Ormond Lower (

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: ''Urumhain Íochtarach'') is a

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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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. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is

Nenagh Nenagh (, ; or simply ''An tAonach'') meaning “The Fair of Ormond” or simply "The Fair", is the county town and second largest town in County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the ...

. The barony lies between

Ormond Upper Ormond Upper (Irish: ''Urumhain Uachtarach'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Toomevara. The barony lies between Ormond Lower to the north (who ...

to the south-east (whose chief town is

Toomevara Toomevara, officially Toomyvara (), is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The village is at the junction on the R445 where it meets the R499 regional road. The village was bypassed in December 2010 by the M7 Dublin - Limerick motorway. It ...

) and

Owney and Arra Owney and Arra (Irish: ''Uaithne agus Ara'') is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Newport. The barony lies between Ormond Lower to the north (whose ...

to the south-west (whose chief town is Newport). As a "peninsula", it is surrounded on three sides by counties

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and

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Legal context

Baronies were created after the

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as divisions of

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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

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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 Thomond (Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nena ...

Modern times

When County Tipperary was split into

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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

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(not to be confused with an

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Other villages and townlands

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, Ballysteena,

Ballyquirk Ballyquirk () is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Lorrha, north of Carrigahorig. Ballyquirk Castle, located in the townland, is a single storey over basement property with ...

Borrisokane Borrisokane () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is situated at the junction of the N52 and N65 national secondary roads. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 942. The Ballyfinboy River flows through the town on its way to Lough ...

Cloughjordan Cloughjordan, officially Cloghjordan ( , ), is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Ormond Lower, and it is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The town is situated in the north-western part of T ...

(town), Cloghjordanpark (townland),

Cowbawn Cowbawn ( ga, Bán na mBó) is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located north of Cloughjordan Cloughjordan, officially Cloghjordan ( , ), is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the baron ...

Crotta Crotta, ( ga, An Chrotach) is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Borrisokane and Cloughjordan. The woods at Crotta form a part of Borrisokane Forest which consists of several ...

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

, Drumnamahane Island, Eminiska, Feigh West, Firgrove, Graigue,

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, Johnstown, Killeen,

Kilruane Kilruane (''Cill Ruáin'' in Irish) is a townland and civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is located between Nenagh and Cloughjordan. Sport Kilruane MacDonagh's GAA club grounds are located nea ...

Lehinch Lehinch (''An Leithinse'' in Irish) is a townland in the barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is located east of Portumna bridge, in the civil parish of Lorrha Lorrha (from ) is a small village at the northern tip of Count ...

Lorrha Lorrha (from ) is a small village at the northern tip of County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located on a minor road between the R489 Birr to Portumna road and the N65 Nenagh to Portumna road about five kilometres east of the point where the Ri ...

Loughkeen Loughkeen (''Baile Locha Caoin'' in Irish) is a townland and a civil parish in the barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland. It is located south-west of Riverstown Riverstown, historically called ''Ballyederdaowen'' (), is a villa ...

Modreeny Modreeny () is a townland and a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary in Ireland situated on the R490 road between the towns of Borrisokane and Cloughjordan. Ormond Foxhounds are based at kennels at Modreeny. B ...

, Mulinkeagh, Newtown,

Newtown (Guest) Newtown (Guest) ( ga, An Baile Nua (Guest)) is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Modreeny on the south-east side of the R491 road between Cloughjordan Cloug ...

Newtown (Hodgins) Newtown (Hodgins) ( ga, An Baile Nua (Hodgins)) is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Modreeny on the north-west side of the R491 road between Cloughjordan Cl ...

, O’Meara’s Acres,

Oxpark Oxpark ( ga, Páirc an Daimh) is a townland in the Barony (Ireland), Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located north of Main Street Cloughjordan. Historical structures Cloughjordan House is an histori ...

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, Quakerstown,

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, Stoneyacre, Townfields, Uskane, Willsborough.

External links

* Source given is "Ordnance survey".

References

{{Tipperary-baronies Baronies of North Tipperary