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Murroe
Murroe (), officially spelled Moroe, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. Environs Murroe is located in the north-eastern part of County Limerick, approximately 15 km from Limerick City and close to the County Tipperary border. Nearby towns include Cappamore and Newport. The village is located on the R506 road. It is surrounded by the Slieve Felim Mountains. History The first Roman Catholic church was erected in Murroe village around 1731. This was replaced by a second church on the main street in 1807. The parish priest in 1808 was Daniel O'Brien. This second church was described as by Samuel Lewis in 1837 “a large and handsome building”. The third and final church was erected in 1905. There were two fairs held in the village (in April and October) from at least 1825. The village expanded in the late 1820s with the arrival of the Anglican Rev. Thomas P. Le Fanu (father of Sheridan Le Fanu) to the neighbouring parish of Abington and Sir Matthew Barrington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murroe Main Street
Murroe (), officially spelled Moroe, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. Environs Murroe is located in the north-eastern part of County Limerick, approximately 15 km from Limerick City and close to the County Tipperary border. Nearby towns include Cappamore and Newport. The village is located on the R506 road. It is surrounded by the Slieve Felim Mountains. History The first Roman Catholic church was erected in Murroe village around 1731. This was replaced by a second church on the main street in 1807. The parish priest in 1808 was Daniel O'Brien. This second church was described as by Samuel Lewis in 1837 “a large and handsome building”. The third and final church was erected in 1905. There were two fairs held in the village (in April and October) from at least 1825. The village expanded in the late 1820s with the arrival of the Anglican Rev. Thomas P. Le Fanu (father of Sheridan Le Fanu) to the neighbouring parish of Abington and Sir Matthew Barrington ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murroe Memorial Cross
Murroe Memorial Cross, also known as the Limerick Brigades Memorial, is an Irish War of Independence memorial located in the village of Murroe in County Limerick. History This monument was carved by William Gaffney, a stonemason from County Waterford, who also carved the Irish cross at Lourdes. The cross was unveiled by the Archbishop of Cashel, Dr Harty, on 27 May 1923. It was built to commemorate the men of the east Limerick and Mid Limerick brigades of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who lost their lives in the War of Independence. Thousands of people from both County Limerick and County Tipperary attended the unveiling of the monument. In his speech (at the unveiling) the Archbishop said that this monument was not only a symbol of sacrifice and brotherhood but it was also a promise of resurrection. Features This is a freestanding monument that comprises a limestone ashlar Ashlar () is finely dressed (cut, worked) stone, either an individual stone that has been wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenstal Abbey
Glenstal Abbey is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Annunciation located in Murroe, County Limerick, Ireland. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and Saint Columba. The current abbot of the monastery is Brendan Coffey. History The abbey is located in and beside Glenstal Castle, a Normanesque castle. The house was built for Sir Matthew Barrington, who, in 1818, purchased part of Lord Carbery's Limerick estate. Designed as a castle in 12th century style, it was built in the 1830s. The village of Glenstal grew from the construction of the abbey. Many of the builders and craftsmen who came to construct the Abbey ended up settling in the area. Sir Charles Burton Barrington, 5th Baronet inherited the estate from his father in 1890. In 1921, his daughter, Winifred, was killed in an IRA ambush of a Royal Irish Constabulary inspector with whom she was traveling. The family then decided to relocate to Fairthorne Manor in Hampshire, England. Barringt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R506 Road (Ireland)
The R506 road is a regional road in the east of County Limerick, Ireland which runs west-east from its junction with the R445 regional road at Garraunykee, Annacotty and its junction with the R505 regional road in the townland of Dromsally on the outskirts of the village of Cappamore. En route it passes through the village of Murroe. The road is long. See also *Roads in Ireland *National primary road *National secondary road ReferencesRoads Act 1993 (Classification of Regional Roads) Order 2006– Department of Transport The Department for Transport (DfT) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that have not been devolved. The d ... {{Roads in Ireland Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Limerick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Felim Way
The Slieve Felim way is a long-distance trail through the Slieve Felim Mountains in Ireland. It is long and begins in Murroe, County Limerick and ends in Silvermines, County Tipperary. It is typically completed in two days. It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Shannon Development and Coillte. The trail begins in the village of Murroe and follows the road past Glenstal Abbey before crossing forestry along the slopes of the Slieve Felim Mountains to reach the village of Toor. From Toor, the Way crosses the flanks of Keeper Hill in the Silvermine Mountains The Silvermine Mountains or Silvermines Mountains ( ga, Sliabh an Airgid) are a mountain range in County Tipperary, Ireland. The highest peak of the range is Keeper Hill or Slievekimalta at high. Traditionally, the mountains were deemed to be ... before following the road into Silvermines village. A review of the National Waymarked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slieve Felim Mountains
The Slieve Felim Mountains ( ga, Sliabh Eibhlinne) are a mountain range in Munster, Ireland. They cover parts of County Limerick and County Tipperary. Historically, the name "Slieve Felim" meant the whole mountainous area between Murroe, Silvermines, Borrisoleigh and Dundrum, including the Silvermine Mountains and Mauherslieve.Tempan, Paul (2006)"Two Mountain Names: Slieve Felim and Mauherslieve" ''North Munster Antiquarian Journal'', volume 6. pp.120-122 However, today the name usually only applies to the southwestern part, made up of Slieve Felim (), Cullaun (), Knockastanna () and Gortnageragh (). ''Sliabh Eibhlinne'' means "mountains of Ébliu", an ancient goddess. In the ''Lebor Gabála Érenn'' (The Book of the Taking of Ireland), the newly-arrived Milesians meet the goddess Fódla on these mountains, and she asks them to name the island after her. ''Fódla'' thus became a poetic name for Ireland. In the early modern era, the name ''Eibhlinne'' became confused with the mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Of Woney
