Scarawalsh

Scarawalsh (Irish: Scairbh Bhailis) is a historical barony in northern County Wexford, Ireland.

[5][6] The barony of Scarawalsh takes its name from a townland of the same name;[7] the name is Irish for "Walsh's shallow ford with stony bottom,"[8] referring to a crossing-point on the River Slaney on the Ferns–Enniscorthy road.

[9][10] Scarawalsh contains the capital of the Uí Ceinnselaig (Kinsellas) at Ferns.

In the early medieval period the Síl Chormaic were the dominant section (sept) of the Kinsellas, but in the mid-11th century, control was taken by the related Síl Fáelchán (Mac Murchadha) branch.

[11] In the 1798 rebellion, a Scarawalsh infantry unit fought on the British side, led by a Captain Cornock; they supplied 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 3 sergeants, a drummer, and 60 men.