Clanwilliam is one of the baronies of Ireland

Barony (Ireland)

In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...

, a historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Tipperary

Tipperary

Tipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....

. It is one of 14 baronies in the old county of Tipperary between Kilnamanagh Lower

Kilnamanagh Lower

Kilnamanagh Lower is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Dundrum...

 to the north (whose chief town is Dundrum

Dundrum, County Tipperary

Dundrum , is a village in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, South Tipperary, Ireland ....

), Iffa and Offa West

Iffa and Offa West

Iffa and Offa West is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Cahir...

 to the south (whose chief town is Cahir

Cahir

Cahir is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. The town is best known for its castle and the Swiss Cottage. It is in the barony of Iffa and Offa West.-Location and access:...

) and Middle Third

Middle Third (South Tipperary)

Middle Third is one of the baronies of Ireland, a historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Cashel. It is one of 14 baronies in the old county of Tipperary between Eliogarty to the north , Iffa and Offa East to the south , Clanwilliam to the west and...

 to the east (whose chief town is Cashel

Cashel, County Tipperary

Cashel is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 2936 at the 2006 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation....

).
It is currently administered by South Tipperary

South Tipperary

South Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...

 County Council.

Legal context

Baronies were created after the Norman

Normans

The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...

 invasion as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and specification such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic

Gaels

The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....

 túath

Tuath

Túath is an Old Irish word, often translated as "people" or "nation". It is cognate with the Welsh and Breton tud , and with the Germanic þeudō ....

 which had submitted to the Crown.

Modern times

When County Tipperary

County Tipperary

County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...

 was split into North

North Tipperary

North Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-West Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...

 and South Riding

South Tipperary

South Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...

s in 1836, Clanwilliam was allocated to the south riding. However, the neighbouring barony of Kilnamanagh was split into Upper and Lower half-baronies, being allocated to the north and south ridings respectively.

Towns, villages and townlands of the barony

Bansha

Bansha

Bansha is a village in the barony of Clanwilliam, South Tipperary in Ireland. The village is part of the parish of "Bansha and Kilmoyler" in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Bansha is co-extensive with the pre-Reformation parish of Templeneiry of which the townland name of...

, Golden

Golden, County Tipperary

Golden is a village in South Tipperary in Ireland. The village is situated on the River Suir. It is located between the towns of Cashel and Tipperary on the N74 road. In older times the village was known as Goldenbridge...

, Limerick Junction

Limerick Junction

Limerick Junction is an important railway station in South Tipperary, Ireland which was originally named "Tipperary Junction". Tipperary town is about two miles away to the south-east. Limerick Junction, with a cluster of pleasantly presented railway cottages and a pub, is a small hamlet...

, Shronell

Shronell

Shronell, Shrone Hill, or Shronel is a townland near the villages of Lattin and Emly. It is situated 3 miles South West of Tipperary, Ireland on the R515 regional road.- Origin of name :...

, Newtown

Newtown, Clanwilliam

There are two townlands with the name Newtown, in the Barony of Clanwilliam in South Tipperary, Ireland.*Newtown in the Civil Parish of Clonbeg*Newtown in the Civil Parish of Solloghodbeg...

Civil parishes of the barony

This table lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).

Name in Irish	Name in English
Baile Ghrífín	​Ballygriffin
Brí Ois	​Bruis
Cill Airdrí	​Killardry
Cill Churnáin	​Kilcornan
Cill Fhiacal	​Kilfeakle
Cill Mhíolchon	​Kilmucklin
Cill tSeáin	​Kilshane
Cluain Abhla	​Clonoulty
Cluain Big	​Clonbeg
Cluain Bolg	​Clonbullogue
Cluain Peata	​Clonpet
An Corrdhaingean	​Cordangan
Corróg	Corroge
Cuilleann	​Cullen
Daingean Deargáin	​Dangandargan
Dún Eochaille	​Donohill
Reilig Mhuire agus Áth Iseal	​Relickmurry and Athassel
An Gleann Bán	​Glenbane
Imleach	Emly Emly Emly or Emlybeg is a village in South Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Clanwilliam. It is also an Ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly....
Laitean	​Lattin
Ráth Laighnín	​Rathlynin
Srónaill	​Shronell
Sulchóid Bheag	​Solloghodbeg
Sulchóid Mhór	​Solloghodmore
Teampall Néire	​Templeneiry
An Teampall Nua	​Templenoe
Teampall Uí Bhrídeáin	​Templebredon
Tiobraid Árann	​Tipperary Tipperary Tipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....
Tuaim	​Toem
Uachtar Liag	​Oughterleague

External links

• Placenames Database of Ireland Source given is "Ordnance survey".