Decies-without-Drum (/ˈdeɪʃə/; Irish: Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom[1]) is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland.[2][3]
Decies-without-Drum
Na Déise lasmuigh den Drom (Irish) | |
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Sovereign state | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | Waterford |
Area | |
• Total | 525.66 km2 (202.96 sq mi) |
Decies (Déisi Muman) north of the Drum Hills (Drom Fhinín). "Without" is used with the meaning of "beyond" or "outside."
Decies-without-Drum is located in the centre of County Waterford, including the coast between Dungarvin and Dunbrattin Head. It is divided from Decies-within-Drum by the Drum Hills.[4][5] It is mostly upland, and is bordered to the west by the Munster Blackwater, and contains most of the River Bricky and Colligan River.[6]
Déisi Muman were an ancient Gaelic Irish tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "Vassals of Mumu." and they are believed by some historians to have Gaulish origin.[7] Drumlohan Souterrain and Ogham Stones is an important historic site (AD 400–900).
The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774.[6]
Various branches of the Power / La Poer family owned land in the region before the Cromwellian settlement.[8] Some of it also belonged to the Welsh/Walsh family.[9]
Towns and villages in Decies-without-Drum barony include: