[1] The liberties were defined by the charter granted in 1608 by Charles I of England as extending three miles in all directions from the city walls.
No modifications to barony boundaries have been made since the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue.
In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the Crown.
[3] The barony of Cork comprises part or all of 16 civil parishes:[l 2] From "Irish placenames database".