The Cistercian Abbey of Woney (Irish, ''Mainistir Uaithne''), also written Wotheny or Owney, on the banks of the Mulkear River in Abington, County Limerick, was founded in 1205 when Theobald Walter (le Botiller) granted the whole "theodum" (believed to be an error, which should have been feodum) of Woodenikuwice for the purpose. Traces of the architecture and layout of the monastery may still seen in the graveyard in the hamlet of Abington, just south of Murroe. In the early fourteenth century the possessions of the abbey included the lands of Athnid parish in County Tipperary. Around 1563, the abbey and all its possessions were granted by Elizabeth I to a Captain Walshe who erected a new house near the old buildings. In 1609, part of the lands which formerly belonged to the abbey were conveyed by Sir E. Walsh to Sir Richard Boyle. In the war of 1641 the estates granted to the Walshe family were forfeited to the Crown.Samuel LewisA Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clonkeen Church
Clonkeen Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Limerick, Ireland. Location The church is located on the R506 road, southeast of Annacotty, north of the River Mulkear. History A monastery was founded here by Saint Mo-Diomog (feast day 10 December) in the 6th or 7th century. The present church dates to the mid-12th century (based on its similarity to Aghadoe Cathedral, dated to 1158). The church was ruined by 1657. Church Clonkeen Church is a small rectangular church with antae at the east and west ends. The west part of the church, incorporating the west doorway is Romanesque, built of roughly coursed large stones, mostly sandstone. It has a well-preserved doorway with an arch of three orders, with Romanesque carving around the jambs. The capitals and columns with chevrons are similar to those at Aghadoe Aghadoe (Irish: ''Achadh an Dá Eó'') is a large townland overlooking the town and lakes of Killarney in Ireland. Officially it is also a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archdiocese Of Cashel And Emly
The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly ( ga, Ard-Deoise Chaisil agus Imligh) is an ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church ( particularly the Roman Catholic or Latin Church) located in mid-western Ireland and the metropolis of the eponymous ecclesiastical province. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Assumption in Thurles, County Tipperary. The incumbent archbishop of the archdiocese is Kieran O'Reilly. History The original dioceses of Cashel and Emly were established by the Synod of Ráth Breasail in 1111. Diocese of Cashel The Diocese of Cashel was elevated to the rank of ecclesiastical province, which was roughly co-extensive with the traditional province of Munster, by the Synod of Kells in 1152. Since the Papal Legate, Giovanni Paparoni, awarded the pallium to Donat O'Lonergan in 1158, his successors have ruled the ecclesiastical province of Cashelalso sometimes known as Munster until 26 January 2015. Diocese of Emly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canon John Hayes
John Martin Hayes (11 November 1887 – 30 January 1957) was an Irish Catholic priest and the founder of Muintir na Tíre, a national rural community development organisation. Biography Hayes was born in a Land League hut at Murroe, Co Limerick to a family languishing in poverty. One of ten siblings, seven of Hayes' brothers and sisters died of malnutrition and disease over a twelve-year period. The family had been evicted from Lord Cloncurry's estate in 1872 for non-payment of rent, forcing them into destitution. The family returned to the estate in 1894. Hayes was educated by the Jesuits at Crescent College, Limerick and thereafter studied for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Thurles. In 1907 he went to the Irish College in Paris where he was ordained in 1913. Hayes enjoy this time in France greatly, a period highlighted by the beatification of St Joan of Arc in 1909. From 1915 to 1924 he worked in Liverpool before returning to Ireland to serve as curate in Castlein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-distance Trails In The Republic Of Ireland
These are lists of long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland, and include recognised and maintained walking trails, pilgrim trails, cycling greenways, boardwalk-mountain trails, and interconnected national and international trail systems. There are 43 National Waymarked Trails by the 'National Trails Office' of the Irish Sports Council. Each trail is waymarked with square black posts containing an image, in yellow, of a walking man and a directional arrow, a symbol reserved for use only by National Waymarked Trails. The oldest trail in the Republic of Ireland is the Wicklow Way, which was opened in 1980, and there are now over of waymarked trails in the Republic alone. The most frequented trails are the Wicklow, Sheep's Head, Kerry, Dingle, Beara, Burren and Western Ways. In 1997, the Heritage Council, started developing a series of walking routes based on medieval pilgrimage paths, and there are now of major penitential trails: Cnoc na dTobar, Cosán na Naomh, St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrington Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for people with the surname Barrington. As of 2014 one creation is extant. The Barrington Baronetcy, of Barrington Hall in the County of Essex was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611, for Francis Barrington, Member of Parliament for Essex. His son, the second Baronet, sat in the House of Commons for Newtown, Essex and Colchester. The third Baronet was also member of parliament for Newtown. He died in 1683, and was succeeded by his grandson, who died in turn unmarried in 1691. The latter's younger brother, the fifth Baronet, was a member of parliament for Essex. He died childless in 1715 and the baronetcy went to a son of the younger son of the third Baronet. The seventh Baronet sat for Newtown for 48 years. Since his marriage was without children, he was succeeded by his younger brother. The latter's son, the ninth Baronet, was also a member of parliament for Newtown. He died childless in 1818, and his younger brother be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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