Barrymore (barony)

Barrymore (Irish: Barraigh Mhóra) is a barony in County Cork in Ireland. It is the namesake of the Norman de Barry family, latterly created Earls of Barrymore. Barrymore is bordered by eight baronies:

To the south-west, the Barony of Cork and the Barony of Cork City
to the west, the Barony of Barretts
To the north-west, Duhallow
To the north, the Barony of Fermoy
To the north-east, Condons and Clangibbon
To the east, Kinnataloon
To the south-east, Imokilly

It stretches from the Nagle Mountains in the north, through the valley of the River Bride, to the north shore of Cork Harbour, including Little Island, Great Island, and Haulbowline Island.

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