| Kinnatalloon | |
| Native Name: | Coill na Talún (Irish) |
| Settlement Type: | Barony |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland County Cork |
| Coordinates: | 52.06°N -8.06°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cork |
| Area Total Km2: | 112.2 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 43.3 |
Kinnatalloon is a historical barony in east County Cork, Ireland.[1] [2]
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[3] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[4] [5]
The current Irish name means "forest of the land," but this is a corruption. The original name is thought to have been Cenél Tolamnach ("Tolamhnach's kind"), a tribal name referring to Tolamhnach, a chief of the Uí Liatháin people who died at the Battle of Carn Conaill near Gort in AD 649.[6] [7]
The ancient kingdom of Uí Liatháin consisted of Kinnatalloon and part of Barrymore barony. In the mid-18th century the common surnames in Kinnatalloon were Keeffe, Ahern, Carthy, Cotter, Daly, Fitzgerald, Geiry, Lyne, Quirk and Walsh.[8]
Kinnatalloon is in the east of the county, chiefly between the Tourig River and River Bride, bordering on County Waterford to its east.
Settlements within the historical barony of Kinnatalloon include:[9]