Ballinacor North

Ballinacor North Baile na Corra Thuaidh (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Wicklow. Ballinacor North is shaded green.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Wicklow
Area
• Total	299.91 km² (115.8 sq mi)

Ballinacor North (Irish: Baile na Corra Thuaidh) is a barony in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Ballinacor North derives its name from the Ballinacor Castle. (from Irish Baile na Corra, town of the weir).^[1]

Location

Ballinacor North is located in central County Wicklow, in the Wicklow Mountains.

History

Ballinacor North: the O'Byrne (Ó Broin) sept, originally of Kildare, were centred near here after the 12th century and included the territory of Gabhal Raghnaill. ^[2] The original Ballinacor barony was divided into north and south in 1798.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Ballinacor North:

Rathdrum

References

Places in County Wicklow

County town: Wicklow

Towns	Arklow Blessington Bray Greystones Wicklow

Villages	Aghavannagh Annamoe Ashford Aughrim Avoca Ballinaclash Baltinglass Carnew Charlesland Coolafancy Coolboy Delgany Donard Dunlavin Enniskerry Glendalough Glenealy Grangecon Greenan Hollywood Kilcoole Killincarrig Kilmacanogue Kilpedder Kilquade Kiltegan Knockananna Lacken Laragh Newcastle Newtownmountkennedy Rathdangan Rathdrum Rathnew Redcross Roundwood Shillelagh Stratford-on-Slaney Tinahely Valleymount Woodenbridge

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

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