Muskerry East
Ireland barony
Muskerry East (Irish: Múscraí Thoir )
is one of the baronies of Ireland, a historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Ballincollig. It is one of 24 baronies in County Cork. It may also be viewed as a half barony because some time before the 1821 census data, it was divided from its other half – Muskerry West. Neighbouring baronies include Cork to the east (surrounding the city of Cork), Duhallow to the north (whose chief town is Newmarket), and the barony of Barretts to the northeast.
Legal context
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. This is true in the case of the Muskerry baronies whose origins go back the ancient kingdom of Múscraige - see History below.
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