# Courceys

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Barony in County Cork, Ireland

19th century engraving of a former De Courcy castle on the [Old Head of Kinsale](/source/Old_Head_of_Kinsale)

**Courceys** ([Irish](/source/Irish_language): *Cúrsaigh*)[1] is a [historical barony](/source/Barony_(Ireland)) in [County Cork](/source/County_Cork) on the south coast of [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland). Its name refers to the [Norman](/source/Normans) *de Courcy* family, [Barons Kingsale](/source/Baron_Kingsale), who came to Ireland in the 12th century and were the main landowners in the area.[2] The barony of Courceys includes the [civil parishes](/source/Civil_parishes_in_Ireland) of Kilroan, Ringrone and Templetrine.[3] Courceys is also the name of an [ecclesiastical parish](/source/Ecclesiastical_parish) in the [Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Cork_and_Ross).[4] Villages within this parish include [Ballinspittle](/source/Ballinspittle) and [Ballinadee](/source/Ballinadee).[4][5]

The local [Gaelic Athletic Association](/source/Gaelic_Athletic_Association) team is [Courcey Rovers GAA](/source/Courcey_Rovers_GAA). An [association football](/source/Association_football) (soccer) team, De Courcey Albion FC, closed in 2016.[6]

## See also

- [John de Courcy](/source/John_de_Courcy)

- [List of townlands of the barony of Courceys in County Cork](/source/List_of_townlands_of_the_barony_of_Courceys_in_County_Cork)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Cúrsaigh / Courceys"](https://www.logainm.ie/49.aspx). *logainm.ie*. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["de Courcy (Baron Kingsale)"](https://landedestates.ie/estate/2774). *Landed Estates Database*. University of Galway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Barony of Courceys, Co. Cork"](https://www.townlands.ie/cork/courceys/). *townlands.ie*. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-parish_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-parish_4-1) ["Parishes - Courceys"](https://corkandross.org/parishes/courceys). *corkandross.org*. Diocese of Cork and Ross. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lewis, Samuel (1837). ["Ballinspittle"](https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/B/Ballinspittle-Courceys-Cork.php). *[A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland](/source/A_Topographical_Dictionary_of_Ireland)*. Lewis.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["De Courcey Albion F.C"](http://www.decourceyalbion.com). Retrieved 4 October 2022. 27th July 2016 [..] fin [..] De Courcey Albion are no more. For a variety of reasons we were unable to field a team for the coming season.

[51°39′47″N 8°34′34″W / 51.663°N 8.576°W / 51.663; -8.576](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Courceys&params=51.663_N_8.576_W_region:IE_type:adm3rd)

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