Dunboyne (barony)
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Dunboyne
Dún Búinne (Irish) | |
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 Field of rape near Dunboyne | |
 Barony map of County Meath, 1900; Dunboyne is in the southeast, coloured blue. | |
  Dunboyne | |
| Coordinates: 53°26′N 6°27′W / 53.43°N 6.45°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Meath |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.9 km2 (26.2 sq mi) |
Dunboyne (Irish: Dún Búinne, also spelled Donboyn) is a historical barony in southeast County Meath, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[4]
The barony takes its name from the town of Dunboyne.[5] In the 12th century this area was ruled by the Ó hAonghusa (Hennessy) of Gailenga Becc.[6] After the Norman conquest of Ireland, the title of Baron Dunboyne was granted to Thomas Butler as an Irish feudal barony in 1329.[7]
