County of Dublin (Boundaries of Baronies) Act 1842

COUNTY OF DUBLIN (BOUNDARIES OF BARONIES) ACT 1842

CAP. XCVI.

An Act to alter the Number and define the Boundaries of the several Baronies of the County of Dublin. 10th August 1842.]

3 & 4 Vict. c. 108.

3 & 4 Vict. c. 109.

County of Dublin to be divided into Nine Baronies for all Purposes of the Ordnance Survey and Valuation consequent thereupon.

6 & 7 W. 4. c. 84

WHEREAS under and by virtue of the Provisions of an Act passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the Third and Fourth Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act for the Regulation of Municipal Corporations in Ireland, and of another Act passed in the same Session, intituled An Act to annex certain Parts of certain Counties of Cities to adjoining Counties; to make further Provision for Compensation of Officers in Boroughs; to limit the Borough Rate; and to continue for a limited Time an Act to restrain the Alienation of Corporate Property in Ireland, Three several Portions or Parcels of the County of the City of Dublin have been separated therefrom, and annexed to the County of Dublin : And whereas it is expedient, for the Purposes herein after mentioned, to fix and declare the Number of Baronies in and for the said County of Dublin, and to define the Contents, Extent, and Limits of the same:’ Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That for all the Purposes of the Survey now in progress throughout Ireland, under the Direction of the Officers appointed by the Master General and Board of Ordnance, and also for all the Purposes of the Valuation consequent upon such Survey under the Provisions of an Act passed in the Session of Parliament holden in the Sixth and Seventh Years of His late Majesty’s Reign, intituled An Act to consolidate and amend the several Acts for the uniform Valuation of Lands and Tenements in Ireland ; and to incorporate certain detached Portions of Counties and Baronies with those Counties and Baronies respectively whereto the same may adjoin or wherein the same are locally situate, the said County of Dublin, as now enlarged under the Provisions of the said Two herein-before first-recited Acts, shall be deemed and taken to be divided into Nine Baronies, which shall be denominated as follows; (that is to say,) Balrothery East, Balrothery West, Nethercross, Castleknock, Coolock, Dublin, Newcastle, Rathdown, and Uppercross ; and that each of the said several Baronies shall be deemed and taken to consist of and comprise all and singular the Parishes, Parts of Parishes, Townlands, Parts of Townlands, Denominations or Parts of Denominations, Pieces or Portions of Lands, Houses, and Tenements respectively in that Behalf mentioned in the Schedule to this Act annexed in conjunction with each such Barony respectively.

This Act not to alter the existing Boundaries for any other Purpose.

II. Provided always, and be it enacted, That nothing in this Act contained shall extend or be construed to extend to alter or affect the Number, Contents, or Boundaries of the several Baronies of the said County of Dublin, as now existing, for any Purpose whatsoever other than the Purposes of the said Survey and Valuation.

SCHEDULE to which this Act refers;

CONTAINING

The Baronies into which the County of Dublin is divided; showing the Parishes, Parts of Parishes, Townlands, Parts of Townlands, Denominations, Parts of Denominations, Pieces or Portions of Land, Houses, and Tenements, and Contents of each Barony.

I.—BARONY OF BALROTHERY EAST.

Parishes:

A.

R.

P.

Balscaddan

3,948

0

38

Balrothery

6,884

1

38

Baldongan

857

3

11

Holmpatrick

2,131

0

36

Lusk

16,183

2

28

30,005

1

31

II.—BARONY OF BALROTHERY WEST.

Parishes:

A.

R.

P.

Ballymadun

3,438

2

20

Ballybroghill

2,789

1

0

Clonmethan

3,027

3

19

Garristown

5,345

1

19

Grallagh

791

3

31

Hollywood

3,997

3

11

Naul

2,627

2

21

Palmerstown, North

1,580

2

34

Westpalstown

1,595

3

36

25,195

0

34

III.—BARONY OF NETHERCROSS.

Parishes:

A.

R.

P.

Donabite

2,714

2

16

Finglas (Part of), containing the following Townlands; namely—

A.

R.

P.

Ballystraban

152

2

31

979

2

10

Kilreesh

262

3

5

Laurestown

207

0

6

Skephubble

135

3

20

Toberburr

220

1

23

Weslereave

0

3

5

Killossery

2,731

0

29

Kilsallaghan

2,730

3

38

Killeek

807

2

6

Portrane (including Lambay Island, containing 595A. 3R. 0P.)

2,185

2

19

Swords (with the Exception of Swords Globe, insulated in and henceforth to form Part of the Barony of Coolock)

9,668

3

31

21,818

1

29

IV.—BARONY OF CASTLEKNOCK.

Parishes;

A.

R.

P.

Cloghran, West

778

0

30

Castleknock

7,123

2

29

Clonsilla

3,256

1

7

Chapelized

532

2

35

Finglas (with the Exception of that Part of it herein-before specified to be in the Barony of Nethercross)

3,717

0

14

Mulhuddart

4,067

0

34

That Part of St. James’s, North of the River Liffey, situated without the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Dublin Boundaries, and including 3A. 0R. 10P., at the Great Eastern Entrance to the Phoenix Park, lately transferred from the County of the City of Dublin to the County of Dublin

547

1

35

Ward

1,349

1

8

21,371

3

32

V.—BARONY OF COOLOCK.

