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Deece Upper

Deece Upper or Upper Deece is a historical barony in southern County Meath, Ireland.

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Deece Upper
Déise Uachtarach (Irish)
Barony
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Barony map of County Meath, 1900; Deece Upper is in the south, coloured grey.
Barony map of County Meath, 1900; Deece Upper is in the south, coloured grey.
Deece Upper
Coordinates: 53°27′N 6°39′W / 53.45°N 6.65°W / 53.45; -6.65
Sovereign stateIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyMeath
Area
 • Total
116.4 km2 (44.9 sq mi)

Deece Upper or Upper Deece (Irish: Déise Uachtarach) is a historical barony in southern County Meath, Ireland.12

Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.3

History

The barony of Deece existed before 1542 in the Lordship of Meath; it took its name from the Déisi Becc ('little Déisi'), a medieval vassal kingdom of the Kingdom of Mide. Deece Upper was the northern extremity of the Gaelic kingdom of the Ciannachta Breg. 45 Deece was divided into Lower (northern) and Upper (southern) halves by 1807.6

Geography

Deece Upper is in the south of the county, to the north of the Rye River where it forms the border with County Kildare.7

List of settlements

Settlements within the historical barony of Deece Upper include:8

References

References

  1. "A survey of Little Ardrums in the barony of Deece Upper and County of Meath the estate of Jane, Countess of Bective. September 1796. Scale 20 perches to an inch. Names of tenants & acreage of holdings shown". catalogue.nli.ie. 12 August 1796.
  2. "Déise Uachtarach/Deece Upper". logainm.ie.
  3. General Register Office of Ireland (1904). "Alphabetical index to the baronies of Ireland". Census of Ireland 1901: General topographical index. Command papers. Vol. Cd. 2071. HMSO. pp. 966–978.
  4. "The Baronies of Ireland - History". 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
  5. "Virtual Treasury". Virtual Treasury.
  6. * No. 205A: Accounts, presented to the House of Commons, of the Presentments passed by the Grand Juries of Ireland at the Spring and Summer Assizes, in the Year 1807. House of Commons papers 1808. London. May–July 1808. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  7. "Upper Deece". www.townlands.ie.
  8. "BALFEIGHAN, a parish - Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)". www.libraryireland.com.
  9. "Sub-units of: Déise Uachtarach/Deece Upper". logainm.ie.