West Shelmaliere, also called Shelmaliere West, () 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 They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.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 Shelmalier (Síol Maél Uidir, "seed of bald Uidir").Ruprecht Fadem, M. E. (2019:29). Silence and Articulacy in the Poetry of Medbh McGuckian. United States: Lexington Books.
Geography
West Shelmaliere is in the south of the county, west of the River Slaney and east of the Owenduff River.
List of settlements
Settlements within the historical barony of West Shelmaliere include: Ballyhogue Barntown Killurin Newbawn Taghmon Wellingtonbridge Wexford
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