Scarawalsh
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Scarawalsh
Scairbh Bhailis (Irish) | |
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 The Slaney near Scarawalsh bridge | |
 Barony map of County Wexford, 1900; Scarawalsh barony is in the north, coloured green. | |
  Scarawalsh | |
| Coordinates: 52°33′N 6°33′W / 52.55°N 6.55°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Wexford |
| Area | |
• Total | 431.6 km2 (166.6 sq mi) |
Scarawalsh (Irish: Scairbh Bhailis) is a historical barony in northern County Wexford, Ireland.[1][2][3]
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[4] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[5][6]
The barony of Scarawalsh takes its name from a townland of the same name;[7] the name is Irish for "Walsh's shallow ford with stony bottom,"[8] referring to a crossing-point on the River Slaney on the Ferns–Enniscorthy road.[9][10]
Scarawalsh contains the capital of the Uí Ceinnselaig (Kinsellas) at Ferns. In the early medieval period the Síl Chormaic were the dominant section (sept) of the Kinsellas, but in the mid-11th century, control was taken by the related Síl Fáelchán (Mac Murchadha) branch.[11]
In the 1798 rebellion, a Scarawalsh infantry unit fought on the British side, led by a Captain Cornock; they supplied 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 3 sergeants, a drummer, and 60 men.[12]