Loughmoe East

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]

Position of the parish within the civil parishes of north Tipperary

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

• Loughmoe West

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) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.