Shillelagh Síol Éalaigh (Irish) |
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Barony | |
Baronies of County Wicklow. Shillelagh is in the southwest. |
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Sovereign state | Republic of Ireland |
County | Wicklow |
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• Total | 179.47 km2 (69.29 sq mi) |
Shillelagh (Irish: Síol Éalaigh) is a barony in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.
Shillelagh barony derives its name from the Síol Elaigh, a local people who claimed descent from Élothach mac Fáelchon, and from the village of Shillelagh.
Shillelagh barony is located in southwest County Wicklow.
Derived from Síol Elaigh, meaning descendants of Ealach. O'Dunlaing (O'Dowling) was noted as a chief of Síl n-Elathaig, a branch of the Síl Mella. The Ua Tuathail (O'Tooles) were driven here in the late 12th century, following the Cambro-Norman invasion.
Below is a list of settlements in Shillelagh barony: