Emly or Emlybeg () is a village in

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...

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. It is a

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in the historical

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of Clanwilliam. It is also an

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in the

Roman Catholic 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 ...

. It is situated on the R515 Regional Road which goes west from

Tipperary Town Tipperary Town (; ) is a town and a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. Its population was 4,979 at the 2016 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical baron ...

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. Emly lies 14 km west of Tipperary town and had a population of 302 in the 2016 census.

History

Ancient times

The

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references the pre-Christian history of Emly. Emly is one of the oldest centres of Christianity in

and pre-dates the coming to Ireland of the National Apostle, St. Patrick. Up until the

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, Emly was the premier diocese in the south of

. St. Ailbe is the patron saint of the

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 o ...

. Tradition tells us that he preached Christianity in Munster before the arrival of St. Patrick, and he is also associated with the founding of a monastery at Emly, which remained a Cathedral city until the 16th century. The Protestant cathedral functioned with a Chapter until the mid-19th century when it was dismantled and its materials sold for construction purposes. The site of Emly was in ancient times known as ''Medón Mairtine'', as it was the capital of an

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people called the

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. After their apparent disappearance from the Irish landscape, the powerful

Eóganachta The Eóganachta or Eoghanachta () were an Irish dynasty centred on Cashel which dominated southern Ireland (namely the Kingdom of Munster) from the 6/7th to the 10th centuries, and following that, in a restricted form, the Kingdom of Desmond, an ...

were later found using the site for their chief church in early historical times.

St. Ailbe's church

The large Catholic

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was built in the 1880s and replaced the older church (built early 19th century) which is now used as the village hall.

Monastery

Emly was the site of a monastery founded by Saint Ailbe, which became famous for its school. Emly was established as an

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in 1118 by the

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. In the

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, the diocese was merged in 1715 with the Archbishopric of Cashel, its former Metropolitan. The merged entity is today known as the

. In the

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, the diocese, having formerly been united with Cashel, is now part of the United Dioceses of Limerick, Ardfert, Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, Kilmacduagh and Emly.

Annalistic references

See

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* ''AI528.1 Kl. Reponse of Ailbe of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI661.1 Kl. Kl. Repose of Cumíne Fata, coarb of Brénainn, and of Conaing grandson of Dant, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI708.1 Kl. Conamail son of Carthach, abbot of Imlech Ibuir, rested.'' * ''AI720.1 Kl. Cellach, abbot of Imlech Ibuir, rested.'' * ''AI760.1 Kl. Tríchmech, abbot of Les Mór, rested, and Abnér, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI771.1 Brócán, son of Aduar, from Imlech ested'' * ''AI781.1 Kl. Repose of Senchán, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI825.1 Kl. Repose of Flann son of Fairchellach, abbot of Les Mór, Imlech Ibuir, and Corcach.'' * ''AI863.1 Kl. Repose of Dainél, abbot of Les Mór and Corcach.'' * ''AI890.1 Kl. The slaying of Eógan son of Cenn Faelad, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI899 Kl. Repose of Mescell son of Cumascach, abbot of Imlech Ibuir, and Flann, son of Conall, took the abbacy after him.'' * ''AI904.1 Kl. Repose of Flann son of Conail, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI913.1 Bissextile. Kl. Repose of Tipraite son of Mael Finn, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI914.2 Eochu, son of Scandán, took the abbacy of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI935.1 Kl. Repose of Mac Lenna, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI942.1 Kl. Repose of Eochaid son of Scandlán, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI942.2 Mael Cáich, lector of Imlech Ibuir, rested in Christ.'' * ''AI954.2 Repose of Dub Inse, learned bishop of Ireland, and of Cellachán, king of Caisel, and of Éladach the learned, abbot of Ros Ailithir, and of Uarach, bishop of Imlech Ibuir, and of Célechair, abbot of Cluain Moccu Nóis and Cluain Iraird, and of Cormac Ua Maíl Shluaig, learned sage of Mumu, and of Lugaid Ua Maíl Shempail, abbot of Domnach Pátraic, and of Cenn Faelad son of Suibne, anchorite of Cluain Ferta Brénainn.'' * ''AI968.2 The plundering of Imlech Ibuir, and a camp as pitchedthere for two days.'' * ''AI980.5 Repose of Faelán son of Caellaide, abbot of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI980.3 Tipraite was removed from his abbot's seat in Imlech Ibuir. The abbacy was then given to Cétfaid, fosterson of Riata.'' * ''AI987.2 A hosting by

