ony ▁in ▁County ▁C ork ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁the ▁baron ies ▁of ▁Or r ery ▁and ▁Kil more ▁to ▁the ▁north - west ; ▁Du h allow ▁to ▁the ▁west ; ▁Bar rett s ▁to ▁the ▁south - west ; ▁Barry more ▁to ▁the ▁south ; ▁Cond ons ▁and ▁Cl ang ib bon ▁to ▁the ▁east ; ▁and ▁C osh lea , ▁County ▁L imer ick ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁It ▁is ▁bounded ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁by ▁the ▁Nag le ▁Mountains ▁and ▁the ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁Mun ster ▁Black water . ▁The ▁B ally hou ra ▁Mountains ▁mark ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary . ▁A ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Black water , ▁the ▁Aw beg ▁has ▁two ▁branches ▁in ▁its ▁upper ▁st ret ches ; ▁one ▁branch ▁forms ▁the ▁northern ▁boundary ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁near ▁But te v ant , ▁forms ▁the ▁western ▁limit . ▁To ▁the ▁east , ▁lies ▁another ▁Black water ▁trib ut ary , ▁the ▁Fun che on . ▁An om al ously , ▁the ▁names ake ▁town ▁of ▁F erm oy ▁is ▁actually ▁in ▁the ▁bar ony ▁of ▁Cond ons ▁and ▁Cl ang ib bon . ▁The ▁town ▁with ▁the ▁greatest ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁bar ony ▁is ▁M allow ▁( 8 5 7 8 ▁people ▁per ▁Census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ). ▁ ▁Leg al ▁context ▁Baron ies ▁were ▁created ▁after ▁the ▁Norman ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ireland ▁as ▁divisions ▁of ▁count ies ▁and ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁justice ▁and ▁the ▁raising