Tinryland (, translated as "house of Raoilinn")Placenames Database of Ireland
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, less than 5 km south of Carlow town. It is within the

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of Tinriland (historically Tinrilan), in the parish of Tullowmagimma.

History

Evidence of settlement in the

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Period (3700-3400 BC) was found at the ancient burial site in ''Linkardstown'' in 1943. The find consisted of a polygonal stone chamber paved with stones that sloped upwards and inwards. Inside was found the remains of a single human, along with some pottery. Linkardstown Church and Graveyard is now in ruins, but the old stone baptismal font used in the church and which dates from the 18th century now stands in the grounds of the modern St. Joseph's Church, Tinryland. Ballyloo Castle, only a fragment of which remains, was home to the Kavanagh family and was built by Art Óg Kavanagh of Pulmonty,

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who died in 1417. This castle was the centre for the Kavanagh's of Ballyloo until the arrival of

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200 years later.

Notable people and diaspora

In nearby ''Clonmelsh Church Graveyard'' (

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) are buried the ancestors of

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and members of the Butler family.

Pierce Butler Pierce or Piers Butler may refer to: *Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (c. 1467 – 26 August 1539), Anglo-Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland *Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye (1652–1740), Anglo-Irish nobleman in the Peerage of Ireland * P ...

of ''Garryhundon'' was one of the architects of the

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and was one of its signatories in

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in 1788. He went on to represent

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. He went on to become adviser to three consecutive presidents and turned down a nomination to run for the Vice-Presidency before his death in 1822. A commemoration stone to the

1798 rebellion The Irish Rebellion of 1798 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ''The Hurries'') was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen, a Irish republicanism, ...

was erected on the main approach road to the village on the 200th anniversary of the uprising in 1998. The monument was built in honour of the locals who fought and died in the insurrection and at the battle of Carlow in May 1798.

Tinryland GFC

Tinryland GFC Tinryland (, translated as "house of Raoilinn") is a village in County Carlow, Ireland, less than 5 km south of Carlow town. It is within the townland of Tinriland (historically Tinrilan), in the parish of Tullowmagimma. History Eviden ...

are a gaelic football club established in 1888. Since the club's establishment, it has won the

Carlow Senior Football Championship The Carlow Senior Football Championship (currently also known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Michael Lyng Motors Carlow SFC''), is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Carlow GAA clubs. The Carlow County Board of the ...

15 times, 7 U21 Football Championships, 1 Minor Football Championship, 1 Intermediate Football Championship, 4 Junior A Football Championships, 1 Junior B Football Championship.

References

External links

Information about Tinryland
{{County Carlow Towns and villages in County Carlow