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, son of Cennétig, across

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, and he took the hostages of Les Mór, Corcach and Imlech Ibuir as a guarantee of the banishment of robbers and lawless people therefrom.'' * ''AI990.2 Marcán, son of Cennétig, took the abbacy of Imlech Ibuir; and the son of Ímar abandoned Port Láirge; and Ros Ailithir was invaded by foreigners, and the

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, namely, Mac Coise Dobráin, was taken prisoner by them, and he was ransomed by

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.'' * ''AI995.5 Colum Ua Laigenain took the abbacy of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI1015.5 Fiach, son of Dubchrón, was treacherously killed by Carrán's son in the middle of Imlech Ibuir.'' * ''AI1015.10 The vacating of Imlech Ibuir, and the invasion of Lothra.'' * ''AI1024.4 Mael Mórda Ua hArrochtáin, lector of Imlech Ibuir, and the most notable in Mumu for almsgiving and largesse, rested in Christ.''

Amenities and facilities

There is a shop on the main street of the village, with a smaller store (which also sells fuel) on the outskirts of the village on the Tipperary road. There are five licensed premises in the village, three of which have regular opening hours.

Emly GAA Emly GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Emly, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played at the club. History It hosted some Munster championship games in the 1970s.They have many prestige suc ...

club is centrally located, with a large floodlit GAA pitch with a covered stand running its full length. It is near the National School.

Transport

Emly railway station opened on 1 January 1880 and closed on 9 September 1963.

Community awards

In September 2009 the village won the

Irish Tidy Towns Competition Tidy Towns ( Irish: ''Bailte Slachtmhara'') is an annual competition, first held in 1958, organised by the Department of Rural and Community Development in order to honour the tidiest and most attractive cities, towns and villages in the Republic ...

. In 2013, Emly came first in Ireland in the Energy Neighbourhoods competition. The community achieved a 37% reduction in home energy consumption.

People

Dermot O'Hurley Dermot O'Hurley (c. 1530 – 19 or 20 June 1584)—also ''Dermod or Dermond O'Hurley'': ga, Diarmaid Ó hUrthuile—was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel in Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth I, who was put to death for treason. He ...

, Archbishop of Cashel, was born at Emly about the year 1530. He spent much of his time working in

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in the service of the Church. He was still a layman when in 1581, he was appointed

Archbishop of Cashel The Archbishop of Cashel ( ga, Ard-Easpag Chaiseal Mumhan) was an archiepiscopal title which took its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. Following the Reformation, there had been parallel apostolic successions to the titl ...

. *

Terence Albert O'Brien Terence Albert O'Brien (1600 – 30 October 1651) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop of Emly. He was beatified among the 17 Irish Catholic Martyrs by Pope John Paul II on 27 September 1992. Biography O'Brien hailed from Cappamore, County L ...

bishop of Emly The Bishop of Emly ( ga, Imleach Iubhair; la, Imilicensis) was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Emly in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, it has ...

from 1647 to 1651. He was captured by

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troops after the siege of

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and with other leaders was put to death. *Paddy Russell, GAA referee.Emly GAA Club
. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. *Michael Frawley, GAA County Board Chairman, Munster Council Chairman and a Trustee of the GAA. * James "Jim" Mitchel (1864-1921), born in Emly, represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics.

References

GigaCatholic

External links

Emly Parish Website
Parishes of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly Civil parishes of Clanwilliam, County Tipperary Towns and villages in County Tipperary fr:Abbaye d'Imlech Ibuir