Ormond Lower (Irish: Urumhain Íochtarach) is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Nenagh. The barony lies between Ormond Upper to the south-east (whose chief town is Toomevara) and Owney and Arra to the south-west (whose chief town is Newport). As a "peninsula", it is surrounded on three sides by counties Galway and Offaly.
Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and in specification, such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to the Crown. The Earl of Ormond wrongly applied the name "Ormond" to two baronies as they were never part of the eastern Kingdom of Ormond; rather they were part of the tuath of Muskerry Tire which was subject to the north-western Kingdom of Thomond.
Modern times
When County Tipperary was split into North and South Ridings in 1836, Ormond Lower was allocated to the north riding. However, the neighbouring barony of Kilnamanagh was split into Upper and Lower half-baronies, being allocated to the north and south ridings respectively.
Towns, villages and townlands of the barony
Civil parishes
This table lists an historical geographical sub-division of the barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish).
| Name in Irish | Name in English |
|---|---|
| An tAonach | Nenagh |
| Ard Cróine | Ardcrony |
| Baile an Gharraí | Ballingarry |
| Baile Locha Caoin | Loughkeen |
| Buiríos Uí Chéin | Borrisokane |
| Cill Bharráin | Kilbarron |
| Cill Ó dTiarnáin | Killodiernan |
| Cill Ruáin | Kilruane |
| Cloch an Phrióra | Cloughprior |
| An Cnaoi | Knigh |
| Drom Inbhir | Dromineer |
| Dura | Dorrha |
| Eaglais Chlocháin | Aglishcloghane |
| Fionnú | Finnoe |
| Lothra | Lorrha |
| Maigh Drithne | Modreeny |
| Maigh Saotha | Monsea |
| Tír Dhá Ghlas | Terryglass |
| Uisceán | Uskane |
Other villages and townlands
Abbeville, Ballysteena, Ballyquirk, Borrisokane, Cloughjordan (town), Cloghjordanpark (townland), Cowbawn, Crotta, Derry, Drumnamahane Island, Eminiska, Feigh West, Firgrove, Graigue, Islandwood, Johnstown, Killeen, Kilruane, Lehinch, Lorrha, Loughkeen, Modreeny, Mulinkeagh, Newtown, Newtown (Guest), Newtown (Hodgins), O’Meara’s Acres, Oxpark, Portland, Quakerstown, Richmond, Stoneyacre, Townfields, Uskane, Willsborough.
See also
External links
- Walsh, Dennis (2003). "Barony Map of Ireland". Retrieved 13 February 2007. Source given is "Ordnance survey".
References
- "Urumhain Íochtarach/Ormond Lower".
- Atlas and cyclopedia of Ireland. Part I: A comprehensive delineation of the thirty-two counties, with a, map of each. Part II: The general history - Tipperary
- Murphy, Donal A. (1994). The two Tipperarys: the national and local politics – devolution and self-determination – of the unique 1838 division into two ridings, and the aftermath. Regional studies in political and administrative history. Vol. 1. Relay. p. 71. ISBN 0-946327-14-9.
- Database of Ireland - civil parishes.
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