SELECTED CIVIL
PARISHES OF NORTH TIPPERARY
Includes
Location, History and Townland Listings
The following information is
excerpted from "The Book of County
Tipperary", published in 1889;
and “Places in Tipperary”, published in 1837. The information is presented here as a
guideline only, and has not been personally verified. To the best of my ability to determine, the copyright on this
data has expired, and any existing publishing rights no longer exist.
The geographical
location of these parishes is illustrated in “Parishes of Tipperary North”
in the ‘MAPS’ section of this website.
AGHNAMEADLE
Agnameadle 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 3 1/2 miles
S. from Moneygall, on the mail coach road from Limerick to Dublin; containing,
with the town of Toomavara, 3577 inhabitants. The place was formerly the
residence of the O'Egan family, and there are still considerable portions of
the old Court of Aghnamadle remaining. The parish, which is bordered on the
east by King's county, comprises 6076 statute acres, as applotted under the
tithe act. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe,
and in the patronage of the Bishop; the tithes amount to 369.4.7 1/2.The church
is a small edifice, situated at Toomavara. there is neither glebe nor glebe-
house. In the R.C. divisions it is the head of a union or district, which
comprises also the parish of Ballymackey. About 120 boys and 120 girls are
taught in two public schools; and there are also three private schools, in
which are about 170 children. A poor fund has been established here on Dr.
Chalmers' plan. There are remains of Blane castle, and of the old church, near
which is an oratory apparently of great antiquity; and at Ballinlough is a
chalybeate spring.
Aghnameadle Parish consists of -
Aghnameadle - Ballinlough - Ballinveny - Ballybeg
- Ballyconnor - Baynanagh - Blakefield - Blean - Bunacum - Castlequarter -
Coole - Coolkereen - Coologe - Curraghaneety - Curraheen - Garrane - Glenaguile
- Glenawinna - Gortagarry - Killavalla - Knockfune - Knockgarve - Lackenavorna
- Monanore - Ollatrim - Park - Rosgoordagh - Stook - Tiermoyle - Town of
Toomyvara - Woodlands
AGLISHCLOGHANE
Aglishcloghane 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 3 miles N.E.
from Burris-o-kane, on the road from Rosecrea to Portumna; containing 1961
inhabitants. It comprises 4474 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act.
The system of agriculture is improving, and a considerable portion of moor
land, formerly waste, has been reclaimed and brought into cultivation: there is
an abundance of bog. Limestone of superior quality abounds, and is quarried for
building. Milford, pleasantly situated in a well=planted demesne, is the
occasional residence of Ralph Smith, Esq. The living consists of a rectory,
vicarage, and perpetual curacy, in the Diocese of Killaloe; the
vicarage, with cure of souls, forms the corps of the archdeaconry of Killaloe,
with which are held, without cure, with which are held, without cure, the
rectories of Aglishcloghane, Lorrha, and Dorrha, episcopally united in 1785,
and by act of council in 1802, and in the patronage of the Bishop; the
perpetual curacy is in the patronage of the Archdeacon. The tithes amount to
161.10.9 1/4., and of the entire union, to 1013.7.8 3/4. The church of the
union is at Lorrha, which is also the glebe-house of the archdeaconry; and
there are two glebes, comprising together about 43 acres, situated respectively
near the sites of the old churches. The church of the perpetual curacy, a neat
modern building, for the erection of which the late Board of First Fruits gave
800, in 1813, is situated near the ruins of the old church, in the churchyard
of which is a very old ash tree of very large dimensions. The glebe-house was
built by aid of a gift of 450 and a loan of 50 from the same Board; the glebe
comprises 13 1/2 acres; and the stipend of the perpetual curate is 100 per
annum, paid by the archdeacon. This is one of the three parishes which
constitute the R.C. union or district of Burris-o-kane: the chapel is situated
in the village of Eglish. The parochial school is supported under the patronage
of the perpetual curate; and there is also a school in the R.C. chapel.
Aglishcloghane Parish consists of -
Ballinruddery - Ballycormuck - Ballyhaugh -
Ballymassy - Ballymassy Little - Cappanamuck - Cloghleigh - Cloneska -
Cloonawillin - Dary - Drum - Feigh East - Feigh West - Fortmoy - Garrybaun -
Gortnagrann - Gortnahulla - Kilcommon - Kilfadda - Kylebeg - Lackabrack -
Lisbryan - Lisduff - Lisheen - Lisheenboy - Loughaun - Milford - Munlusk
ARDCRONEY
Ardcroney 1837;
a parish,
in the Barony of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of
Munster, 2 miles S. by W. from Burris-o-kane, on the road to Nenagh; containing
1681 inhabitants. It comprises 5810 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act. The soil is mostly light; there are several small bogs in the parish,
which abounds also with limestone. The water of a lake covering about 172
plantation acres was drained off by the late Rev. R. Falkiner, of Mount Falcon,
in 1800, and the land is now highly productive. The principal seats are Mount
Falcon, the property and residence of Mrs. Falkiner; Beechwood, the property of
Col. Toler Osborne, but in the occupation of D. Falkiner, Esq.; Conger House,
the residence of F. Falkiner, Esq.; Willsborough, the property and residence of
J. Falkiner, Esq.; Ballinderry, the property of T. Sadlier, Jun., Esq., on
which a house is about to be erected; Ballyrickard, the residence of N.
Falkiner, Esq.; Woodlands, of R. Falkiner, Esq.; and Whitstone, the property of
Elias Bowler, Esq. Beechwood was once the residence of the late Earl of
Norbury, and was originally a castle, of which the present house is a part; on
a stone is the date 1594, with the initials O.H. The living is a vicarage, in
the Diocese of Killaloe, and in the patronage of the Bishop, to whose
mensal the rectory is impropriate: the tithes amount to 307.11.6 3/4., of which
205.1.01/2. is payable to the Bishop, and 102.10.6 1/4. to the vicar. the
church is a very neat structure, built in 1824. there is a glebe of 3 acres,
but no glebe-house. In the R.C. divisions this parish forms part of the union
or district of Modreeny, or Cloghjordan: the chapel is a small building on the
townland of Ardcroney. there is a parochial school, also a private pay school.
On a eminence near the high road are the remains of the old church, forming a
conspicuous ruin; and on the townland of Ballyluskey is an ancient castle,
consisting of one square tower. At the rear of Beechwood House, on an eminence,
is a large fort or rath, planted with trees, the summit of which is encircled
by a stone wall.
Ardcrony Parish consists of -
Ardcrony - Ashley Park - Ballinderry -
Ballinvilla - Ballylusky - Ballyrickard North - Ballyrickard South -
Ballythomas - Clashateeaun - Coolagorane Lower - Coolagorane Upper - Coolderry
- Corravally - Derrynasling - Gortadalaun - Gortawoer - Graigue Lower - Graigue
Upper - Kileheen - Killea - Kyle - Lisgarriff - Lisnasoolmoy - Magheranenagh -
Mountfalcon - Ringroe - Whitstone - Willsborough
BALLINGARRY
Ballingarry 1837; a parish, in the Barony of Lower Ormond, county of
Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4 miles E. by N. from Burrisokane;
containing 1767 inhabitants, of which number, 85 are in the hamlet, which
consists of 13 houses. This parish is situated on the high roads from Rosecrea
to Portumna and from Nenagh to Parsonstown, and comprises 3498 plantation
acres, divided into nearly equal portions of tillage and pasturage; the state
of agriculture is much improved, and green crops are partially cultivated.
There is a considerable extent of bog; and limestone of good quality abounds
and is used for building. Knockshagowna, or "the Hill of the
Fairies," connected with which are some interesting legends, rises to a
considerable height in this parish, and is an excellent landmark to the
surrounding country; its summit, on which is a small tower, commands a very
extensive view into several adjacent counties; on the east and west sides it is
well planted, and the land on its north-eastern declivity is of excellent
quality. A lake, surrounded by a large bog, and called Lough-na-Inch, is said
to be very deep; near the centre is a small island formed artificially by piles
of wood, but for what purpose is matter of conjecture. The principal seats are
Lisbryen, situated in a well planted demesne, that of T. Bunbury, Esq.; South
Park, of C. Atkinson, Esq.; Ballymona, which is extensively planted, of Ralph
Smith, Esq.; Fairy Hill, also well planted, of W.H. Cox, Esq.; Ballingarry
Castle, of Marmaduke Thompson, Esq,; Clifton and White Hall, the former the
seat and the latter the property of Capt. Shepherd; and Fairy Mount, the residence
of the Rev. J.H. Saunderson, the vicar. Lismacrory, the ancient residence of
the family of Smith, is now the property of Mr.. Bunbury. here is a station of
the constabulary police.
The living is a
vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, to which the vicarage of Uskeane
was episcopally united in 1772 and 1809, and in the patronage of the Bishop;
the rectory is impropriate in M. Thompson, Esq. the tithes amount to 263.2.6.,
of which 159 is payable to the impropriator, and 104.2.6. to the vicar; and the
entire tithes of the benefice, payable to the vicar are 208. The church is an
ancient edifice with a spire and minarets, for the repair of which the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners have lately granted 157 pounds. There is neither
glebe-house not glebe. In the R.C. divisions this parish forms part of the
union of Burris-o'-kane: the chapel is situated at the Pike, and is of recent
erection. A school was established in 1834 by the vicar, by whom, aided by a
few private subscriptions, it is supported. There are some remains of the
ancient castle of Ballingarry, from which it appears to have been of great
strength and magnitude.
Ballingarry consists of - Aughnacrumpane; Ballaghboy; Ballingarry; Ballingarry Lower;
Ballingarry Upper; Ballintaggart; Ballylina; Ballymona; Ballynahinch;
Ballyphilip; Blackcommon; Bolakeale; Bolintlea; Boston; Cappagh; Carrick;
Clashduff; Coalbrook; Coolnashinnagh; Creeragh; Curraheenduff; Derreen;
Earlshill; Farranrory Lower; Farranrory Upper; Foilmarnell Upper; Garranacool;
Garrynagree; Glengall; Gortfree; Gortinarable; Gortnasmuttaun; Gurteen;
Harleypark; Jessfield; Kilcunnahin Beg; Kilcunnahin More; Knockalonga;
Knockshigowna; Kyleballygalvan; Lacka; Lismacrory; Lisnagower; Lisnamrock;
Lissadonna; Munnia; Quakerstown; Rahinane; Springfield; Springpark; Tinock;
Town of Ballingarry; Whitehall; Williamstown
(* there are two Ballingarrys listed
– this townland list may or may not refer to the above listed Ballingarry, in
N. Tipperary )
BALLYGIBBON
Ballygibbon
1837; a parish, in the Barony of
Upper Ormond, 4 miles E. from Nenagh; containing 1074 inhabitants. It is
situated on the turnpike road from Nonage to Cloghjordan, and comprises about
650 acres, as applotted under the tithe act. There is a considerable tract of
bog, and limestone abounds in the parish. Ballygibbon, the residence of D.E.
Young. esq., and Glanahilty castle, the property of W. Kennedy, Esq., are the
principal gentlemen's seats. A brewery at Bantis is conducted on an extensive
scale by Edward Kennedy, Esq., who has also an extensive distillery at
Clogjordan. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe,
and is part of the union of Ballymackey: the tithes amount to 101,10.9 1/4.
There are some remains of the ancient church. In the R.C. divisions it forms
part of the union or district of Toomavara or Aghnameadle; the chapel is
situated in the parish of Ballymackey.
