Duleek Lower
Duleek Lower
Damhliag Íochtarach (Irish) | |
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 Barony map of County Meath, 1900; Duleek Lower is in the east, coloured green. | |
  Duleek Lower | |
| Coordinates: 53°40′N 6°25′W / 53.67°N 6.41°W | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Meath |
| Area | |
• Total | 152.9 km2 (59.0 sq mi) |
Duleek Lower or Lower Duleek (Irish: Damhliag Íochtarach) is a historical barony in eastern County Meath, Ireland.[1]
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.[2]
History
Prior to the Norman invasion of Ireland, the Duleek Lower area was ruled by the Uí Dhubháin (O'Duane) of Knowth (whose name survived in the Downestown townland),[3] and the Ua Maoil Lughdhach (O'Molluwey) of Brú na Bóinne. The barony of Duleek existed before 1542 in the Lordship of Meath; it took its name from the town of Duleek [4][5] Duleek was divided into Lower (northern) and Upper (southern) halves by 1807.[6]
Geography
Duleek Lower is in the east of the county, to the south of the River Boyne, and runs up to Meath's short coastline on Drogheda Bay.[7]
List of settlements
Settlements within the historical barony of Duleek Lower include:
References
- ^ "Slater's Directory 1894".
- ^ General Register Office of Ireland (1904). "Alphabetical index to the baronies of Ireland". Census of Ireland 1901: General topographical index. Command papers. Vol. Cd. 2071. HMSO. pp. 966–978.
- ^ "Baile Uí Dhubháin/Downestown". logainm.ie.
- ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Virtual Treasury". Virtual Treasury.
- ^ * No. 205A: Accounts, presented to the House of Commons, of the Presentments passed by the Grand Juries of Ireland at the Spring and Summer Assizes, in the Year 1807. House of Commons papers 1808. London. May–July 1808. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "Duleek Lower". www.townlands.ie.