Bear (or Bere; Irish: Béarra[1]) is a barony in the most westerly part of County Cork, Ireland. It comprises approximately two thirds of the Beara peninsula from the western tip along the whole northern shore part of Bantry bay to Glengariff. The remaining third to the north-east is the neighbouring barony of Glanarought in County Kerry. The barony's only other neighbour is that of Bantry to the east. To the north, it is bounded by the Kenmare River[2]
Legal context edit
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and in specification, such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the Crown.
Settlements edit
It induces the town of Castletownbere and settlements of Allihies, Eyeries, Ardgroom, Adrigole, Glengarriff and Rerrin.[3]
Civil parishes edit
The barony includes the whole of three civil parishes (Kilcatherine, Killaconenagh and Kilnamanagh) and part of a fourth (Kilcaskan).[2][4]
Geography edit
References edit
- ^ "Bear". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Bere". 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 1843-44; Illustrated by a Series of Maps, and Other Plates; and Presenting the Results, in Detail, of the Census of 1841, Compared with that of 1831. Vol. 1: A-C. A. Fullarton. 1846. pp. 250–1.
- ^ "Bear: subunits: population centres". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bear: subunits: civil parishes". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bear: subunits: hills". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bear: subunits: islands and archipelagos". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 March 2014.[permanent dead link]
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