Connello Upper
Barony in County Limerick, Ireland
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Connello Upper (Irish: Conallaigh Uachtaracha; sometimes Upper Connello, and occasionally spelled Conello) is a historical barony in southern County Limerick, Ireland.
Connello Upper
Conallaigh Uachtaracha (Irish) | |
|---|---|
Castle near Kilfinny | |
 Barony map of County Limerick, 1900; Connello Upper is in the south-centre, coloured pink. | |
  Connello Upper | |
| Coordinates: 52°26′N 8°48′W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Limerick |
| Area | |
• Total | 247.9 km2 (95.7 sq mi) |
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units.[1] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[2][3]
History
Originally western Limerick was a single vast barony known as Connello.[4][5][6] It was divided into Lower (northern) and Upper (southern) halves some time before 1821, and 1841 the western part of Connello Upper was made a separate barony, Glenquin, while the western half of Connello Lower became the barony of Shanid.[7]
The Connello Upper region was the anciently the possession of the Uí Chonaill Gabra, part of the Uí Fidgeinti; the name refers to an ancestor, Conall Gabra, "Conall of the White Horse."[8] Hy Cnocnuil Gabhra was the name of the Eóganachta cantred. The Ó Coileáin (Collins or Cullane) were lords of Connello until they moved to County Cork in the 13th century.[9]
Geography
Connello Upper is in the south-centre of the county, north of the River Maigue where it forms part of the border with County Cork.[10][11]
List of settlements
Settlements within the historical barony of Connello Upper include:[12]