Kinalmeaky
Cineál mBéice (
Irish) | |
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Coordinates: 51°46′12″N 8°47′46″W / 51.77009226465649°N 8.796210025405108°W | |
Sovereign state | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | Cork |
Area | |
• Total | 145.96 km2 (56.36 sq mi) |
Kinalmeaky ( Irish: Cineál mBéice) [1] is a barony in County Cork, Ireland. [2]
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: