Barrymore (Irish: Barraigh Mhóra[l 1]) is a barony in County Cork in Ireland.[l 1] It is the namesake of the de Barry family, Old English family latterly created Earls of Barrymore[1] Barrymore is bordered by eight baronies:
It stretches from the Nagle Mountains in the north, through the valley of the River Bride, to the north shore of Cork Harbour,[1][2] including Little Island, Great Island, and Haulbowline Island.[l 2]
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Baronies were created after the Norman invasion as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. Baronies continue to be regarded as officially defined units, but they are no longer used for many administrative purposes. While they have been administratively obsolete since 1898, they continue to be used in land registration and specification such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the Crown.
Settlements in the barony include Bartlemy,[l 3] Castlelyons,[l 4] Carrignavar,[l 4] Carrigtohill,[l 4] Cóbh,[l 5] Glounthaune,[l 3] Bridebridge,[l 4] Midleton,[l 4] Rathcormack,[l 4] and Watergrasshill.[l 4]
From "Irish placenames database" (in English and Irish). logainm.ie. Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. http://www.logainm.ie/?uiLang=en. Retrieved 16 April 2010.:
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