The genealogy of Corca Laidhe". celt.ucc.ie.
8. O'Laughlin, M. C. (2002:121). The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small. United States: Irish Genealogical Foundation.
9. "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
10. "Magunihy". Millstreet.ie. 22 January 2015.
11. "Magunihy Parishes – L Brown Collection".
12. "Sub-units of: Maigh gCoinchinn/Magunihy". logainm.ie.