Ballygibbon
consists of -
Ballygibbon; Bantis; Glenahilty; Kylenaheskeragh;
Middlewalk
BALLYMACKEY
Ballymackey 1837; a parish, in
the Barony of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of
Munster, 5 miles E. from Nenagh; containing 3066 inhabitants. This parish is
situated on the mail coach road from Dublin to Limerick, and is intersected by
the river Olitrin. There are about 2000 acres of bog, and of the remainder the
greater portion is under tillage; the system of agriculture is much improved,
and there is abundance of limestone in the parish. [They did not give the total
acreage for this parish] Castle Willington, the seat of J. Willington, Esq.,
which takes its name from a lofty and very perfect square tower near the
mansion, is situated in a well-planted demesne watered by the river Olitrin.
Woodville, the residence of Humphrey Minchin, Esq., and Besborough, of T.
Sadlier, Jun., Esq., are both pleasantly situated in grounds tastefully laid
out and kept in fine order: Mount Pleasant, the residence of Captain Jackson,
is a handsome mansion pleasantly situated; as is also Donnybrook, the property
of W. Poe, Esq., but at present in the occupation of a tenant. There are
several other gentlemen's residences in the parish, of which the principal are
Lissanisca, that of R. Smithwick, Esq.; Shanbally, of P. Smithwick, Esq.;
Hermitage, of W. Jackson, Esq.; Elmhill, of W. Middleton, Esq.; Camira, of the
Rev. P. Bolton; and Falleen, of G. Riall, Esq. here is a constabulary police
station. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe;
the vicarage is episcopally united to the entire rectory of Templedowney or
Toomavara, constituting the union of Ballymackey, and the corps of the
chancellorship of Killaloe, with which are held episcopally the rectory of this
parish and the rectory and vicarage of Ballygibbon, in the patronage of the
Bishop. The tithes amount to 424.12.3 3/4, and of the union to 609.4.7 1/2. The
church is a neat modern edifice, erected by aid of a loan of 1000 from the late
Board of First Fruits, in 1815. The glebe-house, one mile and a half distant
from the church, was built by aid of a gift of 300 and a loan of 500 from the
same Board, in 1814: the glebe comprises 15a.0r.5p. In the R.C. divisions this
parish forms part of the union or district of Toomavara or Aghnameadle, and
contains a chapel. A parochial school of 20 boys and 20 girls is supported by
an endowment of 6 per annum and an annual donation from the rector; and there
are seven pay schools, in which are about 200 children; also a dispensary.
Ballymackey
consists of - Ballaghveny; Ballinahemery; Ballyknockane;
Ballymackey; Bessborough; Cappa; Carrowea; Clash; Clashnevin; Clonalea;
Clonteige; Cloonmore; Derrybane; Derrycarney; Donnybrook; Elmhill; Falleen;
Garranthurles; Garravally; Garrynafana; Gortnadrumman; Grenanstown; Kilgorteen;
Killeisk; Killowney Big; Killowney Little; Knockahunna; Knockanglass;
Lisheenagower; Lismore; Lisnamoe; Lissanisky; Riverlawn; Tooreigh; Ummera;
Wilton; Woodville
BALLYNACLOGH
Ballynaclogh 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 3 miles S.E.
from Nenagh; containing 1149 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river
Arra, which falls into the Shannon at Drominear, and comprises 3701 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act; the land is all arable and pasture,
the soil fertile, and the system of agriculture much improved. Limestone
abounds and a marble quarry has recently been reopened on the demesnes of
Debsborough and Ballynaclough, with a prospect of its being extensively worked;
the marble is both of red and gray color, and of very fine quality. There is a
small corn-mill. Debsborough, the seat of J. Bayly, Esq., is pleasantly
situated in a demesne tastefully laid out and well planted: the other seats are
Ballynaclough, that of R.N. Bayly, Esq., and Bayly Farm, of Mrs.. Bayly. A
constabulary police force has been stationed in this parish. The living is a
vicarage in the Diocese of Killaloe, united, since the foundation of the
deanery, to the entire rectories of Drominear and Kilkeary, and the vicarage of
Terryglass, which four parishes constitute the union of Ballynaclough and the
corps of the deanery of Killaloe, in the patronage of the Crown; the rectory is
impropriate in the Rev. Daniel and Mrs. Wall, and the Misses Elizabeth and
Harriet Hardy: the tithes amount to 235, of which 156.13.4. is payable to the
impropriators and 78.6.8. to the dean; and the tithes of the whole benefice
amount to 408.6.8. The church, a neat modern edifice, was erected by aid of a
gift of 500 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1815. The glebe-house is
situated on a glebe of 7a.1r.18 1/2p., and there is also a glebe of 15 acres in
Terryglass. In the R.C. divisions this parish forms part of the union or
district of Kilmore; the chapel is a modern building, situated on the townland
of Ballyquiveane. There is a parochial school of about 20 boys and 20 girls,
supported by the dean and John Bayly, Esq.; and there are two pay schools, in
which are about 80 boys and 10 girls. the poor have the benefit of the
dispensaries at Nenagh and Silvermines. There are some remains of the old
church adjoining the present structure, and also of the castle of
Ballynaclough, which have a picturesque effect.
Ballynaclogh
consists of -
Ballinenagh; Ballycrenode; Ballygasheen;
Ballylisheen; Ballynaclogh; Ballyquiveen; Ballyvanran; Coolagh; Lissatunny;
Pollanorman; Sragh; Tullamoylin; Tyone
Borrisokane
Borrisokane
1837; a post-town or parish, in
the Barony of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of
Munster, 12 3/4 miles W. by N. from Rosecrea, and 71 3/4 miles W.S.W. from
Dublin; containing 2635 inhabitants. This town is situated on the road from
Rosecrea to Portumna. It comprises
4474 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act. The system of agriculture
is improving, and a considerable portion of moor land, formerly waste, has been
reclaimed and brought into cultivation: there is an abundance of bog. Limestone
of superior quality abounds, and is quarried for building. Milford, pleasantly
situated in a well-planted demesne, is the occasional residence of Ralph Smith,
Esq. The living consists of a rectory, vicarage, and perpetual curacy, in the Diocese
of Killaloe; the vicarage, with cure of souls, forms the corps of the
archdeaconry of Killaloe, with which are held, without cure, with which are
held, without cure, the rectories of Aglishcloghane, Lorrha, and Dorrha,
episcopally united in 1785, and by act of council in 1802, and in the patronage
of the Bishop; the perpetual curacy is in the patronage of the Archdeacon. The
tithes amount to 161.10.9 1/4., and of the entire union, to 1013.7.8 3/4. The
church of the union is at Lorrha, which is also the glebe-house of the
archdeaconry; and there are two glebes, comprising together about 43 acres,
situated respectively near the sites of the old churches. The church of the
perpetual curacy, a neat modern building, for the erection of which the late
Board of First Fruits gave 800, in 1813, is situated near the ruins of the old
church, in the churchyard of which is a very old ash tree of very large
dimensions. The glebe-house was built by aid of a gift of 450 and a loan of 50
from the same Board; the glebe comprises 13 1/2 acres; and the stipend of the
perpetual curate is 100 per annum, paid by the archdeacon. This is one of the
three parishes which constitute the R.C. union or district of Burris-o-kane:
the chapel is situated in the village of Eglish. The parochial school is
supported under the patronage of the perpetual curate; and there is also a
school in the R.C. chapel.
Borrisokane
consists of
- Ballyhaden; Crotta; Feebeg; Gaulross; Greyfort;
Killeen; Kyleonermody; Kyletombrickane; Liskinlahan; Lisleighbeg; Rathmore;
Shesheraghmore; Tombrickane; Town of Borrisokane; Town of Goatstown
BORRISNAFARNEY (or
Burrisnefearney)
Borrisnafarney
1837; a parish, partly in the Barony of
Ikerrin, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, but chiefly in
the Barony of Clonlisk, King's county, and province of Leinster, 1 1/2
miles W. from Moneygall; containing 269 inhabitants. This parish is situated
near the high road from Dublin to Limerick, which runs on the north-west, and
is bounded on the south-east by the Devil's Bit range of mountains, near which
the little river Allitrim has its source, which separates the parish from that
of Aghnameadle on the west, and abounds with fine trout. It comprises 4138
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and values at 3438 per annum,
exclusive of waste. The land is good, and being chiefly in the hands of
gentlemen, is much improved and in grass; there is very little bog, not more
than sufficient to supply the inhabitants with fuel. The gentlemen's are
Loughton, formerly the residence of T. Ryder Pepper, Esq., and now of
Lieut.-Gen. Lord Bloomfield, who is making extensive additions and improvements
to the house and demesne; Thorn Vale, of George Garvey, Esq., Barnagrotty, of J.
Tydd Abbott, Esq.; White Ville, of R. White, Esq.; and Larch Vale, the neat
residence of the Rev. W. Greeson. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese
of Killaloe, united by act of council to the vicarage of Bourney or
Bourchin: the tithes amount to 184.12.3 1/2. The church is a neat modern
building, with a metal roof, situated contiguous to the Loughton demesne, and
erected under the patronage of T.R. Pepper, Esq., to whose memory it contains a
handsome marble tablet. In the R.C. divisions, also, it forms part of the union
or district of Bourney. The parochial school, on the Laughton demesne, was
founded and is partly supported by a donation of 20 per annum from Mrs. Pepper,
sister of Lord Bloomfield and widow of T.R. Pepper, Esq.; about 50 girls are
taught in it. The Rev. Kennedy O'Kennedy, late rector of the union, bequeathed
500 to the poor of this parish and Bourney, to be disposed of for their benefit
at the discretion of the rector and churchwardens; but no part of it has yet
been received. A parochial relief fund now exists, founded on the plan of the
Rev. Dr. Chalmers. There are some remains of an old castle on the Loughton
demesne.
Borrisnafarney
consists of - Borrisnafarney; Cloncannon; Knockanroger
BOURNEY
Bourney 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Ikerrin, county of Tipperary, 4 1/2 miles S.E. from Rosecrea; containing
4061 inhabitants. This parish is situated between the mail coach road from
Dublin to Limerick, and the public road from Rosecrea to Templemore; and
comprises more than 9700 statute acres. The rivers Nore and Suir have their
rise here in the side of the mountain of Benduff. their respective sources not
being more than 1/2 mile distant from each other. The Noir peruses nearly a
direct course through this parish and Corbally into Burris-in-Ossary; the Suir
forms the southern boundary of this parish. Dangan Lodge is the seat of J.
Middleton, Esq.; Derrylahan, of J. Mason, Esq.; Mount Fresco, of Horatio Lloyd,
Esq.; and Lorn Park, of G. Roe, Esq. Here is a station of the constabulary
police. The living is a vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, to which
the rectory and vicarage of Burrisnefarney were united by act of council,
forming the union of Bourney, in the patronage of the Bishop; the rectory is
impropriate in the Marchess of Ormonde. The tithes amount to 550 of which 350
is payable to the impropriator, and 200 to the vicar; and the gross tithes of
the union payable to the incumbent amount to 384.12.4. The church is a plain
building, for the repairs of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have
recently granted 246.8.9. The glebe-house was built by aid of a gift of 350 and
a loan of 450, in 1814, from the late Board of First Fruits: the glebe
comprises about six acres in four detached portions in this parish. In the R.C.
divisions the parish is the head of a union or district, which comprises also
the parishes of Burrisnefarney and Corbally, and contains four chapels, all
neat buildings, of which the principal is situated at Clonakenny, in this
parish. There is a place of worship for the Society of Friends at Knockbally
Meagher. The parochial schools afford instruction to about 40 boys and 40
girls; and there are also four private pay schools, in which are about 170
children. At Boulebane, Bawnmadrum, and Clonakenny are considerable remains are
considerable remains of ancient castles; the first two are situated on an
eminence very near each other.
