Callan (barony)

Callan
Callainn (Irish)[1][2]
Barony of Callan
Barony
Callan Motte in Callan.
Callan Motte in Callan.
Etymology: Callow land[3]
Barony of Callan
Callan is located in Ireland
Callan
Callan
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°32′50″N 7°24′6″W / 52.54722°N 7.40167°W / 52.54722; -7.40167
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kilkenny
Town of Callan1217
Founded byWilliam Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Civil parishes
List
  • Callan
  • Killaloe
Government
[4]
 • TypeCounty Council
 • BodyKilkenny County Council
Area
[5]
 • Total22.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi)

The barony of Callan (Irish: Callainn, meaning 'Callow land'[1][3]) is a barony in the west of County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1][6] The barony is 22.9 square kilometres (8.8 sq mi) in size.[5][7] It is one of 12 baronies in County Kilkenny.[2] Unusually for a barony, it contains only two civil parishes which together comprise 65 townlands.[1] The chief town is Callan.[1][8] The barony is bordered by the baronies of Shillelogher to the north (whose chief town is Bennettsbridge) and by Kells to the south (whose chief town is Kells). The N76 road bisects the barony. Notable features include Callan Motte and Callan Augustinian Friary.

Callan was an early medieval cantred within the shire of Kilkenny,[9] and part of the historic kingdom of Osraige (Ossory).[10] Today it is part of the Roman Catholic Church diocese of Ossory and the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Ossory. Callan is currently administered by Kilkenny County Council.[4]

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