Idrone West

Idrone West Uí Dhróna Thiar (Irish)
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Carlow
Area
• Total	93.34 km² (36.04 sq mi)

Idrone West (Irish: Uí Dhróna Thiar) is a barony in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland. The early barony of Idrone was split into East and West in 1799.

Etymology

Idrone takes its name from the ancient name for the tuath, first recorded c. 1100 as Hua Drona in the Latin Vitae sanctorum Hiberniae^[1] The The Martyrology of Oengus the Culdee (c. 1150) calls it Huib Dróna in Middle Irish. The ruling family claimed descent from Drona, fourth son of Cathair Mór, a legendary 2nd century AD king.^[2]

Location

Idrone West is found in the western part of County Carlow, west of the River Barrow.

Idrone West barony is bordered to the southeast by Idrone East; to the northeast by Carlow; (both the preceding baronies are also in County Carlow); to the west by Gowran and Fassadinin, County Kilkenny; and to the northwest by Slievemargy, County Laois.

History

The Uí Bairrche and Ui Drona are cited early here. The O'Riain (Ryan) sept were Lords of Idrone. The Ó Dubhghaill (O'Doyle) clan of Viking origin was said to originate from a 9th-century King of Idrone.^[3]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Idrone West barony:

References

Places in County Carlow

County town: Carlow

Towns	Carlow Muine Bheag

Villages and townlands	Aghade Ballinkillin Ballon Ballymurphy Borris Bunclody-Carrickduff Clonegal Clonmore Coolkenno Fennagh Hacketstown Kildavin Leighlinbridge Myshall Nurney Old Leighlin Rathvilly Royal Oak St Mullin's Tinryland Tullow

List of townlands in County Carlow Category: Mountains and hills of County Carlow Category: Rivers of County Carlow Category: Geography of County Carlow

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