Bourney consists
of - Ballyhenry; Ballynough; Bawnmadrum;
Bawnmadrum North; Behaghglass; Bonagortbaun; Boola; Boolabaun; Boolareagh; Borrisnoe;
Cappalahan; Clonakenny; Coolgarran; Corriga; Cullahill; Dangansallagh;
Derrylahan; Gortderryboy; Gorteen; Gortnacally; Gortnadumagh; Gortnaskehy;
Kilmacuddy; Knockaunavogga; Kyleannagh; Longford; Longfordwood; Loran;
Mountfrisco; Oldcastle; Orkneys; Shanacloon; Shanballynahagh
BURGESS (or
Burgess-Beg)
Burgess
1837; a parish, in the Barony of Owney and Arra,
county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 5 1/2 miles S.W. from Nenagh;
containing 3570 inhabitants. It is situated on the mail coach road from Dublin
to Limerick, and comprises 4749 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe
act,and valued at 4002 per annum. About 97 acres are mountains and bog: the
remainder is good arable land. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese
of Killaloe, and forms part of the union of Castletown-Arra: the tithes
amount to 276.18.5 1/2. In the R.C. divisions it is included in the union or
district of Youghal-Arra, and contains a modern chapel on the townland of
Ballywilliam. There are three private pay schools, in which about 160 boys and
90 girls are taught. Some remains of the church yet exist, with a monument on
which is inscribed "Donato O'Brien de Gortmore."
Burgesbeg
consists of - Ballycuddybeg; Ballycuddymore;
Ballyhenebery; Ballyhisky; Ballyhogan; Ballywilliam; Burgesbeg; Carrigatogher;
Carrigatogher Bog; Carriggal; Dromin; Garrycloher; Gortmore; Gortycullane;
Kilcolman; Lissara; Mountsack; Patrickswell; Toorfune
CASTLETOWN-ARRA
Castletownarra
1837; a parish, in the Barony of Owney and Arra,
County of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 8 miles W.N.W. from Nenagh;
containing 4110 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the river Shannon, and
on the road from Nenagh to Killaloe; it comprises 6697 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act, and valued at 5110 per annum: about 720 acres
are mountain, and the remainder is good arable and pasture land. At
Garry-Kennedy are some very extensive slate quarries belonging to the mining
company of Ireland, from which great quantities of slate are raised and shipped
from a quay which has been constructed there, for which the steam navigation on
the Shannon, and the canal, afford every facility. The scenery is strikingly
diversified; it includes a large portion of Lough Derg, and the mountains of
Clare and Galway. Castlelough, the seat of Anthony Parker, Esq., is finely
situated in a richly cultivated demesne of 640 acres, embellished with timber
of stately growth and with young and thriving plantations; the deer park is
extensive and well-stocked. The other seats within the parish are Lansdowne,
the residence of Mrs. Parker, and those of G. Watson and __ Kent, Esqs., at
Garry-Kennedy.. A constabulary police force has been stationed here; and fairs,
chiefly for cattle, sheep, and pigs, are held at Portroe on March 22nd, May
14th, July 23rd, and Nov. 11th. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese
of Killaloe, episcopally united, in 1781, to the rectories and vicarages of
Youghal-Arra and Burgess-Beg, forming the union of Castletown-Arra, in the patronage
of the Bishop: the tithes amount to 304.12.3 3/4, and the whole benefice to
997...16.11 1/4. The church, of an ancient structure of simple style, is
pleasingly situated on the margin of Lough Derg. The glebe-house was built by
aid of a gift of 250 and a loan of 550 from the late Board of First Fruits, in
1820. The glebe comprises 3 acres, and there are other glebe-lands in the
union, comprising together 4a.3r., making in the whole 7a.3r. The R.C. parish
is co-extensive with that of the Established church: the chapel is at Portroe.
A parochial school, in which about 50 boys and 30 girls are instructed, is
supported by the rector; and there is a pay school, in which are about 120 boys
and 70 girls. The old castle from which this place derived its name was
formerly the residence of the Parkers, but is now in ruins; the demesne skirts
the Shannon for a considerable distance, commanding some beautiful and
extensive views.
Castletownarra
consists of
- Ballingeer; Ballycarridoge; Castlelough;
Castletown; Cloneybrien; Cloneygowny; Cooneen; Corbally; Cornode; Faha;
Garranashingaun; Garrykennedy; Garrymacteige; Glencrue; Islands in The River
Suir; Killoran; Kilparteen; Lackamore; Lackaroe; Laghtea; Lansdown;
Lisheenbrien; Lisheentyrone; Lisheentyrone South; Scilly Island; Shesharoe;
Town of Portroe; Townlough Lower; Townlough Upper
CLOUGHPRIOR
Cloughprior 1837; a parish, in the Barony of
Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4 miles S.W. from Burrisokane;
containing 1452 inhabitants. This parish is situated near the river Shannon,
and on the high road from Nenagh to Burrisokane, and comprises 3532 statute
acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and valued at 3083 per annum. About
480 acres are common; there is a very small portion of bog, and of the
remainder, by far the greater portion is arable and under tillage; the soil is
light and rests on a substratum of limestone. The gentlemen's seats are Ashley
Park, the residence of G. Atkinson, Esq., and Prior Park, of W. Waller, Esq.,
both richly planted demesnes; East prospect, of J. S. Handcock, Esq.; and
Carney Castle, of A. French, Esq. The last is a handsome modern house on part
of the site of the ancient castle, now in ruins, and formerly for many years
the residence of the Grace family; it was attacked by Cromwell, and becoming
forfeited, was repurchased by the same family, and had descended by inheritance
to its present proprietor, The parish is in the Diocese of Killaloe, and
is a rectory and vicarage, forming part of the union of Finnoe: the tithes
amount to 212.6.2. In the R.C. divisions it is part of the union or district of
Cloghjordan. There is a pay school, in which are about 80 boys and 40 girls.
There are some slight remains of a religious foundation, probably of a priory,
from which the parish may have taken its name, but no record of it is extant
Cloghprior
consists of - Ashleypark; Bunnadober; Carneybeg;
Carneybrack; Carneycastle; Carneywoodlands; Cloghprior; Cloneyharp; Drummond;
Frolick; Garranacleary; Knockanacartan; Parkboy; Priorpark; Prospect East;
Prospect West; Rahone; Shanavally; Springmount; Woodpark
CORBALLY
Corbally
1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Ikerrin, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 3 miles S.E. from
Rosecrea; containing 3090 inhabitants. This place derived an early degree of
celebrity from a very ancient abbey founded about the 7th century for Culdean
monks, on an island in the parish, called Mona Incha, and dedicated to St.
Columba. This island, which comprised little more than two acres of firm ground
encompassed by a soft morass, recently drained by its proprietor and brought
into cultivation, is noticed by Giraldus Cambrensis, who came into Ireland as a
preceptor of John, Earl of Moreton, afterwards King of England, who says that
there are a few Culdees or Colidei "did devoutly serve God." An
opinion even in his time prevailed that no person, however severe might be his
malady, could die in this island, from which tradition it obtained the
appellation of Insula Viventium, or "the Isle of the Living." This
legendary celebrity made it the resort of numerous pilgrims from the remotest
parts of the country, but did not prevent the brethren from emigrating to the
more healthy shores of the neighboring village of Corbally, where they fixed their
residence, and where there are still the remains of a small neat cruxiform
chapel, with narrow lancet-shaped windows. The abbey continued to flourish till
the dissolution, and, in the 28th of Elizabeth, the site and possessions were
granted to Sir Lucas Dillon. Of the abbey on the island there are still the
remains of the church, which, though raised on a spot scarcely accessible,
exhibits a beauty of style and costliness of materials scarcely to be expected
in so retired and isolated a spot. The abbey church appears to have been 44
feet in length and 18 feet in width; the arches of the choir, and of the
western entrance, are of the Norman semicircular character, and decorated with
rich and varied mouldings embellished with highly wrought ornaments. To the north
of the church is a small oratory, and the abbey and a separate room for the
abbott were formerly to be traced. Attached to the church, in which are the
remains of a fine cross. There was also on this island an ancient building
called the "Woman's Church."
The parish consists
of three detached portions intersected by the parish of Rosecrea, and comprise
10,125 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, of which about 400 of
woodland, 3200 bog, and the remainder good arable and pasture land. The system
of agriculture is improved, and there is no waste land except the bog, which
affords abundance of fuel. There are numerous quarries of grit-stone, which
forms the basis of the principal hills, and is used in all kinds of building;
there are very few quarries of limestone, but limestone gravel and pebbles,
which make the whitest lime, are found in abundance. Mount Heaton, the property
of the Misses Taylor, but now occupied by Mrs. Hutchinson, a handsome mansion
with a castellated front, flanked at the principal entrance with two stately
towers. and containing spacious and elegant apartments, is beautifully situated
in a richly wooded and highly embellished demesne of 400 acres, watered by a
branch of the river Brosna, and finely diversified; the gardens are spacious
and kept in excellent order, and in the grounds are some white thorn trees of
the growth of more than two centuries. Corville, the seat of the Hon. F.A.
Prittie, is a handsome structure in the Grecian style, and is seen to great
advantage terminating a long avenue from the entrance gate; the demesne is
ample and tastefully embellished, and in the grounds are the ruins of an old
church and a square tower on an eminence. Timoney, the seat of J.D. Hutchinson,
Esq., is situated on a rising ground surrounded by hills finely wooded, and by
plantations covering 100 acres; the grounds are embellished with timber of
stately growth, and contain some of the largest spruce and Scottish fir trees
in the country. Great improvements have been made on this estate by the
proprietor, and much rocky mountainous waste land has been reclaimed.
Rockforest, the seat of W. H. Hutchinson, Esq., was a castle occupied by the
family of Hutchinson, whose ancestor came to Ireland as a captain in Cromwell's
army, and subsequently settled here in 1660, and has since been the seat of the
eldest branch of that family. This castle sustained several sieges, and
repeated injuries from the raparees, who, on one occasion, surprised the
garrison and carried off the proprietor into Connaught, where he was detained a
prisioner; the present house, which is incorporated into the old castle, is
situated on a bold eminence and surrounded by extensive plantations, which,
rising abruptly from the plain, forms one of the most striking and beautiful
prospects between Dublin and Limerick: there is some fine old timber on the
grounds. It was anciently called Knockballymaher, which was exchanged for its
present name by its late proprietor, T. Hutchinson, Esq., who at considerable
expense excavated a handsome lake in the demesne, and made great improvements
on the estate; the lake is well stocked with fish, and on it is a canoe of
considerable dimensions, hollowed out from a single tree by the American
Indians; it was picked up off the banks of Newfoundland, and presented to Mr.
Hutchinson. Dungar, the seat of J. Hutchinson, Esq., is beautifully situated in
a highly cultivated demesne, and the gardens are very extensive; in the grounds
is an old castle covered with ivy, having a commodious staircase leading to the
summit from which is an extensive and beautiful view of the surrounding
country. Birch Grove, the seat of J. Birch, Esq., is a handsome residence
pleasantly situated; some additions were made to the house by the late Mr.
