Kinalmeaky
Barony in Munster, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kinalmeaky (Irish: Cineál mBéice)[1] is a barony in County Cork, Ireland.[2]
Kinalmeaky
Cineál mBéice (Irish) | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3036654.jpg) Castle Bernard, Kilnameaky | |
 Barony map of County Cork, 1900; Kinalmeaky barony is in the south, coloured green. | |
  Kinalmeaky | |
| Coordinates: 51°46′12″N 8°47′46″W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Area | |
| • Total | 145.96 km2 (56.36 sq mi) |
Kinalmeaky takes its name from Cenél-mBéice, Irish for "the kindred of Béce," an ancestor of the O'Mahonys.[3][4]
Kinalmeaky is located in south-central County Cork, on the Bandon River.[5]
Kinalmeaky was anciently a territory of the Ó Mathghamhna (O'Mahoney), chief of Ui Eachach Mumhan.[6][7] The rebellion of Conoghor Ó Mathghamhna led to the confiscation of Kinalmeaky in 1580 after the Second Desmond Rebellion, and it was sold to Richard Grenville.[8] In 1628 the territory was used for the title of Viscount Boyle of Kinalmeaky. In the 17th century, it was described as "wild, overgrown and encumbered with woods and bogs."[9]
Below is a list of settlements in Kinalmeaky:
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