Joyce Country
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Joyce Country (Template:Langx) is a cultural region in counties Galway and Mayo in Ireland. It is sometimes called Partry, after the former tribal territory of the Partraige, which it largely matches.[1] Part of it falls within the Connacht Gaeltacht. Joyce Country lies on the shores of Lough Mask and Lough Corrib, and includes the Partry Mountains. It is a rural area that includes small settlements such as Clonbur, Cong, Cornamona and Toormakeady. It borders Connemara, to its south and west.
Joyce family
One of the first of the family ("Seoige" in Gaelic) recorded in Connacht was Thomas Joy, who established a minor Hiberno-Norman lordship in northern Iar Connacht. His territory was the barony of Ross, contiguous to Killery Bay and extending from Cong river to the river. The Joyce family became completely Gaelicised, ruled over their followers like the Chiefs of an Irish clan, and assimilated into the local Gaelic culture.
Statistics
| Area | Population | Daily Irish Speakers [2] |
|---|---|---|
| An Fhairche | 890 | 19% (175) |
| Conga | 493 | 40% (201) |
| An Chorr | 158 | 30% (48) |
| Leitir Breacáin | 31 | 12% (4) |
| An Ros | 105 | 60% (64) |
| An Uilinn | 91 | 31% (29) |
| Mairíos | 128 | 12% (16) |
| Binn an Choire | 116 | 14% (17) |
| TOTAL | 2,012 | 554 |
See also
County Galway
County Donegal
County Kerry
County Mayo
County Sligo
- Referred to as Yeats Country
Books
- Hardiman, James, History of Galway, 1820
- Gillespie and Moran, eds., Galway: History and Society, Geography Publications, 1996. Template:ISBN
- Martyn, Adrian, The Tribes of Galway:1124–1642, Galway, 2016. Template:ISBN
References
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