Ballinacor South

Ballinacor South Baile na Corra Theas (Irish)
Barony
Baronies of County Wicklow. Ballinacor South is shaded yellow.
Sovereign state	Republic of Ireland
County	Wicklow
Area
• Total	316.93 km² (122.37 sq mi)

Ballinacor South (Irish: Baile na Corra Theas) 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 South is located in central County Wicklow, in the southern Wicklow Mountains.

History

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

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Ballinacor South:

Tinahely

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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