Connell (barony)

Connell (Irish: Connail), also called Great Connell, is a barony in County Kildare, Republic of Ireland.[2]

Connell

Connail[1] (Irish)
Barony
Map of the baronies of Kildare. Connell is coloured pink, in the centre.
Sovereign stateIreland
CountyKildare
Area
 • Total140.77 km2 (54.35 sq mi)

Etymology

Connell derives its name from Old Connell (Irish Seancongbhail/Seanchonail, "old settlement"), a site in modern Newbridge where Saint Conleth lived as a hermit until his consecration in AD 490. Later it was the site of Connell Ford, a crossing point on the Liffey, and Great Connell Priory was built on the east bank in 1202.[3]

Location

Connell barony is found in central County Kildare, from the bend of the Liffey to the Hill of Allen.

History

Connell barony was part of the ancient territory of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin sept, and ancestral home of the Uí Broin before the arrival of the Normans. The Uí Thuathail (O'Tooles), allies of the O'Byrnes, were also here.[4]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Connell barony:

References
  1. "Connail/Connell". Logainm.ie.
  2. Kennedy, Líam; Clarkson, L. A. (July 24, 1999). "Mapping the great Irish famine: a survey of the Famine Decades". Four Courts Press – via Google Books.
  3. "Co. Kildare Online Electronic History Journal: NEWBRIDGE, PARISH OF - Comerford's Dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin". www.kildare.ie.
  4. "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com.
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