Ormond Lower ( Irish: ''Urumhain Íochtarach'') is a barony in

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

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. 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

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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 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

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; 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

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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 Ballysteena () is a small townland in the barony of Ormond Lower in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is in area and located in the civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is ...

, Ballyquirk, Borrisokane, Cloughjordan (town),

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(townland), Cowbawn, Crotta,

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, Drumnamahane Island,

Eminiska Eminiska (''Ime an Uisce'' in Irish) is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. Situated between Borrisokane and Cloughjordan, Buildings of note Eminiska House is a two-storey Georgian house listed as a protected ...

Feigh West Feigh West () is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located north east of Borrisokane. Feigh West is located on a hillock at the site of a ruined medieval church of rectangular shape, 19m × 7.5m. The chu ...

, Firgrove, Graigue, Islandwood, Johnstown, Killeen, Kilruane,

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. References Townlands of County Tipperary Populat ...

, Lorrha,

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 in the extreme north of the county. See also * List of civil ...

, Modreeny,

Mulinkeagh Mullenkeagh () is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located at the west end of Cloughjordan Main Street in the civil parish of Modreeny. The alternative spelling of Mulinkeagh is recognised. Bui ...

, Newtown, Newtown (Guest), Newtown (Hodgins), O’Meara’s Acres,

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

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Quakerstown Quakerstown () is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located between Shinrone Shinrone () is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is in the southernmost part of the county, close to the border wit ...

, Richmond,

Stoneyacre Stoneyacre () is a townland in the Barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or ...

Townfields Townfields ( ga, Páirceanna an Bhaile) is the townland in County Tipperary, Ireland that includes most of the town of Cloughjordan including Cloughjordan railway station. It is in the Barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office o ...

Uskane Uskane (''Uisceán'' in Irish) is a townland, a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower and an Electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland. Building of note Uskane House, a four bay, three storey home with two chimneys ...

Willsborough Willsborough is a small townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is approximately in area and located in the civil parish of Ardcrony. Although the Placenames Database of Ireland gives ''Willsborough'' as the ...

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References

{{Tipperary-baronies Baronies of North Tipperary