Loughmoe East

Civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland

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

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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

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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

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* Loughmoe West

## References

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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.