Barony of Ibrickane
A barony on the coast of co.
Clare, Munster. It is bounded, on the north, by Corcomroe; on the east,
by Inchiquin, Islands, and Clonderalaw; on the south, by Moyarta; and
on the west, by the Atlantic. Its greatest length south-south-westward
is 15 miles; its greatest breadth, in the opposite direction, is 8;
and its area is 57,028 acres, 8 perches, of which 598 acres, 1 rood,
9 perches are water. The southern part is almost all bog; and the northern
part is a mixture of very deteriorated argillaceous arable land with
pastoral uplands and very improveable moorish hills. On the north-east
boundary is Mount Callan; and off the coast are Mutton and Enniskerry
Islands. The chief marine indentation is Doonbeg bay; and while nearly
all the coast is bold and iron-bound, some portions of it exhibit highly-imposing
scenery. This barony contains part of the parish of Kilmacduane, and
the whole of the parishes of Kilfarboy, Killard, and Kilmurray, the
town of Miltown-Malbay, and the villages of Doonbeg, Kilmurray, and
Mullagh. Pop., in 1831, 20,451; in 1841, 25,186. Houses 3,912. Families
employed chiefly in agriculture, 3,411; in manufactures and trade, 668;
in other pursuits, 243. Males at and above 5 years of age who could
read and write, 3,267; who could read but not write, 864; who could
neither read nor write, 6,810. Females at and above 5 years of age who
could read and write, 1,092; who could read but not write, 885; who
could neither read nor write, 8,888. Ibrickane is partly in the Poor-law
union of Ennistymon, and partly in that of Kilrush. The total number
of tenements valued is 2,697; and of these, 1,397 were valued under
£5, - 801, under £10, - 265, under £15, - 94, under £20, - 60, under
£25, - 21, under £30, - 25, under £40, - 12, under £50, - and 22, at
and above, £50
