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Imokilly () is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Imokilly Its chief town is . It is one of 24 baronies in the county of . Other neighbouring baronies include Barrymore to the west (whose chief town is ) and to the north (whose chief town is ).

The barony includes most of the peninsula or land ranging from Mount Uniacke in the valley of the (in the north), to the estuary of the Munster Blackwater (in the east), to Ballycotton Bay (in the south) to in the west. The main settlements are , , , , , and .


History
Both Imokilly and the adjacent barony of Barrymore formed the early medieval kingdom of the Uí Liatháin which was awarded to the De Barry family by King John of England in 1206. Its name derives from the Gaelic name of the most powerful septs in the ancient kingdom - the Uí Meic Caille and the Uí Thassaig.Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, "Onomata", in Ériu 30 (1979): 165-85.

In 1420, James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond was made of the barony. The Earls of Desmond continued to appoint their FitzGerald cousins to the office. As a result of their participation on the losing side of the Desmond Rebellions, their lands and offices were forfeit to the Crown.

Subsequently, Baron Ponsonby of Imokilly was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.


Civil parishes
There are 26 civil parishes in the barony.
ArdachArdagh
Áth FhadaAghada
Baile an TeampaillBallintemple
An Baile UachtarachBallyoughtera
BothlánBohillane
Cill ChríodáinKilcredan
Cill IaKilleagh
Cill MhaithínKilmahon
Cill ModhomhnógKilmacdonogh
Cluain MoltClonmult
Cluain PruachaisClonpriest
CluainCloyne
Corcaigh BheagCorkbeg
Daingean DonnabháinDangandonovan
Dún GuairneDungourney
EochaillYoughal
Garraí Bhoithe
Garrán an ChiniféicighGarranekinnefeake
An InseInch
Íochtar MorúIghtermurragh
Maigh AisíMogeesha
Maigh DhíleMogeely
Mainistir na CorannMidleton
Ros Tialláin
Tigh an tSeiscinnTiteskin
Trá BholganTrabolgan


Imokilly today
Economic activity in the barony is dominated by agriculture. The cheese has been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union law. Official list of IE protected foods. Accessed 22 December 2011. Trabolgan Holiday Village is located in the civil parish of Trabolgan.

is the region's and division. Imokilly won the Cork SHC in 2017, beating Blackrock by 3-13 to 0-18.


See also
  • List of civil parishes of County Cork
  • List of townlands of the barony of Imokilly

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