Ballinacor North (Irish: Baile na Corra Thuaidh) is a barony in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Etymology

Ballinacor North derives its name from the Ballinacor Castle - from Irish Baile na Corra, town of the weir.[1]

Location

Ballinacor North is located in central County Wicklow, in the Wicklow Mountains.

History

Ballinacor North: the O'Byrne (Ó Broin) sept, originally of Kildare, were centred near here after the 12th century and included the territory of Gabhal Raghnaill.[2] The original Ballinacor barony was divided into north and south in 1798.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Ballinacor North:

References

  1. ^ "Ballinacor". logainm.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm [user-generated source]


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballinacor_North
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