Crois an Bharraigh

Crois an Bharraigh derives its name from a cross or crossroads associated with the Barry family, specifically Barry Oge (Young Barry) of the de Barrys, who controlled the Kinalea barony in the late medieval and early modern periods. Located between Kinsale and Cork City in central County Cork, the barony had originally been granted to Robert Fitzmartin in 1208 but passed to the de Barry family,...