Trughanacmy
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Trughanacmy is a barony in County Kerry
, Ireland
. The barony is an obsolescent administrative area, having ceased to have any government function since the enactment of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
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In 1881 the barony had an area of 195147 acres (78,973.3 ha).
Triocha Chead an Aicme Chiarraighe, or "Barony of the Ciarraige". The Ciarraighe, or "people of Ciar" were the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in area, and who gave their name to the county.
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County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The barony is an obsolescent administrative area, having ceased to have any government function since the enactment of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
The Local Government Act 1898 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that established a system of local government in Ireland similar to that already created for England, Wales and Scotland by legislation in 1888 and 1889...
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In 1881 the barony had an area of 195147 acres (78,973.3 ha).
Name
The name of the barony was derived from the IrishIrish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Triocha Chead an Aicme Chiarraighe, or "Barony of the Ciarraige". The Ciarraighe, or "people of Ciar" were the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in area, and who gave their name to the county.
Parishes
The barony contained the whole or part of twenty-one civil parishCivil 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...
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- AnnaghBlennervilleBlennerville is a small village and suburb of Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. It is approximately west of the town centre on the N86 road to Dingle, where the River Lee enters Tralee Bay. The village was formerly Tralee's port, and is connected to the town centre by a ship canal...
(part) - Ardfert (part: Ardfert Village is in the Barony of ClanmauriceBarony of ClanmauriceClanmaurice is a barony in County Kerry, Ireland. It contains 16 Parishes and it is roughly 485 km2.-Parishes:*Ardfert*Ballyheigue*Duagh*Dysert *Finuge*Kilcarragh*Kilfeighny*Kilflyn*Killahan*Killury...
) - Ballincuslane
- BallymacelligottBallymacelligottBallymacelligott is a parish in the north of County Kerry in Ireland. It is situated east of Tralee.-History:A quarry was first built in Ballymacelligott in 1811 as a source for building materials for construction of a barracks in Tralee. The present day Ballymacelligott Church was built in 1824...
- Ballynahaglish
- BallyseedyBallyseedyBallyseedy is a townland in County Kerry, Ireland. It was historically situated in the parish of Ballyseedy, within the barony of Trughanacmy. The townland contains a number of notable landmarks, including Ballyseedy Wood, a bridge over the Ballycarty River and a ruined Protestant church...
- Brosna
- CastleislandCastleislandCastleisland is a town and commercial centre in County Kerry in south west Ireland. The town is renowned for the width of its main street. Castleisland has a population of 2,170....
- Clogherbrien
- CurransCurransCurrans is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is 8.5 km southwest of Castleisland.-History:The old parish church was abandoned after the Reformation, and fell into ruins. In the Church of Ireland, the parish has long been united to Tralee.In the Roman Catholic church Currans parish was...
(part) - Dysert
- FenitFenitFenit is a small village in County Kerry, Ireland, located on north side of Tralee Bay about west of Tralee town, just south of the Shannon Estuary. The bay is enclosed from the Atlantic by the Maharee spit which extends northwards from the Dingle peninsula...
- Kilcolman (part)
- Kilgarrylander
- Kileentierna (part)
- KillorglinKillorglinKillorglin is a town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is located on the river Laune, which has a rowing club and a new boathouse. The population of Killorglin is 4,150 although this expands considerably during Puck Fair due to visitors and returning emigrants.Killorglin is a major activity centre...
(part) - Kiltallagh
- Nohaval
- O'Brennan
- Ratass
- Tralee