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Ida (barony)

Ida is a barony in the south-east of County Kilkenny, Ireland. Ida is made up of 16 civil parishes containing 191 townlands, it is one of 12 baronies in the County. The barony is 249.8 square kilometres (96.4 sq mi) in size, with highest point at Tory Hill. The chief town is Slieveroe. The N25 crosses the barony.

Etymology
The earliest reference to "Ida" as the barony was in 1587 where it was described as the barony of "Igrinn and Ida". The name Ida is derived the name of the ancient sept, "Ui Deaghaigh" now O'Dea in English. It has had many spellings including "Odawe Odaw", "Odaygh", "Hidaa", "Oda", "Odda", "Idagh", "Idea", and by 1839, the "Barony of Ida". Ida was recorded in the Down Survey (1656) as "Ida Igrin Ibercon" and on Griffith's Valuation (1864) as "Ida". == History ==
History
The area was in the south-east of the ancient kingdom of Osraige (Ossory), == Geography ==
Geography
. Under the administeration of Kilkenny County Council. Ida is in size and lies at the south-east of the county. With the barony of Gowran to the north, Iverk and Knocktopher to the west, and the barony of Kilculliheen to the south. Ida contains the town of Slieveroe and the population centres of Glenmore, The Rower and Tullagher. Ida contains the civil parishes of Ballygurrim, Clonamery, Dunkitt, Dysartmoon, Gaulskill, Jerpointwest, Kilbride, Kilcoan, Kilcolumb, Kilmakevoge, Listerlin, Rathpatrick, Rosbercon, Rossinan, The Rower, and Shanbogh. Lough Cullen and the River Nore are in Ida. It also contains Moondice bog, Tory Hill, The Pink Point, and Garraunbaun Rock. Part of the Roman Catholic Church diocese of Ossory and the Church of Ireland diocese of Cashel and Ossory. Today, the county of Kilkenny is subdivided into 12 baronies. These include Kilkenny in the centre of the county, and clockwise from north of the county, Fassadinin, Gowran, Ida, Kilculliheen, Iverk, Knocktopher, Kells, Callan, Shillelogher, Crannagh, Galmoy. ==See also==
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