Connell (Irish: Connail), also called Great Connell, is a barony in County Kildare, Ireland.[2]
Connell
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 Map of the baronies of Kildare. Connell is coloured pink, in the centre. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| County | Kildare |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140.77 km2 (54.35 sq mi) |
Etymology edit
Connell derives its name from Old Connell (Irish Seancongbhail/Seanchonail, "old settlement"), a site in modern Newbridge where Saint Conleth lived as a hermit until his consecration in AD 490. Later it was the site of Connell Ford, a crossing point on the Liffey, and Great Connell Priory was built on the east bank in 1202.[3]
Location edit
Connell barony is found in central County Kildare, from the bend of the Liffey to the Hill of Allen.
History edit
Connell barony was part of the ancient territory of the Uí Fáeláin sept of the Uí Dúnlainge branch of the Laigin sept, and ancestral home of the Uí Broin before the arrival of the Normans. The Uí Thuathail (O'Tooles), allies of the O'Byrnes, were also here.[4]
List of settlements edit
Below is a list of settlements in Connell barony:
References edit
- ^ "Connail/Connell". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Kennedy, Líam; Clarkson, L. A. (24 July 1999). Mapping the great Irish famine: a survey of the Famine Decades. Four Courts Press. ISBN 9781851823536 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Co. Kildare Online Electronic History Journal: NEWBRIDGE, PARISH OF - Comerford's Dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin". www.kildare.ie.
- ^ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com.