Decies-within-Drum explained

Decies-within-Drum
Native Name:	Na Déise laistigh 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:	231.99
Area Total Sq Mi:	89.57

Decies-within-Drum (; ^[1]) is a historical barony in County Waterford, Ireland.^[2]

Etymology

Decies (Déisi Muman) bounded in by the Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín).

Geography

Decies-within-Drum is located in the southwest of County Waterford, east of the Munster Blackwater and including the coast between Youghal and Dungarvan harbours.^[3]

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.^[4]

Decies-within-Drum was anciently the territory of the Ó Broic, a surname literally meaning "descendant of badger", perhaps a totemic animal. They claimed descent from the Fir Bolg.^[5]

The Ó Broic were later driven out by the Eóganachta of Desmond. After the Munster Plantation it came to the La Poer (Power) family.^[6] The Walsh (or Welsh) family were also large landowners.^[7]

The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774. Decies-within-Drum contains Gaeltacht na nDéise, an Irish-speaking region.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Decies-within-Drum barony:

• Aglish
• Ardmore
• Clashmore
• Ring
• Villierstown

Notes and References

1. Web site: Na Déise laistigh den Drom/Decies-within-Drum. Logainm.ie.
2. 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. 22 December 2018. A. Fullarton. Google Books.
3. Web site: The Ancient and Present State of the Country and City of Waterford. Charles. Smith. 22 December 2018. Reilly. Google Books.
4. Web site: The Decies - Early Waterford History - Waterford County Museum. www.waterfordmuseum.ie.
5. Web site: Badger - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland. www.libraryireland.com.
6. Web site: The Baronies of Ireland - Family History. sites.rootsweb.com.
7. Web site: Estate Record: Walsh/Welsh (Decies). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221230756/http://www.landedestates.ie:8080/LandedEstates/jsp/estate-show.jsp?id=3458. 2018-12-21.