Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris (also known as Moycarkey and Borris or Moycarkey) is an

ecclesiastical parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

in the Cashel deanery of 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 ...

. There are three churches in the parish: * St Peter's,

Moycarkey Moycarkey (), sometimes written Moycarky, is a village at the northern end of Moycarky townland in the civil parish of Moycarky in County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the pro ...

(where the parochial house is located) * St James's,

Two-Mile-Borris Two-Mile Borris (also written Twomileborris or Two Mile Borris; and locally Borris or TMB) is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The village is located on the L4202 road at the junction with the Ballyduff Road, close to the N75 and from ...

* Our Lady and St Kevin, Littleton (which also serves the village of Horse and Jockey)

Relationship to civil parishes

The Catholic parish of Moycarkey contains some or all of the lands of several

civil parishes In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. ...

, including Moycarky, Ballymoreen and, it would appear, Fertiana and

Galbooly Galbooly or Boly, or Galvoly is a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one of 21 civil parishes in the barony of Eliogarty. It has area of 1268 acres, divided into six townlands: * Galbooly * Galbooly Little * Shanacloon * Coolkenned ...

, as well, possibly, parts of some civil parishes in

South Tipperary South Tipperary ( ga, Tiobraid Árann Theas) was a county in Ireland. It was part of the South-East Region and was also located in the province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary and consisted of 52% of the land area of the t ...

.Notice how, i
this map
the south-western part of the Catholic parish seems to cross into South Tipperary.

Sports clubs

Sports clubs in the parish include Moycarkey-Borris GAA club.

References

{{reflist Parishes of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly