Coshmore and Coshbride

Coshmore and Coshbride (Irish: Cois Abha Móire agus Cois Bhríde[1]) is a barony in County Waterford, Republic of Ireland.[2]

Coshmore and Coshbride

Cois Abha Móire agus Cois Bhríde (Irish)
Barony
Munster Blackwater river in Coshmore and Coshbride.
Barony map of County Waterford, 1900; Coshmore and Coshbride is coloured green, in the west.
Sovereign stateRepublic of Ireland
ProvinceMunster
CountyWaterford
Area
 • Total357.15 km2 (137.90 sq mi)

Etymology

Coshmore is derived from Irish Cois Abha Móire, "bank of the Great River", referring to the Munster Blackwater. Coshbride means "banks of the Bride", referring to the River Bride.[3]

Geography

Coshmore and Coshbride is located in western County Waterford, to the south of the Knockmealdown Mountains and the River Araglin.

History

The region is the site of the ancient Lismore Cathedral, and was historically the property of the Fitzgerald Earls of Desmond.[4] The Aherns, Barrys, Keanes, Tobins and Walshes were also landowning families.[5]

Coshmore and Coshbride were separate baronies in 1821, but had been united by 1831.

The barony gave its name to the Coshmore and Coshbride Hunt.[6]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Coshmore and Coshbride barony:

References
  1. "Cois Abha Móire agus Cois Bhríde/Coshmore and Coshbride". Logainm.ie.
  2. "The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland: Adapted to the New Poor-law, Franchise, Municipal and Ecclesiastical Arrangements, and Compiled with a Special Reference to the Lines of Railroad and Canal Communication, as Existing in 1814-45". A. Fullarton and Company. 19 December 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. "Coshbride - Irish Place Names". www.libraryireland.com.
  4. "New Settlers in Tipperary and Waterford - Irish Pedigrees". www.libraryireland.com.
  5. http://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie4.htm
  6. "Man found guilty of poisoning hunting dog - Century Ireland". www.rte.ie.
  7. "Lismore". www.libraryireland.com.
  8. http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/media/coshmore_and_coshbride.pdf
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