Elsam; the principal staircase winds through a round tower with a richly gilded
dome; the east window of the old abbey at Rosecrea is preserved and placed in a
very picturesque situation in the grounds, and the ancient carved door of the
"Woman's Church" at Mona Incha forms the entrance to the gardens.
Mona Incha, the residence of G. Birch, Esq., is an elegant villa in the Italian
style. Mount Butler, the residence of Capt Smith, is a very pleasing villa; the
grounds are tastefully laid out and kept in excellent order. Derryvale, the
residence of W. Smith, Esq., and Tenderry, of Charles Hart, Esq., are also in
the parish. Spruce Hill is the handsomely planted demesne of Lord Norbury, but
contains no residence. An extensive distillery at Birch Grove, and a large
brewery at Racket Hall, are carried on by Messrs. Birch & Co., and afford
employment to 100 persons. Fairs are held at Williamstown on March 11th and
Nov. 27th, chiefly for pigs. A private canal, about four miles in length, has
been constructed, from which are several branches, one for conveying turf to
the distillery at Birch Grove, and another to the Rathdowney road leading to
Rosecrea and partly supplying the latter town; all run into the bog of
Corbally, in which is a lake about one Irish mile in circumference. A considerable
portion of the bog has been reclaimed by Messrs. Birch, and is now in a high
state of cultivation.
It is a rectory, in the Diocese of Killaloe, entirely impropriate in the Earl of Portarlington, by whom the tithes, amounting to 403.1.6 3/4., are leased to several persons. There is no church, but divine service is performed in a private building on the Timoney estate, every Sunday and holiday, and evening service every Wednesday during the summer, by a clergyman principally supported by J.D. Hutchinson, Esq. In the R.C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Bourney; There are two chapels, one at Williamstown, and one at Camlin. There is a meeting-house for the Society of Friends on the Rockforest estate, endowed by the family of Hutchinson. A school is supported by J.D. Hutchinson, Esq., in which about 80 children are instructed. There are two chalybeate springs on the demesne of Rockforest, considered as strong as that of Ballyspellan, in the county of Kilkenny; also a petrifying stream.
Corbally
consists of
- Aghsmear; Ballycrine; Birchgrove; Camlin;
Cloncracken; Cloneen; Cooleeshill; Corville; Cullaun; Derryvale; Glenbeha;
Gortmullin; Grange; Lisglenbeha; Lismakin; Monaincha; Racket Hall; Rockforest;
Scart; The Sheehys; Timoney; Timoneyhills; Tinderry; Verdanthill
Cullenwaine
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further information on Cullenwaine was included.]
Cullenwaine
consists of - Derrycallaghan; Drumbawn; Greenhills
DOLLA
Dolla 1837; a parish, in the Barony of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary,
and province of Munster, 5 miles S.S.E. from Nenagh; containing 1041
inhabitants. This parish is situated at the termination of the Anglesey new
road from Tipperary to Nenagh, and intersected by a small river; there is a
large tract of mountain bog. Traverston, the seat of T. Going, Esq., is
pleasantly situated in an extensive and well-planted demesne. It is a rectory,
in the Diocese of Killaloe, and is appropriate as a mensal to that see:
the tithes amount to 161.10.9. There are some remains of the old church on the
demesne of Kilboy. The poor's fund of Kilmore extends to this parish.
Dolla consists
of - Addane; Ballycarn; Barnagore; Boherlody; Clonmore; Cooneen South;
Coumnagillagh; Curraghleigh; Curreeny Commons; Foilnamuck; Glenduff; Kerane;
Killnagranagh; Kilnashanally; Kilriffet; Knockmeale; Lisgarriff East;
Lisgarriff West; Traverston; Turtulla; Windygap
DORRHA (or Durrow)
Dorrha 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 3 miles W.
from Parsonstown, on the roads leading respectively from Portumna to
Parsonstown and from Nenagh to Banagher; containing 3397 inhabitants. It is
situated near the river Shannon, and is bounded on the north by the Brosna,
comprising 10,829 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act: about 3000
acres are bog, principally lying along the Shannon and the Brosna, and
consequently capable of drainage from the fall of the land towards those
rivers; and of the remainder the greatest portion is under tillage; a tract of
200 acres of meadow, called the Inches, is of remarkably fine quality, and the
parish generally is in a good state of cultivation. there is a quarry of good
limestone, which is burnt for manure. The principal seats are Walsh Park, that
of J.W. Walsh, Esq.; Sraduff, of T. Antisell, Esq.; Newgrove, of J.W. Bayly,
Esq.; Rockview, of J. Lewis Corrigan, Esq.; Gurteen, of J.Lalor, Esq.; Arbour
Hill, of J. Antisell, Esq.; Ross House, of R. Smith, Esq.; Clongowna, of Rev.
Mr. Troke; Ballyduff, of B. Walker, Esq.; and Redwood, the property of Maj.
Bloomfield. There is a flour mill at Derrinsallagh. The parish is in the Diocese
of Killaloe, and is a rectory and vicarage, forming part of the union of
Lorrha and corps of the archdeaconry of Killaloe; the tithes amount to 415.7.8
1/4. It formerly consisted of three parishes, Bonohane, Pallas, and Ross, the
remains of the churches of which are still visible, and the two former had
glebes. At Ross there was a very extensive burial-ground, which has not been
used as such within the memory of man. the church is a neat modern edifice,
completed in 1832, for which a grant of 900 was made by the late Board of First
Fruits: the old church has been occupied as a dwelling-house from time
immemorial. In the R.C. divisions also the parish forms part of the union or
district of Lorrha, called also Dorrha; the chapel, on the townland of Gurteen,
has been lately fitted up in a neat manner. In the demesne of Walsh Park is a
school-house built by the proprietor, who supports the school; and there is a school
at Gurteen in connection with the National Board. At Redwood are the ruins of
an old castle, and there are some remains of the ancient parish church.
Dorrha consists
of - Annagh; Annaghanerrig; Arbourhill;
Ballyduff; Ballyea; Ballyoughter; Clongowna; Clonmona; Coolross; Cullagh;
Culleen; Derrinsallow; Derry; Killenaule; Lehinch/Island in River Shannon;
Lelagh; Lisballyard; Rath; Redwood; Rockview; Roden; Ross; Roughan; Sharragh;
Sraduff; Walshpark
DROMINEER
Dromineer 1837; a parish, in the Barony of Lower Ormond, county of
Tipperary, and province of Munster, 5 miles N.W. from Nenagh, containing 561
inhabitants. This parish, which is bounded on the east by Lough Derg, comprises
1672 statute acres of arable and pasture land. the principal seats are Annabeg,
the residence of J.R. Minnitt, Esq.; Shannon Vale, of J. Odell, Esq.; and Hazel
Point, of Lieut. P.Bayly, R.N. It is a rectory, in the Diocese of Killaloe,
and one of the parishes that constitute the union of Ballynaclough: the tithes
amount to 110 pounds. In the R.C. divisions it forms part of the union or
district of Monsea. A school, endowed by the Countess of Farnham with 30 per
annum, and an acre and a half of land, affords instruction to about 40
children; and about 80 more are taught in a private school. One of the
principal stations of the Inland Navigation Company on the Shannon has been
established near the castle of Dromineer, which is much dilapidated. here is a
Danish fort, occupying more than two acres, in the ditch surrounding which brass
battle-axes, coins, large human bones, etc., have been discovered.
Dromineer
consists of - Annaghbeg; Ballyartella; Ballydrinan;
Castlesheela; Cushmona; Dromineer; Islands in River Shannon; Killaun;
Shannonhall; Shannonvale
FINNOE
Finnoe 1837; a parish, in the Barony of Lower Ormond,
county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 1 1/2 mile W.S.W. from
Burris-o-Kane, on one of the roads from Nenagh to Portumna; containing 1399
inhabitants, and comprising 4003 statute acres, of which about 800 are bog; the
remainder being mostly pasture land. A lake, covering about 60 acres was
drained about 10 years since; the land is reclaimed, and very productive, and
the state of agriculture generally is much improved. large quantities of shell
marl are found at Springfield; and there is plenty of limestone for the
purposes of agriculture, and for building. A small river, called Ballyfinboy,
separates this parish from Burris-o-Kane, and empties itself into the Shannon
at Castle-Biggs. the principal seats are Finnoe House, the residence of T.
Waller, Esq.; Ormond Cottage, of S. Waller, Esq.; Rodeen, of J. Falkiner, Esq.;
Bell Park, of T. Robinson, Esq.; the glebe-house, of the Rev. Pierce Goold; and
Bellgrove, the property of ___Lennard, Esq. The living is a rectory and
vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, episcopally united in 1790 to the
rectory and vicarage of Cloghprior, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the
tithes amount to 217. The glebe-house, situated on a glebe of 4a.3r.26p., half
a mile from the church, was built by aid of a gift of 400, and a loan of 400,
in 1819, from the late Board of First Fruits; there is also a glebe of 28
acres, for which the incumbent pays 17 per annum. The church is a neat edifice,
repaired and improved by aid of a loan of 323, in 1822, from the same Board. In
the R.C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Kilbarron;
there is a chapel on the townland of Firgrove, which is on the boundary of
Finnoe and Kilbarron. About 70 children are taught in a private school. Ballyfinboy
castle is a square tower in good preservation. Many large elk horns have been
found at Springfield bog; and on that townland there is a strong chalybeate
spa, only partially used.
Finnoe consists
of - Ballyfinboy; Ballyquinlevan Lower; Ballyquinlevan Upper;
Bellgrove; Bellpark; Boherleigh; Commons of Carney; Curraghmore; Derries;
Graigillane; Greenlane; Kilbeg; Kilcowran; Kyleomadaun East; Kyleomadaun West;
Oldcourt; Rodeen Lower; Rodeen Upper; Shesheraghscanlan; Springfield Glebe
KILBARRON
Kilbarron 1837; a parish, in the Barony of Lower Ormonde, county
of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 5 miles W. of Burris-o-Kane, on the road
from Killaloe to Portumna; containing 2590 inhabitants. It comprises 7575
statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and is chiefly under tillage;
about 150 acres are called the Commons of Kearney. Coarse limestone and a kind
of red and white marble are found here, and lead was formerly obtained. here is
a constabulary police station. The principal seats are Annah, the residence of
J. Minchin, Esq.; Bellevue, of G.W. Biggs, Esq.; Mota, of T. Pepper Roberts,
Esq.; Gurthmunger, of the Rev. R. Stoney; Annah Castle, of Joseph O.
Tabourdeau, Esq.; Kilgarvin, of E. Cambie, Esq.; Waterloo Lodge, of the Rev.
R.P. Vaughan; Garrane, of W. Legge, Esq.; and Castletown, of C. Cambie, Esq., a
handsome castellated building on an eminence near the Shannon, commanding
beautiful views of Lough Derg and the mountain scenery of Clare and Galway. The
living is a vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, and in the patronage
of the Bishop; the rectory is impropriate in Capt. Ralph Smith. The tithes
amount to 360, of which 240 is payable to the impropriator, and the remainder
to the vicar. The church is a neat building, for the erection of which the late
Board of First Fruits gave 1000 in 1822. There is a glebe-house, with a glebe
of about 8 acres. In the R.C. divisions this parish is the head of a union or
district, comprising also Terryglass and Finoe, and containing two chapels.
