cantred

The Oxford Companion to Irish History | 2007 | 700+ words | Copyright

cantred, a term akin to the Welsh cantref, imported by the Anglo‐Normans to describe a pre‐conquest territorial unit, reflecting political divisions existing at the time of the invasion. Thus Theobald Walter was granted five‐and‐a‐half cantreds in Munster in 1185. He subsequently used them to determine the shape of his seigniorial manors. The cantreds also provided the framework for the divisions of the county, similar to the hundred in England. Because both the county and diocesan administrative systems were created concurrently, the cantred and rural deanery frequently encompassed the same area. Modern baronies are sometimes derived from their medieval predecessor, the cantred.

Revd Canon C. A. Empey

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