Clanwilliam (County Tipperary)

Clanwilliam (Irish: Clan Liam) is one of the baronies of Ireland, a historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Tipperary. It is one of 14 baronies in the old county of Tipperary between Kilnamanagh Lower to the north (whose chief town is Dundrum), Iffa and Offa West to the south (whose chief town is Cahir) and Middle Third to the east (whose chief town is Cashel). It is currently administered by South Tipperary County Council.

Legal context

Baronies were created after the Norman invasion as subdivisions of counties and were used for administration. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, 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.

Modern times

When County Tipperary was split into North and South Ridings in 1836, Clanwilliam was allocated to the south riding. However, the neighbouring barony of Kilnamanagh was split into Upper and Lower half-baronies, being allocated to the north and south ridings respectively.^[1]

Towns, villages and townlands of the barony

Bansha, Golden, Limerick Junction, Shronell, Newtown

Civil parishes of the barony

This table^[2] lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).

Name in Irish	Name in English
Baile Ghrífín	​Ballygriffin
Brí Ois	​Bruis
Cill Airdrí	​Killardry
Cill Churnáin	​Kilcornan
Cill Fhiacal	​Kilfeakle
Cill Mhíolchon	​Kilmucklin
Cill tSeáin	​Kilshane
Cluain Abhla	​Clonoulty
Cluain Big	​Clonbeg
Cluain Bolg	​Clonbullogue
Cluain Peata	​Clonpet
An Corrdhaingean	​Cordangan
Corróg	Corroge
Cuilleann	​Cullen
Daingean Deargáin	​Dangandargan
Dún Eochaille	​Donohill
Reilig Mhuire agus Áth Iseal	​Relickmurry and Athassel
An Gleann Bán	​Glenbane
Imleach	Emly
Laitean	​Lattin
Ráth Laighnín	​Rathlynin
Srónaill	​Shronell
Sulchóid Bheag	​Solloghodbeg
Sulchóid Mhór	​Solloghodmore
Teampall Néire	​Templeneiry
An Teampall Nua	​Templenoe
Teampall Uí Bhrídeáin	​Templebredon
Tiobraid Árann	​Tipperary
Tuaim	​Toem
Uachtar Liag	​Oughterleague

See also

Earl of Clanwilliam
Clanwilliam (County Limerick)

External links

• Placenames Database of Ireland
• Walsh, Dennis (2003). "Barony Map of Ireland". http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/barony-map-ireland.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-13.  Source given is "Ordnance survey".

References

1. ^ Murphy, Donal A. (1994). The two Tipperarys: the national and local politics —devolution and self-determination— of the unique 1838 division into two ridings, and the aftermath. Regional studies in political and administrative history. 1. Relay. p. 71. ISBN 0946327149. 
2. ^ Database of Ireland - civil parishes.