About 40 children are educated in a public school, and about 150 in three
private schools. here are the ruins of an ancient church, also of four castles,
called Cush-lawn-Thullahawn, Cush-lawn-Thiggeburht, Annah, and Ballycollaton.
Island More, in Lough Derg, containing about 130 Irish acres, belongs to this
parish, but is considered to be in the county of Galway.
Kilbarron consists of - Ballinagross; Ballycolliton; Ballyscanlan; Bellevue; Brookfield;
Cameron; Carrigagown North; Carrigagown South; Clonmakilladuff; Firgrove;
Garryncurry; Glenaviegh; Glenbower; Gortmunga; Islands; Kevanstown North;
Kevanstown South; Kilbarron; Kilbiller; Kilgarvan; Lahesseragh; Lisquillibeen;
Meelick; Mota; O'Meara's Acres; Scarragh; Scribog
KILKEARY
Kilkeary 1839;
a parish, in the Barony of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and
province of Munster, 4 miles S.E. from Nenagh on the road to Cashel; containing
662 inhabitants. It comprises 2524 statute acres; the land is generally good
and mostly under tillage. Greenanstown House is the seat of Count D'Alton. The
parish is in the Diocese of Killaloe, and is a rectory, forming part of
the union of Ballynaclough and corps of the deanery at Killaloe: the tithes
amount to 120. About 70 children are educated in a private school.
Kilkeary consists
of - Farran; Kilkeary; Killanafinch
KILLODIERNAN
Killodiernan 1837; a parish, in the Barony of Lower Ormond,
county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 5 miles N. from Nenagh, on the
river Shannon; containing 1348 inhabitants. It comprises 3476 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act, generally light land and in tillage. There is a
constabulary police station at Puckane. The principal seats are Rockvalley, the
residence of W. Molloy, Esq.; Blackfort, of W. Minnett, Esq.; the Lodge, of W.
Studdart. Esq.; a fishing lodge of the Very Rev. Gilbert Holmes, Dean of
Ardfert, beautifully situated on the banks of the Shannon; and Johnstown Park,
the large and finely situated residence of J.S. Prendergast, Esq., in a well
planted demesne of about 200 acres, commanding fine views of the Shannon. The
living is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, and in the
patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to 231.15.4 3/4. The church is a
neat edifice, built in 1811 by aid of a gift of 800 from the late Board of
First Fruits, and has been recently repaired by a grant of 100 from the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners. There is a glebe-house, with 22 acres of glebe.
In the R.C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Monsea,
and has a chapel at Puckane. About 200 children are educated in four private
schools. On the townland of Urragh are the remains of a castle, and in the
demesne of Johnstown Park are the ruins of an ancient chapel, with a
burial-ground attached, which is still used.
Killodiernan consists of - Ballyalla; Ballygraggan; Blackfort; Islands in The River Shannon; Johnstown; Killadangan; Town of Puckaun; Urra
Kilmore
Kilmore 1837; a parish, in the Barony of Upper Ormond, county of
Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4 miles S. from Nenagh, on the new road to
Tipperary; containing 4717 inhabitants. It comprises 8957 statute acres,
including a considerable quantity of mountain and bog; agriculture is much
improved. The mines in this parish are described in the article on Silvermines.
Kilboy, the splendid seat of Lord Dunalley, is situated in a well-planted
demesne of more than 600 Irish acres, which contains a fine sheet of water and
a deer park, and is backed by a range of mountains: the mansion was erected
about 60 years since. the other principal seats are Lissen Hall, the property
of R. Otway Cave, Esq., and in the occupation of Rowan P. Cashel, Esq.; Tulla,
the property of Maj.-Gen. Sir Parker Carrol, K.C.B.; and the glebe-house, the
residence of the Very Rev, Gilbert Holmes, Dean of Ardfert. It is a vicarage,
in the Diocese of Killaloe, espicopally united, in 1801, to the
rectories and vicarages of Kilnaneave and Lisbunny, and in the patronage of the
Bishop; the rectory is appropriate to the precentorship of the cathedral of
Killaloe, and to the Bishop's mensal. The tithes amount to 323.1.6 1/2., of
which 203.1.6 1/2. is payable to the lessee of the bishop, 18.9.2 3/4. to the
precentor, and 101.10.9 1/4. to the vicar; the tithes of the benefice amount to
909.4.7 1/2. The glebe-house was built by a gift of 400 and a loan of 400 from
the late Board of First Fruits, in 1812:there is a glebe of 16a.2r.32p. The
church, which is in Silvermines, is a very neat edifice, for the erection of
which the late Board lent 900, in 1809. In the R.C. divisions the parish is the
head of a union or district, called Silvermines, comprising also the parish of
Ballynaclough, and containing a chapel at Silvermines and also at
Ballynaclough. A school in which about 150 children are taught is supported by
Lord Dunalley; and there are three private schools, in which 100 children are
educated. A poor's fund has been instituted, and is chiefly supported by Lord
and Lady Dunalley and the incumbent. There are some remains of the old castles
of Ballycahill and Tullahedy, also of the ancient castle of Dunalley, which
gives the title of Baron to the Prittie family. This castle was besieged by the
disbanded soldiery of James II, who, after investing it for 21 days, effected
an entrance by treachery, and threw Mr. henry Prittie, its proprietor, from the
summit of it, but he escaped unhurt. An interesting account of this siege,
written by Mr. Prittie, is preserved among the family papers. Here are also the
ruins of the old church, with a burial-ground attached, which is the place of
sepulture of the Prittie family. An abbey, of which there are no vestiges, is
said to have been founded here in 540.
Kilmore consists
of - Ballincur;
Ballyanrahan; Ballygarrane; Ballygown North; Ballygown South; Ballyhow;
Barravie; Bawn; Bishopswood; Bolingbrook; Boolteeny; Capparoe; Cloonanagh;
Cranahurt; Curragharneen; Curryquin; Downamona; Erinagh; Garryard East;
Garryard West; Garrymore; Gorteenadiha; Gortnacleha; Gortshaneroe; Kilmore
Lower; Kilmore Upper; Kiltyrome; Knockanroe; Lahid; Lisbrien; Lisheenacloonta;
Lisnageenly; Lissenhall; Lisseyleamy; Logg; Monaroan; Mountisland; Mucklin; The
Division; Town of Silvermines; Tullahedy
KILNANEAVE (or Killinaffe)
Kilnaneave 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4 1/2 miles
S.E. by S. from Nenagh, on the old road from Dublin to Limerick; containing
2136 inhabitants and 4594 statute acres. here is Monaquil, the residence of ___
Adkins, Esq. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe,
forming part of the union of Kilmore: the tithes amount to 221.10.9 1/4. in the
R.C. divisions it is part of the union or district of Templederry.
Kilnaneave consists of - Ballincurra; Ballindigny; Ballyhane; Curraghanuddy; Curraghgraigue Lower; Curraghgraigue Upper; Garryglass; Gortahumma; Jordan's Quarter; Kilnaneave; Knockacraheen; Knockadigeen; Longjohnshill; Loughane Lower; Loughane Upper; Millbrook; Monaquill
KILRUANE
Kilruane 1837; a parish, partly in the Barony of Lower Ormond,
but chiefly in that of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of
Munster, 2 1/4 miles N.E. from Nenagh, on the road to Parsonstown; containing
1384 inhabitants. It comprises 3726 statute acres, principally under tillage;
the drill system of agriculture is general. There are some limestone quarries,
and a bog of about 50 acres. The principal seats are Rapla, the residence of
W.C. Crawford, Esq.; Rathurlys, of T. Brereton, Esq.; Ballinware, of J. Otway,
Esq.; and Claremont, of F. Evans, Esq. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in
the Diocese of Killaloe, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes
amount to 198.8.2. The church, which is a neat structure, was built by a gift
of 800 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1822. In the R.C. divisions the
parish forms part of the union or district of Cloghjordan, and contains a
chapel. There is a private school of about 50 children. In the demesne of
Rathuryls there are the remains of a circular castle and of a Danish rath,
covering about two acres, in which are the picturesque ruins of the old church;
and near it are the remains of a druidical altar.
Kilruane
consists of - Ballinwear; Ballymacue; Ballymagree;
Ballynamurragh North; Ballynamurragh South; Carrickaneagh; Clashnagraun;
Clermont; Clooneen Lower; Clooneen Middle; Clooneen Upper; Killylaughnane;
Kilruane; Knockanabohilly; Lisgarode; Moanfin; Rapla; Rapla North; Rapla South;
Rathurles; Rathurles Commonage; Southhill; Town of Abbey
KNIGH
Knigh 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 2 3/4 miles
N. from Nenagh, near the river Shannon, containing 1447 inhabitants. Riverview
is the seat of J. Tuthill, Esq., and Ballyhenny, of J. Maher, Esq. It is a
rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the
union of Nenagh; the tithes amount to 286.3.1. There are some remains of the
church covered with ivy, and of the castle of Knigh, near which is a fine
limestone quarry.
Knigh consists of - Ballyanny Lower; Ballyanny More; Ballyanny Upper; Drumminascart; Garraunanearla; Grange Lower; Grange Upper; Killard; Knigh; Loughourna; Sedgemoor; Wellington
Latteragh
Latteragh 1837; a parish, in the
Barony of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 3
1/2 miles N. by W. from Burris-o'-Leagh, on the new line of road from Nenagh to
Clonmel; containing 995 inhabitants. This place was celebrated at a very early
period for its monastery, the foundation of which is uncertain. It became an
extensive seat of learning, and St. Odran of Leatrach-odhrain, who died in 548,
presided over this establishment, in which were at that time over 3000 monks.
In 1304, the neighborhood was laid waste by Torlogh, son of Teig-Caoluiske,
King of Thomond, who spared only the churches and the dwellings of the clergy.
From this period no further notice of the monastery occurs, neither are there
any remains of the ancient buildings. The parish comprises 4050 statute acres,
as applotted under the tithe act. The living is a rectory, in the Diocese of
Killaloe, united at a period unknown to the rectory and vicarage of
Innisdadrom, together constituting the corps of the precentorship in the
cathedral of Killaloe, in the patronage of the Bishop. The tithes amount to
138.9.2 3/4. There are two private schools, in which are about 120 children.
Latteragh
consists of -
Baurroe; Bigpark; Bredagh; Glenmore Lower;
Glenmore Upper; Knocknabrogue; Knocknagoogh; Lackakera; Latteragh; Sallypark;
Tobinsgarden
LISBUNNY
(or Lisboney)
Lisbunny 1837; a parish, in the Barony of Upper Ormond, county of
Tipperary, and province of Munster, 1 mile S.E. from Nenagh, on the mail road
from Dublin to Limerick; containing 1442 inhabitants, and comprising 4178
statute acres. Here is an extensive flour-mill, worked by superior machinery,
the produce of which is in great demand. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese
of Killaloe, forming part of the union of Kilmore: the tithes amount to
323.1.6 1/2. In the R.C. divisions it is part of the union or district of
Nenagh. there are some remains of the old church, adjacent to which are the
ruins of a castle.
