Decies-within-Drum
Decies-within-Drum
Na Déise laistigh den Drom (Irish) | |
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 Ardmore, on the coast of the barony | |
 Barony map of County Waterford, 1900; Decies-within-Drum is coloured yellow, in the southwest. | |
| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
| Area | |
• Total | 231.99 km2 (89.57 sq mi) |
Decies-within-Drum (/ˈdiʃiz/;[1] Irish: Na Déise laistigh den Drom)[2] is a historical barony in County Waterford, Ireland.[3]
Geography
Decies-within-Drum is located in the southwest of County Waterford, east of the Munster Blackwater and including the coast between Youghal and Dungarvan harbours.[4] It is separated from Decies-without-Drum by the Drum Hills.
History
The Déisi Muman were an ancient Gaelic Irish tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "vassals of Mumu". They are believed by some historians to have Gaulish origin.[5]
Decies-within-Drum was anciently the territory of the Ó Broic, a surname literally meaning "descendant of the badger", perhaps a totemic animal. They claimed descent from the Fir Bolg.[6]
The Ó Broic were later driven out by the Eóganachta of Desmond. After the Munster Plantation it came to the La Poer (Power) family.[7] The Walsh (or Welsh) family were also large landowners.[8]
The original Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774. Decies-within-Drum contains Gaeltacht na nDéise, an Irish-speaking region.
List of settlements
Below is a list of settlements in Decies-within-Drum barony:
References
- ↑ Pointon, Graham, ed. (1990). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford: the University Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
- ↑ "Na Déise laistigh den Drom/Decies-within-Drum". logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
- ↑ "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. 22 December 2018 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Smith, Charles (22 December 2018). "The Ancient and Present State of the Country and City of Waterford". Reilly – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Decies - Early Waterford History - Waterford County Museum". www.waterfordmuseum.ie.
- ↑ "Badger - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland". www.libraryireland.com.
- ↑ "The Baronies of Ireland - Family History". sites.rootsweb.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ "Estate Record: Walsh/Welsh (Decies)". Archived from the original on 21 December 2018.
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