Decies-without-Drum (; ) is a barony in County Waterford, Ireland.
Geography Decies-without-Drum is located in the centre of County Waterford, including the coast between Dungarvan and Dunbrattin Head; it is mostly upland. The Drum Hills separate it from Decies-within-Drum. It is bordered to the west by the Munster Blackwater, and contains most of the River Bricky and Colligan River.
History The Déisi Muman were an ancient Gaelic Irish tribe that occupied this territory; their name means "vassals of Mumu". They are believed by some historians to have Gaulish origin. Drumlohan Souterrain and Ogham Stones is an important historic site (AD 400–900).
The origin Decies barony was divided into two halves some time between 1654 and 1774.
Various branches of the Power / La Poer family owned land in the region before the Cromwellian settlement. Some of it also belonged to the Welsh/Walsh family.
List of settlements
Towns and villages in Decies-without-Drum barony include:
Abbeyside Ballinamult Bunmahon Dungarvan Kill Kilmacthomas Lemybrien
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