Lisbunny
consists of
- Ballintotty; Ballynalick; Cunnahurt East;
Cunnahurt West; Islandbawn; Kilconane; Knockalton Lower; Knockalton Upper;
Lisbunny; Rathfalla; Rathnaleen North; Rathnaleen South
LORRHA (or
Lorragh)
Lorrha 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 8 1/2 miles
W. from Parsonstown, on the road to Portumna; containing 4004 inhabitants, of
which 195 are in the village. This place was anciently distinguished for its
religious establishments, the earliest of which was an abbey for canons
regular, founded by St. Ruadan, who presided here over 150 monks and died in
584. This establishment appears to have flourished without interruption till
844, when, according to Archdall, Turgesius, with his Norwegian forces,
destroyed the town; he was soon after taken prisoner by Maolseachlain, King of
Meath, and drowned in Lough Ainin. After its restoration the abbey was
destroyed by accidental fires in 1154 and 1157, and in 1179 the town was again
destroyed by fire. The hand of St. Ruandan was preserved in a silver case in
this abbey till its suppression. A Dominican friary also was founded here in
1269, by Walter de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, in which, in 1688, a provincial
chapter of the order was held, when 150 friars clothed in their proper habits
assisted on the occasion. The parish comprises 6220 acres; the land is of good
quality, and the system of agriculture improving; the scenery is pleasantly
diversified and derives much interest from the venerable ruins of the abbey and
friary. The principal seats are Abbeville, the residence of T.G. Hemsworth,
Esq.; Portland, of J. Chapman, Esq.; Belle-Isle, of Lord Avonmore; Harvest
Lodge, of __ Stoney, Esq.; Ballymacegan, of T. Spunner, Esq.; Kilcarron, of A.
Carew, Esq.; Grange, of __ Palmer, Esq.; and the glebe-house, of The Rev.
Archdeacon Knox. The village is pleasantly situated within three miles of the
river Shannon, and a penny post has been established in connection with the
office of Buris-O'-Kane. The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese
of Killaloe, forming part of the union of Aglishcloghane; the tithes amount
to 436.9.3. The glebe-house, towards the erection of which the late Board of
First Fruits contributed a gift of 400 and a loan of 1200, in 1816, is a
handsome residence; the glebe comprises 2 3/4 acres. The church has been
recently repaired by a grant of 113 from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. In
the R.C. divisions the parish is the head of a union or district, comprising
also the parish of Dorrha; the chapel is a plain modern building near the ruins
of the Dominican friary, and there is also a chapel at Dorrha. A national
school was erected in 1832, on a site given, with a liberal subscription, by
Mr. Toone; the expense of the building was 150, towards which the Board
contributed 70. There are also several private schools, and a dispensary. The
remains of the Dominican abbey, of which the walls are nearly entire, are situated
in a fertile spot on a rivulet which falls into the Shannon; the prevailing
character is that of the early English style; the western gable is surmounted
by a small belfry turret, and above the entrance is a handsome window; the
bell, which at the suppression of the monastery had been taken down and hid in
a field, was discovered about 30 years since and restored; the interior
contains several mural tablets, of which one bears the arms of the MacEgan
family. There are some ruins of Ballyquirk castle, near which is a handsome
modern house of that name, and also of Lackeen castle.
Exerpt from County Tipperary One Hundred Years Ago A guide and
Directory by George Henry Bassett.
Lorrha,
Roscrea
Population 140 in 1881
Lorrha, in the parish of same name, Barony of Lower Ormond, is 6 miles,Irish,
north of Borrisokane. Lorrha became famous at a very early period through the
foundation here of an Abbey by St Rouadan who died in 584. It continued to
exist until the dissolution but had been three times destroyed by fire and
rebuilt. A Dominican abbey was founded at Lorrha by Walter de Burg Earl of
Ulster in 1269. This was so well preserved in 1688 that a chapter of the order
held in it was attended by 150 friars. There are extensive remains of the
abbeys.
Note: One Thomas Dagg, of
Drummond, was listed as resident of Lorrha in 1881.
Lorrha consists
of - Abbeville; Ashpark; Ballyguirk;
Ballymacegan; Derrybreen; Islands/Shannon/Ballymacegan Island;
Islands/Shannon/Hayes' Island;
Islands/Shannon/Long Island; Islands/Shannon/Sallow Island; Kilcarren;
Kilgask; Kilregane; Lehinch; Lisagadda; Lissernane; Lorrha; Ploverhill;
Portland; Portland Island; Portland Little; Town of Four Roads; Town of Lorrha
LoUGHkeen (or Lockeen; or Loghcayne)
[No
further information on Loughkeen was included.]
Loughkeen consists of - Arraghbeg; Arraghmore;
Ballaghgar; Ballykinash; Ballyloughnane; Caherhoereigh; Clohaskin; Cloncorig;
Clonfinane; Clonfree; Clonraskin; Cornhill; Corraduff; Croghan; Cronekill;
Derrinlieragh; Doughkill; Faddanbeg; Faddanmore; Kylenamuck; Loughkeen;
Skehananagh; Stonestown; Tinnakilly; Town of Riverstown; Wingfield
Modreeny
Modreeny 1837; a parish, in the Barony of
Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 3 miles S.S.E.
from Burris-o'-Kane, on one of the public roads from Nenagh to Parsonstown;
containing, with the town and district parish of Cloghjordan, 4306
inhabitants,It comprises about 9220 statute acres, of which 6126 3/4,
consisting chiefly of arable and pasture land, are applotted under the tithe
act: the remainder is waste and bog. The woods of Knocknacrea and Ballycapple,
the former of which is a noted fox cover, occupy 120 acres: the state of
agriculture is gradually improving. At Coolnagrower is a quarry of good stone,
and the bogs furnish an abundant supply of turf. The parish is embellished with
numerous seats, some of which are surrounded by beautiful and well-plated
demesnes: the principal are Merton Hall, the residence of Robert Hall, Esq., a
spacious mansion; Modreeny House, of W.H. Head, Esq.; Modreeny, of Sir Amyrald
Dancer, Bart.; Park House, the property of William Trench, Esq., but now the
residence of De La Pere A.J. Robinson, Esq.; Wood House, the residence of
Stuart Trench, Esq.; Ballynavin Castle, of Mrs. Robinson; Fort William, of
Anthony Parker, Esq.; Northland, of William Smith, Esq.; Hilton, of Thomas
Dancer, Esq.; Behamore Castle, of Benjamin Hawkshaw, Esq.; View Mount, of
Thomas R. Barnes, Esq.; Cloghkeating, of A. Robinson, Esq.; Willow Lodge, of
James Fleetwood, Esq.; Elysium, of Thomas Ely, Esq.; the glebe-house of the
Rev. W.T. Homan; and Ballycapple Cottage, the property of the Rev. R. Stoney.
The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, and in
the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to 533.8.11. The glebe-house,
which stands on a glebe of 10 acres, was built about 1813, when the late Board
of First Fruits gave 250 and lent 550 towards its erection. The church was
rebuilt in 1828. In the R.C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or
district of Cloghjordan; the chapel of Modreeny, which stands on an eminence in
the townland of Coolnamanna, is a handsome modern edifice. In the parochial
schools, partly supported by S. trench, Esq., and the rector, and partly by
private subscriptions, about 150 children are educated.; there are also three
private schools, containing about 140 children, and three Sunday schools. At
Ballycapple, Cloghkeating, and Behamore, are the ruins of the castles
respectively so called; and in the demesne of Modreeny House are some remains
of another, which appears to have been destroyed by gunpowder.
Modreeny
consists of
- Ballycapple; Ballycapplewood; Ballyhasty;
Ballynavin; Ballysteena; Barnagouloge; Behamore; Burntwood Big; Burntwood
Little; Cappakilleen; Clashaniskera; Cloghjordanpark; Cloghkeating;
Coolnagrower; Coolnamunna; Corrowle; Cowbawn; Derrinlee; Drumroe; Eminiska;
Farranmacbrien; Garraunorish; Hilton; Islandwood; Killurane; Knockanacree;
Kyleashinnaun; Mertonhall; Modreeny; Mullenkeagh; Newtown; Oxpark; Stoneyacre;
Town of Cloghjordan; Townfields
MONSEA (or Mountsea)
Monsea 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 2 1/4 miles
N.W. from Nenagh, on the road to Dromineer, near the river Shannon; containing
1753 inhabitants. It comprises 5265 statute acres. chiefly in tillage; the land
is in general good, limestone abounds, and the state of agriculture is much
improved. There is a small portion of wet or bottom land. Great facility for
the transport of agricultural and other produce is afforded by the steam-boats
of the Inland Navigation Company, one of whose stations is in the adjoining
parish of Dromineer. The seats are Richmond, the residence of R.W. Gason, Esq.,
situated in a handsome and well-planted demesne; Tullaghmore, of William Finch,
Esq.; the glebe-house of the Rev. William Cromie; and Rockfort, the property of
J. Wolfe, Esq. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe,
each forming a distinct benefice, and both in the gift of the Bishop. Of the
tithes, amounting to 415.7.8 1/2., two-thirds are payable to the rector, and
the remainder to the vicar. There is a glebe comprising 8a.1r.; and a
glebe-house, erected in 1813, by aid of a gift of 400, and a loan of 308, from
the late Board of First Fruits. The church is a plain structure with a tower,
built in 1799, by aid of a gift of 500, and repaired in 1818 by a loan of 50
from the same Board. In the R.C. divisions the parish is the head of a union or
district, comprising also the parishes of Killodiernan and Dromineer, and
containing two chapels: that of Monsea is a handsome modern building, situated
at Carrick; the other is in Killodiernan. About 50 children are educated in a
private school. At Ballyatalla are some vestiges of the ancient castle of that
name.
Monsea
consists of - Ardgregane;
Ballycommon; Ballyhimikin; Belleen Lower; Belleen Upper; Boolagelagh;
Corraquill; Crannagh; Fatthen; Garraunfadda; Gortanoura; Gorteenakilla;
Gortyogan; Monsea; Richmond; Tomona; Tullamore
Nenagh
Nenagh 1837; A market and post-town, and a parish, partly
in the Barony of Upper Ormond, but chiefly in Lower Ormond, county
of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 19 miles N.E. from Limerick, and 75
miles S.W. from Dublin, on the mail road between these cities; containing 9159
inhabitants, of which that number, 8446 are in the town, which is the largest
(except one), as to population, that does not return a member to parliament. It
was one of the ancient manors of the Butlers, by whom the old castle now in
ruins is supposed to have been founded.. In 1200, an hospital was founded here
for Augustinian canons, who were to admit into it the sick and infirm; it was
dedicated to St. John the Baptist, whence it was usually called Teacheon,
Tyone, or St. John;s House, and was endowed by Theobald Walter, the first
Butler of Ireland, with lands for the maintenance of thirteen beds for
strangers: after the dissolution of religious houses, the building and its
possessions were granted by Elizabeth, in the fifth year of her reign, to
Oliver Grace. In the reign of Henry III, a member of the Butler or of the
Kennedy family founded a Franciscan friary in the town, which was one of the
richest foundations belonging to that order in the Kingdom: it was finally
leased by Elizabeth to Robert Collum for a term of years. In 1550, O'Carroll
burned both the town and the friary, but the garrison saved the castle. In
1641, it was taken by the Irish under Owen Roe O'Nial, from whom it was
afterwards wrested by Lord Inchiquin. Ireton, in his march against Limerick in
1651, invested the town and compelled the garrison to surrender at discretion.
In the war of 1688, it fell into the hands of Anthony Carroll, an active leader
under Sarsfield, who made it the centre of his operations, until compelled to
abandon it on the approach of a force under Gen. Leveson, when he burned the
town in his retreat.
