East Shelmaliere, also called Shelmaliere East, () is a historical barony in southwest County Wexford, Ireland.
Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
History The barony takes its name from the local tribe, the Síl Máel Uidir, "Seed of Bald Uidir."Ruprecht Fadem, M. E. (2019:29). Silence and Articulacy in the Poetry of Medbh McGuckian. United States: Lexington Books.Peritia: Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland. (1984:557). Ireland: Medieval Academy of Ireland.
Geography
East Shelmaliere is in the south of the county, west of the River Slaney and north of Wexford Harbour.
List of settlements
Settlements within the historical barony of East Shelmaliere include: Castlebridge Crossabeg Curracloe References