Bantry (Irish: Beanntraí[l 1]) is a barony in the west of County Cork in Ireland.[l 1] Patrick Weston Joyce said the name Beanntraí means "descendants of Beann [Ban]", a son of Conchobar mac Nessa; similarly for the Wexford barony of Bantry.[1] The barony borders the top end the southern shore of Bantry Bay.[2] On the opposite shore is the barony of Bear. It is also bordered by Carbery West (West Division to the south and East Division to the southeast), and Muskerry West to the northeast.[2] To the north is County Kerry.[2]
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- ^ Joyce, P.W. (1902). "Bantry". Irish Local Names Explained. Dublin: Gill & Son. p. 18. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
- ^ a b c Joyce, P.W. (c. 1880). "County Cork". Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Ireland. London: George Philips & Son. p. 7. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.