Kinalmeaky

Kinalmeaky (Irish: Cineál mBéice)^[1] is a barony in County Cork, Ireland.^[2]

Kinalmeaky Cineál mBéice (Irish)
Barony
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)

Etymology

Kinalmeaky takes its name from Cenél-mBéice, Irish for "the kindred of Béce," an ancestor of the O'Mahonys.^[3][4]

Geography

Kinalmeaky is located in south-central County Cork, on the Bandon River.^[5]

History

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]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Kinalmeaky:

• Bandon
• Desertserges

See also

• List of townlands of the barony of Kinalmeaky