Parishes:

A.

R.

P.

Artaine

953

2

7

Balgriffin

1,052

2

2

Baldoyle

1,235

3

39

Cloghran, East

1,557

2

31

Coolock

1,734

1

26

Clontarf

1,189

3

0

Clonturk

1,244

10

0

That Part of Glasnevin situated without the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Dublin

995

1

31

That Part of Grange Gorman, Part situated without the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Dublin

552

0

25

Howth

2,669

2

3

Kinsaly

2,129

3

27

Kilbarrack

740

0

14

Killister

279

1

16

Malahide

1,125

3

2

Portmarnock

2,084

1

2

Raheny

920

1

19

Santry

4,726

0

1

St. Margaret’s

2,400

3

7

That Part of St. George’s situated without the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Dublin

311

0

9

Swords (Part of), comprising Globe insulated in Cloghran Parish

5

3

29

27,908

2

20

VI.—BARONY OF DUBLIN.

Parishes:

A.

R.

P.

Booterstown (Part of), comprising the Townland of Intake

Being the Portions or Parcels of Land lately transferred from the County of the City of Dublin to the County of Dublin

70

0

35

Donnybrook (Part of)

1,313

2

9

Monkstown (Part of), comprising the Townlnnd of New Town Blackrock

3

1

1

St. Mark’s (Part of)

30

1

14

St. Peter’s (Part of)

226

0

18

That Part of Taney comprising the Townland of Roebuck

6

0

17

1,649

2

14

VII.—BARONY OF NEWCASTLE.

Parishes:

A.

R.

P.

Arderrig

759

0

33

That Part of Clondalkin comprising the Townland of Blundelstown

157

1

13

Esker (with the Exception of the Townland of Coldart and Esker, included in Uppercross Barony)

2,366

3

24

Kilmactalway

2,492

2

20

Kilbride

846

0

24

Kilmahuddrick

181

1

1

Leixlip

1,506

1

26

Lucan

1,125

2

16

Newcastle

4,282

1

32

Rathcoole

4,705

1

30

Saggart

4,453

0

12

22,876

1

31

VIII.—BARONY OF RATHDOWN.

Parishes:

A.

R.

P.

That Part of Booterstown (exclusive of the Townland of Intake, included in the Barony of Dublin)

471

0

13

Dalkey including Dalkey Island, 21A. 2R. 27P.

467

0

10

That Part of Donnybrook containing the following Townlands, viz. :

Annefield

4

3

21

363

3

26

Simmonscourt

81

0

9

Priesthouse

277

3

36

Kilmacud

286

1

15

Kilgobbin

3,257

2

28

Kilteirnan

3,165

2

26

Kill

2,702

2

28

Killiney

1,334

2

7

That Part of Monkstown (exclusive of the Townland of New Town Blackrock, included in the Barony of Dublin

2,048

1

0

Old Connaught

1,978

0

6

Rathmichael

2,808

0

9

Stillorgan

689

3

23

Taney (exclusive of the Townland of Rocbuck in the Barony of Dublin)

4,556

3

19

Tully

3,285

3

31

Whitechurch

2,873

1

27

Rathfarnham, with the Exception of the Townland of Scholarstown, included in the Barony of Uppercross

2,581

0

36

32,870

2

24

IX.—BARONY OF UPPERCROSS.

Parishes:

A.

R.

P.

Ballyfermot

1,183

1

16

Clondalkin (with the Exception of the Townland of Blundelstown, included in Newcastle Barony)

4,776

2

22

Crumlin

1,817

0

38

Cruagh

4,460

1

9

That Part of Donnybrook containing the following Townlands; viz.

Sallymount

10

0

32

Clonskeagh

0

1

8

10

2

0

Drimna

732

0

18

St. Catherine’s

194

3

2

That Part of Esker containing the following Townlands, namely,

Coldcut

38

2

38

Rowlagh

102

3

37

141

2

35

Palmerstown, South

1,517

3

7

That Part of Rathfarnham comprising the Townland of Scholarstown

200

2

39

That Part of Saint James’s, South of the River Liffey, situate without the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Dublin, and including 29P. transferred from the County of the City of Dublin to the County of Dublin

903

3

36

That Part of Saint Peter’s heretofore forming Part of the Barony of Uppercross

1,206

2

3

That Part of Saint Nicholas Without, situate without the Municipal Boundaries of the City of Dublin

5

0

19

Tallaght

21,868

1

3

39,019

0

7

[SUMMARY OF THE BARONIES.

A

R.

P.

Balrothery East

30,005

1

31

Balrothery West

21,818

1

29

Castleknock

21,371

3

32

Coolock

27,908

2

20

Dublin

1,649

2

14

Newcastle

22,876

1

31

Rathdown

32,870

2

24

Uppercross

39,019

0

7

TOTAL

222,715

1

22