Decies-without-Drum
Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom (Irish)
Barony
St John's Island at sunset, Ballydowane Bay
St John's Island at sunset, Ballydowane Bay
Barony map of County Waterford, 1900; Decies-without-Drum is coloured pink, in the centre.
Barony map of County Waterford, 1900; Decies-without-Drum is coloured pink, in the centre.
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyWaterford
Area
 • Total525.66 km2 (202.96 sq mi)

Decies-without-Drum (/ˈdeɪʃə/; Irish: Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom[1]) is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland.[2][3]

Etymology

Decies (Déisi Muman) north of the Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín). "Without" is used with the meaning of "beyond" or "outside."

Geography

Decies-without-Drum is located in the centre of County Waterford, including the coast between Dungarvin and Dunbrattin Head. It is divided from Decies-within-Drum by the Drum Hills.[4][5] It is mostly upland, and is bordered to the west by the Munster Blackwater, and contains most of the River Bricky and Colligan River.[6]

History

Déisi Muman were an ancient Gaelic Irish tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "Vassals of Mumu." and they are believed by some historians to have Gaulish origin.[7] Drumlohan Souterrain and Ogham Stones is an important historic site (AD 400–900).

The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774.[6]

Various branches of the Power / La Poer family owned land in the region before the Cromwellian settlement.[8] Some of it also belonged to the Welsh/Walsh family.[9]

List of settlements

Towns and villages in Decies-without-Drum barony include:

References

  1. ^ "Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom/Decies-without-Drum". Logainm.ie.
  2. ^ "Traveller's New Guide Through Ireland, Containing a New and Accurate Description of the Roads". Longman. 21 December 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Walsh, Thomas (21 December 2018). "History of the Irish Hierarchy, with the Monasteries of Each County, Biographical Notices of the Irish Saints, Prelates and Religious". Sadlier – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Maps of lands in the baronies of Decies-within-Drum, Decies-without-Drum-Gaultiere and Waterford Co. Borough, Co. Waterford by John Brownrigg and John Longfield. 1792 - 1834". sources.nli.ie.
  5. ^ "Decies Without Drum IrlBarony through time - Census tables with data for the Barony". www.visionofireland.org.
  6. ^ a b "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". A. Fullarton. 21 December 2018 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "The Decies - Early Waterford History - Waterford County Museum". www.waterfordmuseum.ie.
  8. ^ "Estate Record: Power (Decies-without-Drum)". landedestates.nuigalway.ie.
  9. ^ "Estate Record: Walsh/Welsh (Decies)". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.


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