The town stands on a stream to which it gives name, that descends from the
Keeper mountain to Lough Derg. It consists of four streets meeting in the
centre. The market for corn and cattle, which is well attended, is held on
Thursday; fairs are held under a grant by Henry VIII to the Butler family, on
April 24th, May 29th, July 4th, Sept 4th, Oct 10th, and Nov 1st. The first fair
held here was called Eanaugh Airoon, that is a "fair in Ormonde."
General sessions are held twice a year, and petty sessions weekly; there is a
court-house for the meetings of the magistrates; also an old bridewell,
consisting of 3 day-rooms, 9 cells and two yards. Application is about to be
made to procure an act of parliament to make Nenagh an assize town. It is the
residence of a stipendiary magistrate, and a chief constabulary police station.
A seneschal's court for the manor was formerly held here. A fever hospital and
dispensary are maintained in the usual manner; three physicians attend the
former in monthly rotation, at a salary of 25 pounds each. There is a small
library of works of a religious and charitable tendency. An infantry barrack
has been built on an eminence at the east end of the town, on the principle of
a field fortification, with accommodations for a field-officer, 12 commissioned
officers, 208 non-commissioned officers and privates, and four horses, with
hospital accommodation for 21 patients, and a magazine. The ruins of an old
castle, commonly called "Nenagh Round," on one side of Castle-street,
consist of a lofty mad massive circular donjon, or keep, with a yard attached,
surrounded by high walls, which were originally flanked by four circular towers,
and entered by a gate with a portcullis; the building appears to be of the age
of the first Anglo-Norman proprietor. A brewery is carried on in the town; and
at Tyone, in its immediate vicinity, is a flour-mill, from which large
quantities of flour are sent to Dromineer, the nearest steamboat station on the
Shannon, about five miles distant. There is also a small stuff manufactory. The
town is supplied with water from wells, and is neither paved nor lighted. Near
it, on the Dublin Road, is a spring of excellent water, with a covering of
masonry, on which are inscribed these words: "Erected by voluntary
contribution, to commemorate the unparalleled benevolence of the English nation
to the poor of Ireland at a season of extreme distress. A.D. 1822." The fee
of the land, in and about the town, amounting to 500 acres, is vested in the
Holmes family.
The town is in a populous and well-cultivated district, in which are a
considerable number of resident gentry. The seats in its immediate vicinity are
Richmond, the residence of R. Wells Gason, Esq.; Salisboro, of T. Poe, Esq.;
Riverston, of John Bennett, Esq.; Smithfield, of Capt. Bouchier; Willington, of
W. Smithwick, Esq.; and Brook Watson, of F. Watson, Esq. The living is a
rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, united by act of
council, Feb. 16th, 1798, to the rectory and vicarage of Knigh, and in the
patronage of the Bishop; the tithes amount to 350, and the gross tithes of the
benefice are 636.3.1. The glebe-house was erected by a loan of 1200 from the
late Board of First Fruits, in 1812; there are two glebes in the union,
together containing 18a 3r. The church, which is in the town, is a plain
structure, built by a loan of 1300 from the same Board, in 1809; and the
Ecclesiastical Commissioners have lately granted 101 for its repair. In the
R.C. divisions the parish is the head of a union or district, comprising this
parish and that of Lisbunny; it contains one chapel, situated in the town,
where is also a meeting-house for Wesleyan Methodists, and another for
Independents. There are a parochial free school, a school under the trustee's
of Erasmus Smith's charity, and one under the Board of National education, in
which are about 290 boys and 150 girls. There are also six private schools, in
which are about 170 boys and 80 girls.
Nenagh consists
of - Ballygraigue;
Ballyvillane; Benedin; Coolaholloga; Farnamurry; Fawnlough; Gortlandroe;
Knockanpierce; Moanbeg; Moyroe; Nenagh North; Nenagh South; Shesheraghkeale;
Solsborough; Stereame; Town of Nenagh
RATHNAVEOGE
Rathnaveoge 1837; a parish, in
the Barony of Ikerrin, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4
miles S.W. by S. from Rosecrea, on the south side of the mail road from Dublin
to Limerick; containing 1387 inhabitants. It comprises 4227 statute acres, of
which about 3300 are nearly equally divided between tillage and pasture; the
remainder is waste. Within its limits is part of Benduff mountain, on the
north-eastern side of which rises a stream that joins the river Nore at a short
distance from its source in the Slieve Bloom mountains. The seats are Lisduff,
the residence of William Smith, Esq.; Honey Mount, of John Lloyd, Esq.; Summer
Hill, of W.T. Shortt, Esq.; and Newgrove, of Westrop Smith, Esq. It is a
rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the
union of Dunkerrin: the tithes amount to 253.9.8 3/4. In the R.C. divisions
also it is in the union or district of Dunkerrin. Some remains of an old church
and castle of Rathnaveoge still exist. At a short distance from the latter is
the ruined castle of Ballynakill, the property, and formerly the residence, of
the Minchin family; it is surrounded by a high wall regularly fortified, and
the buildings appear to have been of considerable extent.
Rathnaveoge
consists of - Ballymoheen; Ballynakill; Ballynamoe;
Ballyslea; Crumlin Big; Crumlin Little; Gorteenashingaun; Honeymount; Montore;
Rathnaveoge Lower; Rathnaveoge Upper
ROSCREA
Roscrea 1837; a market and post-town (formerly the seat of a diocese), and a
parish, partly in the baronies of Clonlisk and Ballybritt, King's county,
and province of Leinster, but chiefly in the Barony of Ikerrin, county of
Tipperary, and province of Munster, 35 miles N.E. from Limerick, and 40
S.W. from Dublin, on the mail coach road to Limerick; containing 9096
inhabitants, of which number, 5512 are in the town. This place, of which the
name, signifying a marshy situation, was descriptive of its early state,
appears to have arisen from the foundation of a monastery here by St. Cronan,
who flourished about the year 620, and was interred in the church. The
establishment, which was for Canons Regular of the order of St. Augustine, was
amply endowed, and soon became the seat of a small surrounding diocese; and the
town had become a place of importance prior to the close of the 9th century. In
942, the Danes from Limerick and the west approached this place at the time of
its great fair, which was frequented by merchants from all parts of the
kingdom, and even from foreign parts; but the people, being apprised of their
design, marched out of the town to meet them, and after an obstinate conflict,
in which more than 4000 of their men were slain, entirely defeated them and
killed their leader. The town was destroyed by fire in 1133 and 1147; and was
plundered by the inhabitants of the district of Cashel in 1153, and in the year
following was again destroyed by fire. During this century the ancient see of
Rosecrea was united to that of Killalloe, since which period there is no
further notice of the abbey. In 1213, King John, with the consent of the Bishop
of Killalloe, proprietor of the manor of Rosecrea by the union of the sees,
built a strong castle here to defend the town and neighborhood against the
incursions of Moriertach O'Brien, who had committed great devastations in this
part of the country. The manor was, in 1280, given to Edward I by Matthew
Hogan, Bishop of Killalloe, with the assent of his Dean and Chapter, in
exchange for other lands in the county of Dublin: and in the following year it
was granted by that monarch to Edmond Butler, afterwards Earl of Carrick, in
whose family it remained till the reign of William III, and by whom a strong
castle was erected, of which a considerable part is still remaining. A
Franciscan friary was founded here, in 1490, by Mulrany-na-Feasoige O'Carrol,
or his wife Bribiana, which at the dissolution was granted to Thomas, Earl of
Ormonde.
The town is situated on a small river which is tributary to the Brosna, and
consists of several streets irregularly built, containing 663 houses, most of
which are of indifferent appearance; the remains of its castles and
ecclesiastical edifices, which were extensive and stately structures, with its
ancient round tower, convey an idea of its former importance, and render it an
interesting object as seen from the hills in the surrounding neighborhood,
which abounds with picturesque scenery. The infantry barracks, formerly the
mansion of the DAMER family, are adapted for seven officers and 106
non-commissioned officers and privates, with stabling for four horses. From its
situation in the heart of a fertile district the town carries on a brisk trade
for the supply of the smaller towns in the neighborhood, and is the principal
mart for the agricultural and other produce of the surrounding country. The
manufacture of coarse woolen cloths was established here in 1822, by Mr. Henry
Buckley, and affords employment to about 100 persons; there are also three
flour-mills, two breweries, and two tanneries, in full operation. The market
days are Thursday and Saturday; and fairs are held on Mar 25th, May 7th, June
21st, Aug. 8th, Oct. 9th, and Nov. 29th, when vast quantities of cattle of all
kinds and other farming stock are sold. The market-house is commodious, and
there are also public shambles. A chief constabulary police force is stationed
here; petty sessions are held every Monday, and a manorial court in which debts
to the amount of 10 Irish pounds are recoverable, is held in the market-house
every month before the seneschal. The bride-well contains 12 sleeping cells, 3
day-rooms, and two airing yards, with a hall which is used also for a chapel.
The parish comprises 10,719 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act,
and valued at 7859 per annum: the land is extremely fertile, and the system of
agriculture greatly improved; limestone abounds and is quarried for
agricultural purposes and for building, and there are extensive quarries of
grit-stone. The seats are Juane, that of P. Jackson, Esq., situated in an
extensive highly cultivated, and richly planted demesne; and Mt. Butler, the
handsome and pleasant residence of Capt. Smith. Near the town but not within
the parish, are Verdant Hill, the residence of Rev. Mr. Townsend; Corville, of
the Hon. F. Prittie; Golden Grove, of W.P. Vaughan, Esq.; Mt. Heaton, of Mrs.
Hutchinson; Mona Incha of G. Birch, Esq.; Glen Albert, of Albert F. Maxwell,
Esq.; Killavella, of F. Jackson, Esq.; The Grove, of Smith, Esq.; Ashbury, of
Ms. Bridge; Dungar Park, of Mr. Evans; Laurel Hill, of S.Palmer, Esq.; Lowlands,
of Miss Rollestone; and Mill Park, of Adam Acres, Esq. The living is a rectory
and vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, episcopally united, in 1779,
to the rectory and vicarage of Kyle, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the
tithes amount to 484.12.3 3/4. The glebe-house, towards the erection of which
the late Board of First Fruits contributed a gift of 100 and a loan of 596.6.1
3/4. The church, towards the repair of which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
have granted 160, is situated near the site of the ancient abbey, and was
erected in 1812. In the R.C. divisions the parish is the head of a union or
district, comprising also the parish of Kyle, and containing a chapel in each
parish. There are places of worship for the Society of Friends and Primitive Methodists.
About 260 children are taught in three public schools, of which one is
supported by the trustees of Erasmus Smith's charity and endowed with 2 acres
of land by Lady DAMER, who also contributed 300 for the erection of the
school-house; and there are seven private schools in which there are about 200
children. A dispensary was established in 1809 by the late Drs. Smith and
Powell; and in 1830 the Earl of PORTARLINGTON gave a plot of land as a site and
50 towards the erection of a suitable building. A fever hospital and house of
recovery was established by subscription in 1824; it contained four sick wards
and two convalescent wards, and is capable of accommodating 32 sick and 24
convalescing patients. A cholera hospital was erected in 1832, which contains
two wards and is capable of receiving 40 patients.
The only remains of the ancient abbey is the western gable, with an arched door
now forming an entrance to the present churchyard; on each side of the arch are
two flat niches, and above the doorway is a figure of the patron saint, Cronan,
but much mutilated. In the churchyard is part of a circular cross, which, with
another stone now forming part of the wall, is called the shrine of St. Cronan,
and is rudely sculptured with a representation of the crucifixion and other
figures. On the opposite side of the road, to the north-west of the old church,
is an ancient round tower; it is about 80 feet high and in good preservation,
and is covered with a domed roof of wood; around its base are two tiers of stone
steps, and about 15 feet from the ground is a circular arched doorway, above
which, at an elevation of 15 feet, is a pointed window. there are also some
remains of the Culdee establishment of Mona Incha, where, from the time of St.
