Decies-without-Drum explained

Decies-without-Drum
Native Name:Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom (Irish)
Settlement Type:Barony
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Waterford
Area Total Km2:525.66
Area Total Sq Mi:202.96

Decies-without-Drum (; [1]) is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland.[2] [3]

Etymology

Decies (Déisi Muman) north of the Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín). "Without" is used with the meaning of "beyond" or "outside."

Geography

Decies-without-Drum is located in the centre of County Waterford, including the coast between Dungarvin and Dunbrattin Head. It is divided from Decies-within-Drum by the Drum Hills.[4] [5] It is mostly upland, and is bordered to the west by the Munster Blackwater, and contains most of the River Bricky and Colligan River.[6]

History

Déisi Muman were an ancient Gaelic Irish tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "Vassals of Mumu." and they are believed by some historians to have Gaulish origin.[7] Drumlohan Souterrain and Ogham Stones is an important historic site (AD 400–900).

The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774.[6]

Various branches of the Power / La Poer family owned land in the region before the Cromwellian settlement.[8] Some of it also belonged to the Welsh/Walsh family.[9]

List of settlements

Towns and villages in Decies-without-Drum barony include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom/Decies-without-Drum. Logainm.ie.
  2. Web site: Traveller's New Guide Through Ireland, Containing a New and Accurate Description of the Roads. 21 December 2018. Longman. Google Books.
  3. Web site: History of the Irish Hierarchy, with the Monasteries of Each County, Biographical Notices of the Irish Saints, Prelates and Religious. Thomas. Walsh. 21 December 2018. Sadlier. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Maps of lands in the baronies of Decies-within-Drum, Decies-without-Drum-Gaultiere and Waterford Co. Borough, Co. Waterford by John Brownrigg and John Longfield. 1792 - 1834.. sources.nli.ie.
  5. Web site: Decies Without Drum IrlBarony through time - Census tables with data for the Barony. www.visionofireland.org.
  6. Web site: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication as Existing in 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831. 21 December 2018. A. Fullarton. Google Books.
  7. Web site: The Decies - Early Waterford History - Waterford County Museum. www.waterfordmuseum.ie.
  8. Web site: Estate Record: Power (Decies-without-Drum). landedestates.nuigalway.ie.
  9. Web site: Estate Record: Walsh/Welsh (Decies) . 21 December 2018 . 21 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230756/http://www.landedestates.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=3458 . dead .

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