Walshpark (''Doire Leathan'' in
Irish) is a
townland in the historical
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 geographical division in parts of the British ...
of
Ormond Lower,
County Tipperary,
Ireland. It is located south of the
staggered junction where the
R438 and
R489 roads meet. It is within the
civil parish of
Dorrha
Dorrha () is a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the extreme north of County Tipperary and includes the settlement of Rathcabbin
Rathcabbin (''Ráth Cabáin'' in Irish) often Rat ...
in the north of the county. The name comes from the Walsh family who made their home here in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Buildings of note
Derrylahan Park, built for Willian Henry Head in 1862 to designs by
Thomas Newenham Deane stood in Walshpark until 1921. The house was occupied by Head's son,
Charles Octavius Head
Lieut. Colonel Charles Octavius Head, Distinguished Service Order, DSO (30 May 1869 – 16 October 1952) was an Irish colonel in the British Army, and author of four books including his autobiography, ''No Great Shakes''. His mansion, Derrylahan ...
, when it was burnt down on 1 July 1921 during the
War of Independence. All that remains is the main gateway, a gate house and farm buildings, all visible from the R438 road south west of its junction with the R489.
References
Townlands of County Tipperary
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