Baronies, Towns, Villages, Civil Parishes & Liberties

Baronies of County Dublin
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868  by Colin Hinson ©2018]

"EAST and WEST BALROTHERY, two of the nine baronies or subdivisions of the county of Dublin, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. They are situated in the northern part of the county, and bounded on the N. by the county of Meath and the Irish Sea, on the E. by the Irish Sea, on the S. by the barony of Nethercross, detached portions of which also lie within their limits, and on the W. by the county of Meath. The eastern barony comprises the parishes of Baldongan, Balrothery, Balscaddan, Holmpatrick, and Lusk, with the towns of Balbriggan, Balrothery, Loughshinny, Rush, and Skerries. In the western barony are the parishes of Ballyboghill, Ballymadun, Clonmethan, Garristown, Grallagh, Hollywood, Naul, Palmerstown, and Westpalstown. The area of these baronies is about 55,200 acres.

"CASTLEKNOCK BARONY, one of the 9 baronies or subdivisions of the county of Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland, situated in the western part of the county, and bounded on the N. by the barony of Balrothery; on the E. by the barony of Coolock; on the S. by the barony of Newcastle; and on the W. by the counties of Kildare and Meath. It contains the parishes of Castleknock, Chapelizod, Cloghran, Clonsilla, and Mulhuddart, with parts of Finglass, and St. James, comprising an area of about 21,300 acres."

"COOLOCK, a barony in the county of Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland. The Irish Sea forms its eastern boundary, the barony of Nethercross its northern, Dublin Bay its southern, and the barony of Castleknock its western. It contains the parishes of Baldoyle, Artaine, Cloghran Swords, Balgriffin, Clonturk, Clontarf, Howth, Coolock, Killester, Kilbarrack, Malahide, Kinsaley, Raheny, Portmarnock, Sentry, St. Margaret's, and parts of Grangegorman, Glasnevin, Swords, and St. George's. It 8 miles in length, by 7½ broad at the widest part, and has an area of 27,907 acres of picturesque country."

"DONORE, a quondam [former] barony in the county of Dublin, province of Leinster. Ireland."

"NETHERCROSS, a barony in the county of Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland. Its boundaries are the Irish Sea and the baronies of Balrothery, Coolock, Castleknock, and county Meath. Its area is 21,818, containing the parishes of Donabate, Killossery, Killeek, Kilsallaghan, Portraine, and parts of Finglass and Swords."

"NEWCASTLE, a barony in the county of Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland. It is bounded by the baronies of Castleknock, Uppercross, and counties Wicklow and Kildare. It contains the parishes of Aderrig, Kilbride, Kilmahuddrick, Kilmactalway, Lucan, Newcastle, Rathcoole, Saggart, and parts of Clondalkin, Esker, and Leixlip, with the towns of Lucan and Newcastle, comprising an area of about 22,876 acres."

"RATHDOWN, a half barony in the county of Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland. It extends along the sea coast, and contains, besides 12 parishes and several villages, the towns of Blackwater, Kingstown, Old Drumleary, and Little Bray."

"UPPERCROSS, a barony, county Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland. It includes the parishes of Ballyfermot, Cruagh, Crumlin, Drunnagh, Palmerston, Tallaght, and parts of Clondalkin, Donnybrook, Esker, Rathfarnham, St. Catherine's, St. James', St. Nicholas Without, and St. Peter's."

Miscellaneous Places of County Dublin
[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868  by Colin Hinson ©2018]

"FINGALL, a district situated N. of the Liffey, county Dublin, province of Leinster, Ireland. Fingall, signifying "white strangers," was a Danish settlement, and Scandinavian peculiarities of language, feature, and customs are still retained among the inhabitants. It gives title of earl to the ancient Norman family of Plunkets."

"KISH-BANK, a shoal off the coast of counties Dublin and Wicklow, Ireland, about 6 miles from the shore, in N. lat. 63° 19', and W. long. 5° 56'. It is marked by a floating light 25 feet high, put up in 1812, and visible for 9 miles." [Kish Bank lies out to sea, east of Booterstown and south-east of Howth]

"POOLBEG LIGHTS, two lighthouses at the end of South Wall, in Dublin Bay, county Dublin, Ireland. They were put up in 1768, and are visible at sea for 12 miles." [At the entrance to the River Liffey and Dublin harbour]

"SILLOCK, a hamlet on Dublin Bay, county Dublin, Ireland, near Dublin." [Cannot locate this place, Possibly a typo for "Bullock"?]

"THE KIPPURES, a chain of mountains on the borders of counties Dublin and Wicklow, Ireland. They attain an altitude of 2,478 feet above the sea-level. The Liffey takes its rise in these mountains.