Athlone South Explained

Athlone South
Native Name:Baile Átha Luain Theas (Irish)
Settlement Type:Barony
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Roscommon
Area Total Km2:322.37
Area Total Sq Mi:124.47

Athlone South ([1]), also called South Athlone,[2] is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland.[3] [4] Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[5] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[6] [7]

Etymology

Athlone South is named after Athlone town; it contains the western portion of the town, west of the River Shannon, although part of it (seven townlands) has been transferred to County Westmeath.[8]

Geography

Athlone South is located in the south of County Roscommon, bounded by the River Shannon and Lough Ree to the east and the River Suck to the west.[9]

History

It was originally a single barony with Athlone North; they were separated by 1868.[10] [11]

Athlone barony was anciently ruled by the Ó Ceallaigh (O'Kellys), princes of Uí Maine. The Ó Fallúin (O'Fallons) were also a powerful family.[12] It was created from the early medieval cantred of Tyrmany (Tír Maine), and by 1585 it was known as O'Kelly's Country.[13] By the 18th and 19th centuries, it was the seat of the Kellys, Mitchells and Cootes.[14] [15] [16]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Athlone South:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baile Átha Luain Theas/Athlone South. Logainm.ie.
  2. Web site: Helen Doxford Harris » Helen.
  3. Book: McDonnell-Garvey, Máire. Mid-Connacht: The Ancient Territory of Sliabh Lugha. 12 February 1995. Drumlin Publications. 9781873437124. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Manuscript Sources for the History of Irish Civilisation. National Library of. Ireland. 12 February 1965. G. K. Hall. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Property Price Register - Lands at Muff, Barony of Athlone North, Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon. www.myhome.ie.
  6. Book: General Register Office of Ireland . Census of Ireland 1901: General topographical index . http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/PageBrowser?path=Browse/Census%20(by%20date)/1901/Ireland&active=yes&mno=453&tocstate=expandnew&tocseq=3800&display=sections&display=tables&display=pagetitles&pageseq=first-nonblank . Command papers . Cd. 2071 . 1904 . . 966–978 . Alphabetical index to the baronies of Ireland.
  7. Web site: 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. Ireland Public Record. Office. 12 February 1891. Stationery Office.. Google Books.
  8. Web site: Baile Átha Luain Theas/Athlone South. Logainm.ie.
  9. Book: Connors, Seʹan. Mapping Ireland: From Kingdoms to Counties. 12 February 2001. Mercier Press. 9781856353557. Google Books.
  10. Web site: Naas to Zouch Mill. 12 February 1868. Google Books.
  11. Book: Johnston-Liik, E. M.. History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800: Commons, Constituencies and Statutes. 12 May 2008. Ulster Historical Foundation. 9781903688717. Google Books.
  12. Web site: The Baronies of Ireland - Family History. sites.rootsweb.com.
  13. Web site: The place-names of Co.Roscommon . 2018 . Liam . Ó hAisibéil . ARAN (Access to Research at NUI Galway) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603223044/https://aran.library.nuigalway.ie/bitstream/handle/10379/15268/The_Place-Names_of_Co._Roscommon_-_Liam_%C3%93_hAisib%C3%A9il.pdf . 3 June 2021.
  14. Web site: Ballinturly. landedestates.ie.
  15. Web site: Ballyforan. landedestates.ie.
  16. Web site: Estate Record: Mitchell (Castle Strange). landedestates.ie.
  17. Web site: Hidden Treasure. dúchas.ie.

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