Newcastle (County Wicklow barony)

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| native_name = An Caisleán Nua (Irish)

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Newcastle ({{Langx|ga|An Caisleán Nua}}) is a barony in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Etymology

Newcastle barony derives its name from the village of Newcastle.

Location

Newcastle barony is located in eastern County Wicklow, opening onto the Irish Sea.

History

The Uí Theig (O'Tighe), cousins to the Uí Máil, are noted early here, as well as the Uí Braen Deilgni, a branch of the Uí Garrchon. This was part of O'Byrne (Ó Broin) country after the 12th century, referred to in Gaelic as Crioch Branach.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie4.htm {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=June 2022}}

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Newcastle barony:

References

Category:Baronies of County Wicklow