Loughmoe East

Position of the parish within the civil parishes of north Tipperary

Loughmoe East is a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.[1](Gaelic: Na Cealla Beaga). Also called CALLABEG, or KILNASEAR, the parish, in the barony of ELIOGARTY, County TIPPERARY, is in the province of MUNSTER, about 2 miles south-east of Templemore. This parish is situated on the river Suir, which separates it from Loughmoe-West, and on the road from Templemore to Thurles, and comprises 3417 statute acres.[2][3]

History

On the townland of Killahara is a very fine old castle, which formerly belonged to the Purcells, it was in 1837, the property of a Mr. Trant. It had a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, and was part of the union of Templetuohy and corps of the prebend of Kilbragh in the cathedral of Cashel: the tithes amounted to £249. 17s. 9d. There was a pay school, in which are about So boys and 20 girls. Originally containing 1600 inhabitants in 1837, it was devastated by the Great Famine.[4]

Townlands

Its townlands include:

  • Ballyduag
  • Baronstown
  • Brownstown
  • Clogharailybeg
  • Clogharailymore
  • Clonamuckogemore
  • Cloone
  • Coogulla
  • Curraghmore
  • Derry
  • Gortnahaha
  • Gortreagh
  • Graiguefrahane
  • Kilbrickane
  • Kilcoke
  • Kilcurkree
  • Killanigan
  • Killeenleigh
  • Kilnaseer
  • Penane
  • Skeagh

See also

References

  1. ^ Griffiths Valuation of Ireland - Loughmoe East, County Tipperary
  2. ^ as applotted under the tithe act.
  3. ^ Ordnance Survey Ireland Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine - 6 inch historic map.
  4. ^ Samuel West, Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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