Naas South () is a barony in County Kildare, Ireland.

Etymology Naas South derives its name from the town of Naas (Irish Nás na Ríogh, "assembly-place of the kings").

Location

Naas South barony is located in east County Kildare, containing part of the upper Liffey valley and the western foothills of the Wicklow Mountains.

History These were part of the ancient lands of the Ó Broin (O'Byrnes) before the 13th century, retaken in the 14th.http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/baronie2.htm There was originally a single Naas barony, divided into north and south baronies before 1603.

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Naas South: Ballymore Eustace

References