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
- ^ Griffiths Valuation of Ireland - Loughmoe East, County Tipperary
- ^ as applotted under the tithe act.
- ^ Ordnance Survey Ireland Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine - 6 inch historic map.
- ^ Samuel West, Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837)
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