Shelmalier Explained

Shelmalier or Shelmaliere (Irish: Síol Maoluír, from Old Irish Síl Máel Uidir, "Offspring of Maeleer") is a region in County Wexford, Ireland.^{[1] [2]} It comprises two historical baronies, East Shelmaliere and West Shelmaliere.^[3]

The farmers of Shelmalier were accustomed to shooting wild fowl.^[4]

The area is mentioned in Patrick Joseph McCall's ballads Kelly the Boy from Killanne and Boolavogue.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Hore . Herbert F. . 1859 . A Chorographic Account of the Southern Part of the County of Wexford, Written Anno 1684: By Robert Leigh, Esq., of Rosegarland, in That County. (Concluded) . The Journal of the Kilkenny and South-East of Ireland Archaeological Society . 2 . 2 . 451–467 . 25502576 . 0790-6366.
2. O'Donovan . John . 1841 . Origin and Meanings of Irish Family Names . The Irish Penny Journal . 1 . 42 . 330–332 . 10.2307/30001368 . 30001368 . 2009-0935.
3. Shearman . J. F. . 1878 . Loca Patriciana: Part XII. The Early Kings of Ossory: The Seven Kings of Cashel Usurpers in Ossory: The Kings of the Silmaelodra-Of the Clan Maelaithgen - Maelduin Mac Cumiscagh-Cearbhall Mac Dungal: The Anglo-Norman Invasion of Ossory, &c., &c. Martin the Elder, a Patrician Missionary in Ossory: His Churches . The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland . 4 . 33/34 . 336–408 . 25506726 . 0790-6382.
4. Book: Watters, John J. . The Natural History of the Birds of Ireland, Indigenous and Migratory: Containing Descriptions of the Habits, Migrations, Occurrence, and Economy, of the 261 Species Comprised in the Fauna . . 1853 . 192 . en.
5. Book: Falci, Eric . Continuity and Change in Irish Poetry, 1966-2010 . 2012-07-30 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-107-01813-6 . 97 . en.