• Source: Middle Third (County Waterford barony)

Middle Third or Middlethird (Irish: An Trian Meánach) is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland.




Etymology


A "third" (trian) was an old Irish land division of variable extent. The other "thirds" were Upperthird and Gaultier.




Geography


Middle Third is located in the east of County Waterford, south of the River Suir and west of Gaultier. It contains the stretch of coastline from Tramore Bay to Dunabrattin Head.
It also contains Bilberry Rock, site of a feral goat herd for centuries.




History


Middle Third was a barony by 1672.
Some of Middle Third was anciently part of the Viscount Doneraile's estate. The western part formed part of Paoracha, "Powers' Country."




List of settlements


Below is a list of settlements in Middle Third barony:

Annestown
Fenor
Kilmeadan
Tramore




References

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• Middle Third (County Waterford barony)
• Middle Third
• County Tipperary
• Upperthird
• Barony (Ireland)
• Cashel, County Tipperary
• South Tipperary
• County Kilkenny
• Fethard, County Tipperary
• List of baronies of Ireland