Middle Third (County Waterford barony) explained

Middle Third
Native Name:	An Trian Meánach (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:	180.53
Area Total Sq Mi:	69.70

Middle Third or Middlethird (^[1]) is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland.^[2]

Etymology

A "third" (trian) was an old Irish land division of variable extent. The other "thirds" were Upperthird and Gaultier.^[3]

Geography

Middle Third is located in the east of County Waterford, south of the River Suir and west of Gaultier. It contains the stretch of coastline from Tramore Bay to Dunabrattin Head.

It also contains Bilberry Rock, site of a feral goat herd for centuries.

History

Middle Third was a barony by 1672.

Some of Middle Third was anciently part of the Viscount Doneraile's estate.^[4] The western part formed part of Paoracha, "Powers' Country."^[5]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Middle Third barony:

• Annestown
• Fenor
  • Kilmeadan Tramore

Notes and References

1. Web site: An Trian Meánach/Middle Third. Logainm.ie.
2. Web site: 4A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland ... Being a Continuation of the Topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Nicholas. Carlisle. 20 December 2018. Miller. Google Books.
3. Book: Power, Patrick. The Place-names of Decies. variable extent.. 1907. D. Nutt. Internet Archive.
4. Web site: Halfe years rent roll of Kilmeaden Estate for the 25th March and first May, 1759, No. 4.. Viscounts. Doneraile. catalogue.nli.ie. 1759 .
5. http://snap.waterfordcoco.ie/collections/ebooks/106325/106325.pdf