:Courceys

{{Short description|Barony in County Cork, Ireland}}

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Courceys ({{irish place name|Cúrsaigh}}){{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/49.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | website = logainm.ie | title = Cúrsaigh / Courceys | accessdate = 23 December 2023 }} is a historical barony in County Cork on the south coast of Ireland. Its name refers to the Norman de Courcy family, Barons Kingsale, who came to Ireland in the 12th century and were the main landowners in the area.{{cite web |url = https://landedestates.ie/estate/2774 | work = Landed Estates Database | publisher = University of Galway | title = de Courcy (Baron Kingsale) | accessdate = 23 December 2023 }} The barony of Courceys includes the civil parishes of Kilroan, Ringrone and Templetrine.{{cite web|url = https://www.townlands.ie/cork/courceys/ | website = townlands.ie | title = Barony of Courceys, Co. Cork | accessdate = 23 December 2023 }} Courceys is also the name of an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross.{{cite web|url = https://corkandross.org/parishes/courceys | website = corkandross.org | publisher = Diocese of Cork and Ross | title = Parishes - Courceys | accessdate = 23 December 2023 }} Villages within this parish include Ballinspittle and Ballinadee.{{cite book | chapter = Ballinspittle | chapter-url = https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/B/Ballinspittle-Courceys-Cork.php | title = A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland | first = Samuel | last = Lewis | date = 1837 | publisher = Lewis }}

The local Gaelic Athletic Association team is Courcey Rovers GAA. An association football (soccer) team, De Courcey Albion FC, closed in 2016.{{cite web|url = http://www.decourceyalbion.com | title = De Courcey Albion F.C | accessdate = 4 October 2022 | quote = 27th July 2016 [..] fin [..] De Courcey Albion are no more. For a variety of reasons we were unable to field a team for the coming season.}}