Lower Talbotstown

Lower Talbotstown Baile an Talbóidigh Íochtarach (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Wicklow. Lower Talbotstown is in the west.
Sovereign state	Ireland
County	Wicklow
Area [1]
• Total	359.0 km^2 (138.6 sq mi)

Lower Talbotstown (Irish: Baile an Talbóidigh Íochtarach) is a barony in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Etymology

Lower Talbotstown derives its name from Talbotstown townland, in Kilbride.^[2]

Location

Lower Talbotstown is located in northwest County Wicklow.

History

Lower Talbotstown: Ó Ceallaigh (O'Kelly) of Cualan were also known as chiefs of Uí Máil and their neighbors were the O'Tooles who were driven here across the border of Kildare in the late 12th century by the Normans. ^[3] The original barony was split into upper and lower halves by 1801.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Lower Talbotstown:

• Ballyknockan
• Blessington
• Donard
• Dunlavin
• Hollywood

References

1. "Lower Talbotstown".
2. "An tInbhear Mór/Arklow".
3. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie3.htm ^{[user-generated source]}