Barrymore (barony)

Barrymore (Irish: Barraigh Mhóra "Big Crops"[l 1]) is a barony in County Cork in Ireland.[l 1] It is the namesake of the Norman de Barry 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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  1. ^ a b "Barrymore". The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland adapted to the new Poor-Law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical arrangements ... as existing in 1844–45. Vol. I: A–C. Dublin: A. Fullarton & Co. 1846. p. 227.
  2. ^ a b Joyce, P.W. (c. 1880). "County Cork". Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland. London: George Philips & Son. p. 7. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.