Decies-within-Drum
Na Déise laistigh den Drom (Irish)
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Coastal fields south of Ardmore
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Barony map of County Waterford, 1900; Decies-within-Drum is coloured yellow, in the southwest.
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| Sovereign state | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Waterford |
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| • Total | 231.99 km2 (89.57 sq mi) |
Decies-within-Drum (/ˈdeɪʃə/; Irish: Na Déise laistigh den Drom[1]) is a historical baronyinCounty Waterford, Ireland.[2]
Decies (Déisi Muman) bounded in by the Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín).
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.[3]
Déisi Muman were an ancient Gaelic Irish tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "Vassals of Mumu." and they are believed by some historians to have Gaulish origin.[4]
Decies-within-Drum was anciently the territory of the Ó Broic, a surname literally meaning "descendant of badger", perhaps a totemic animal. They claimed descent from the Fir Bolg.[5]
The Ó Broic were later driven out by the Eóganachta of Desmond. After the Munster Plantation it came to the La Poer (Power) family.[6] The Walsh/Welsh family were also largeg landowners.[7]
The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774. Decies-within-Drum contains Gaeltacht na nDéise, an Irish-speaking region.
Below is a list of settlements in Decies-within-Drum barony:
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