Lower Talbotstown Explained

Lower Talbotstown
Native Name:Baile an Talbóidigh Íochtarach (Irish)
Settlement Type:Barony
Subdivision Type:Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Wicklow
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:359.0

Lower Talbotstown is a barony in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Etymology

Lower Talbotstown derives its name from Talbotstown townland, in Kilbride.[2]

Location

Lower Talbotstown is located in northwest County Wicklow.

History

Lower Talbotstown: Ó Ceallaigh (O'Kelly) of Cualan were also known as chiefs of Uí Máil and their neighbors were the O'Tooles who were driven here across the border of Kildare in the late 12th century by the Normans.[3] The original barony was split into upper and lower halves by 1801.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Lower Talbotstown:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lower Talbotstown.
  2. Web site: An tInbhear Mór/Arklow.
  3. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm