Balrothery East

Balrothery East (Irish: Baile an Ridire Thoir[1]) is one of the baronies of Ireland. Originally part of the Lordship of Meath, it was then constituted as part of the old county of Dublin. Today, it lies in the modern county of Fingal.[1]

The barony of Balrothery was created by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath as his own feudal barony, held directly from himself in capite. His vassals were commonly called "De Lacy's Barons".[2] Balrothery, thus once a feudal title of nobility, was later split into eastern and western divisions.

At the heart of the barony is the civil parish of Balrothery in the northwest of the barony, one of eight civil parishes in the barony.

Location

It is bordered by the baronies of Balrothery West to the west and Nethercross to the south; by County Meath to the north and by the Irish Sea to the east.[3]

History

It was organised soon after the Norman invasion of Ireland by Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath. Balrothery East formerly included Lambay Island,[3] which is now part of the barony of Nethercross.[4]

Civil parishes

The barony is divided into five civil parishes: Balrothery,[l 1], Baldongan,[l 2] Balscaddan,[l 3] Holmpatrick,[l 4] and Lusk,[l 5] The main population centres of the barony are Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush, and Lusk.[5]

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See also

List of subdivisions of County Dublin

References
  1. "Balrothery East". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin: Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  2. Vicissitudes of Families by Sir Bernard Burke, Ulster King of Arms, Longman Green Longman and Roberts, Paternoster Row, London, 1861 (pages 363-364)
  3. Joyce, P.W. (c. 1880). "County Dublin". Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland. London: George Philips & Son. p. 10. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
  4. "Lambay Island: townland". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin: Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
  5. "Balrothery East: towns". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin: Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 12 April 2010.

From "Irish placenames database". logainm.ie (in English and Irish). Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Retrieved 23 September 2017.:

  1. Civil parish of Balrothery
  2. Civil parish of Baldongan
  3. Civil parish of Baldscaddan
  4. Civil parish of Holmpatrick
  5. Civil parish of Lusk

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