West Shelmaliere Explained

West Shelmaliere
Native Name:	Síol Maoluír Thiar (Irish)
Settlement Type:	Barony
Pushpin Map:	Ireland
Coordinates:	52.32°N -6.66°W
Subdivision Type:	Sovereign state
Subdivision Name:	Ireland
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Leinster
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Wexford
Area Total Km2:	203.6
Area Total Sq Mi:	78.6

West Shelmaliere, also called Shelmaliere West, is a historical barony in southwest County Wexford, Ireland.

Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.^[1]

History

The barony takes its name from the local tribe, the Shelmalier (Síol Maél Uidir, "seed of bald Uidir").^[2]

Geography

West Shelmaliere is in the south of the county, west of the River Slaney and east of the Owenduff River.^[3]

List of settlements

Settlements within the historical barony of West Shelmaliere include:^[4]

• Ballyhogue
• Barntown
• Killurin
• Newbawn
• Taghmon
• Wellingtonbridge
• Wexford

Notes and References

1. Web site: Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records and of the Keeper of the State Papers in Ireland: Presented to Both Houses of the Oireachtas. Ireland Public Record. Office. 12 February 1891. Stationery Office.. Google Books.
2. Ruprecht Fadem, M. E. (2019:29). Silence and Articulacy in the Poetry of Medbh McGuckian. United States: Lexington Books.
3. Web site: Owenduff River. Screen Wexford.
4. Web site: Sub-units of: Síol Maoluír Thiar/Shelmaliere West. logainm.ie.