Columba, who flourished early in the 6th century, and was the founder of that
order, subsisted till the beginning of the 17th century a fraternity of monks
remarkable for their learning and sanctity, who strenuously resisted the
usurptations of the see of Rome, and are mentioned by Archbishop Ussher as
existing in the earlier part of his time. In the north-western part of the town
are the remains of the Franciscan friary, still in tolerable preservation; the
tower of the ancient church forms the entrance to the R.C. chapel. In a street
called the Mall is still standing a circular tower, forming a portion of the
castle erected by King John, which has been recently roofed; and in the centre
of the town, and in good preservation, is the lofty square castle built by the
Ormonde family, part of which has been appropriated as a depot for military
stores for the use of the troops quartered in the barracks. St. Canace here
wrote a copy of the four gospels, called Glass Kennic, or "the Chain of
Canice", which till the time of Archbishop Ussher was preserved in the
abbey of this place; there was also a curious copy written by Dimma, a scribe,
the son of Aengus son of Carthin, which was also kept there in a curiously
ornamented box, and was most probably the manuscript in the possession of Sir
William Betham, Ulster King at Arms. There is a chalybeate spring at Corville,
near the town.
Roscrea consists of - Ashbury; Barnagree; Benamore; Borris; Castleholding; Cloonagh; Clybanane; Demesne; Glentara; Inane; Irby; Loughanavatta; Loughpark; Millpark; Pintown; Raheens; Sheehane; Timeighter; Town of Roscrea; Town of Tullaskeagh; Tullaskeagh; Whitepark; Willisson
Templederry
Templederry 1837; A parish, in the Barony of
Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 6 miles S.E.
from Nenagh, on the mail coach road from Dublin to Limerick; containing 475
inhabitants. Pallas, the seat of J. Short, Esq., is in this parish. It is a
rectory, in the Diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the union of
Ballymackey; the tithes amount to 83.1.6 1/2. In the R.C. divisions it is part
of the union or district of Aghnamadle, also called Toomavara. The chapel is a
neat building in the village of Toomavara. Knockane castle is situated on an
eminence, and forms a landmark, though in ruins.
Templederry consists of - Boolabane; Chalkhill;
Cloghonan; Commaun Beg; Commaun More; Cummer; Curreeny; Dawsonsbog; Falleeny;
Glastrigan; Gorteenavalla; Gortnalara; Greenan; Gurteen (Bryan); Knocknagarve;
Middleplough; Rathanure; Templederry; Tooreagh
TEMPLEDOWNEY
Templedowney 1837; a parish, in
the Barony of Upper Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of
Munster, 6 miles S.E. from Nenagh, on the mail coach road from Dublin to
Limerick; containing 475 inhabitants. Pallas, the seat of J. Short. Esq., is in
this parish. It is a rectory, in the Diocese of Killaloe, forming part
of the union of Ballymackey: the tithes amount to 83.1.6 1/2. In the R.C.
divisions it is part of the union or district of Aghnamadle, also called
Toomavara. The chapel is a neat building in the village of Toomavara. Knockane
Castle is situated on an eminence, and forms a landmark, though in ruins.
Templedowney consists of - Carrick; Pallas East; Pallas
West
Terryglass
Terryglass 1837; a parish, in
the Barony of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of
Munster, 5 miles W.N.W. from Burris-o'-Kane, on the road from Portumna to
Nenagh; containing 2573 inhabitants, of which number, 48 are in the hamlet. At
this place, anciently called Tirdeglas, "the country of the two greens,'
St. Patrick is said to have baptized several inhabitants of Thomond, who came
across the Shannon to him. St. Columba, a disciple of St.Finian, founded a
monastery here, of which he became the first abbot, about the middle of the
sixth century; dying of the pestilence in 552, he was interred here, and was
succeeded by his brother, St. Mochoemius. In 801, 1112, and 1162, the town and
nearby abbey were destroyed by accidental fires; in 842 they were plundered and
destroyed by the Danes, and in 1140 the whole place was destroyed by the people
of O'Maney, a small territory around the Barony of Tiaquin, county of Galway.
Little remains of this celebrated seat of learning and religion,of which
subsequently to 1162 we find no farther historical notice. The parish, which is
bounded on the north-west by the Shannon, comprises 4066 statute acres, as
applotted under the tithe act. The land is light and partly in tillage; about
2000 acres are bog, which might be reclaimed by a canal to the Shannon; and
about 106 acres are woodland, the greater portion of which, called Killanow
Wood, is the property of the Globe Insurance Company. A flour-mill at
Ballinderry, and one at Carrigahorig, are supplied by two small rivers.
Limestone abounds and is used principally for building. The gentlemen's seats
are Castle Biggs, the residence of Dr. W. Biggs, situated in a very neat
demesne, in which is a square tower, commanding an extensive view of the
Shannon and the surrounding country, and in the vicinity is a fine echo;
Slavoir, of R. Monsell, Esq.; Ashgrove, of B. Talbot, Esq.; and the neat
glebe-house of Rev. R. Stoney. It is a rectory, vicarage, and perpetual cure,
in the Diocese of Killaloe; the rectory is in the patronage of the
Bishop; the vicarage forms part of the corps of the deanery of Killaloe; and
the perpetual cure is in the gift of the Dean. The tithes amount to 300, of
which 200 is payable to the rector, and 100 to the vicar: the income of the
perpetual curate is 100, half being paid by the vicar and the remainder from
primate Boulter's augmentation fund. The glebe-house was erected by aid of a
gift of 450 and a loan of 50 from the late Board of First Fruits, in 1816; the
glebe comprises 15 acres, and 450 was given towards reducing the rent to 40s.,
late currency, per acre. the church is a plain building, erected by aid of a
gift of 600 by the same Board, in 1808, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
have recently granted 138 for its repair. In the R.C. divisions the parish
forms part of the union or district of Kilbarron, and contains a chapel. There
are two private schools, in which about 50 boys and 30 girls are taught. On the
shore of Lough Derg are the interesting remains of the castle known by the name
of Old Court Castle; it stood on the declivity of a rising ground, and appears to
have been a quadrilateral structure of two stories, with round towers at the
angles: the walls are about five feet thick and are built with a considerable
batter or inclination to the height of 10 or 12 feet from the foundation, which
was laid on the surface; the total absence of chimneys or fireplaces, indicates
the great antiquity of the structure, which exhibits several other
peculiarities of a rude age. There are also considerable remains of the ancient
parochial church.
Terryglass
consists of
- Cappanasmear; Carrownaglogh; Clooninihy;
Cornalack; Crossanagh; Drominagh; Drominagh Demesne; Drominagh Wood; Firmount;
Islands in Lough Derg; Muckloon; Muckloonmodderee; Newlawn; Roegarraun;
Shanakill Lower; Shanakill Upper; Shanvally; Sheelruddera; Slevoir; Terryglass;
Town of Carrigahorig; Town of Terryglass; Turavoggaun
USKANE (or
Uskeane)
Uskane 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Lower Ormond, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 2 miles E.
by N. from Burris-o'-kane, on the road to Rosecrea and Parsonstown; containing
1459 inhabitants. This parish comprises 6026 statute acres, as applotted under
the tithe act: the land is principally under tillage, the soil light but
productive, and there is a large proportion of bog. The principal seats are Sopwell
Hall, the residence of F. Trench, Esq,, a very handsome house situated in an
extensive and finely planted demesne; Castle Shephard, of W. Shephard, Esq.;
Uskeane House, of R. Hall, Esq.; and Cooreavan, also the property of R. Hall,
Esq. It is a vicarage, in the Diocese of Killaloe, forming part of the
union of Ballingarry; the rectory is impropriate in Marmaduke Thompson, Esq.
The tithes amount to 266.2.6., of which 162.5. is payable to the impropriator,
and 103.17.6. to the vicar. About 150 children are taught in a school at
Sopwell under the National Board, which is aided by Lord Charleville and Mr.
Trench; and there is a private school, in which are about 15 children. On the
demesne of Sopwell Hall are the ruins of an ancient castle, formerly occupied by
the Sadlier family; they consist chiefly of a very massive and lofty tower,
forming an interesting and picturesque object in the landscape.
Uskane Parish
consists of
- Ballycasey; Ballylina East; Ballylina West;
Ballyrourke; Ballyspellane North; Ballyspellane South; Bonagooga; Clarkill;
Coorevin; Courthill; Craigue; Derrinoohill; Druminure; Drumnamahane;
Drumnamahane Island; Feigh; Lismaline; Middletown; Moorestown; Sopwell; Uskane
YOUGHAL-ARRA
Youghalarra 1837; a parish, in the Barony
of Owney and Arra, county of Tipperary, and province of Munster, 4 1/2
miles W. from Nenagh, on the river Shannon; containing 4247 inhabitants. This
parish is situated at the junction of the counties of Clare and Galway, where
the Shannon expands and forms Lough Derg; it comprises 4515 plantation acres,
as applotted under the tithe act. The land is of inferior quality. much of it
being moist and unprofitable, and there is a considerable quantity of mountain,
but capable of being reclaimed. There are three extensive slate quarries of the
Mining Company of Ireland at work, situated at Curraghbally, Corbally, and
Clonebrien, where large quantities of slate are raised, for the exportation of
which the steam navigation of the river affords every facility. the small
rivers Newtown and Youghal run through the parish and afford sites for mills.
On the north and east boundaries of the parish, between it and that of
Dromineer,is the Bay of Youghal, said to be one of the safest in the river. The
seats are Kilcoleman, the residence of Mrs. Finch, in a handsome and
well-planted demesne containing some very fine oak timber; Munroe, the neat
cottage residence of R. Power, Esq.; and a similar seat surrounded by thriving
plantations, the residence of W. Smithwick, Esq. Fairs are held on March 6th,
June 27th, Sept. 30th, and Dec. 13th. It is a rectory and vicarage, in the Diocese
of Killaloe, and is part of the union of Castletown-Arra: the tithes amount
to 416.6.2. In the R.C. divisions it is the head of a union or district,
comprising the parishes of Youghal-Arra and Burgess or Burgesbeg, in each of
which is a chapel; that of Youghal-Arra is a remarkably neat building of modern
erection in the Gothic style, pleasantly situated on an eminence. On the lands
of Munroe are the remains of a square tower, much dilapidated. Here are also
the ruins of an oratory, supposed to have been a place of worship of the
O'Brien family; and on a part of the wall of the old church is the figure of a
head, with the inscription "St. Coonna, 434." A well near it is
called St. Coulan's.
Youghalarra
Parish consists of - Ballinagore; Ballinamoe;
Ballymoylan; Ballyrusheen; Barbaha; Bawnakey; Boolaglass; Boolaroe;
Carrigmadden; Carrowbane; Carrownaclogh North; Carrownaclogh South;
Clashabreeda; Coum; Coumroe; Creggane; Curraghbaun; Curraghtemple; Esker;
Garranakeevin; Gortnaveigh; Knockanfoilmore; Knockannamohilly; Knockmore;
Knockrinahan; Pallasbeg; Pallasmore; Parkbeg; Youghal; Youghalvillage
Jann Callaghan Cullen
December 18, 2000