Abbeville, County Tipperary Explained

Abbeville
Settlement Type:Townland
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Tipperary
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:53.0922°N -8.1235°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Abbeville (Irish: Baile an Phíopaire)[1] is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the Civil parish of Lorrha.

Protected structures

Lackeen Castle is a tower house built in the 12th century as a Kennedy stronghold.[2] It is a national monument in state ownership.[3] It was here that the Lorrha Missal was found.[4] [5] [6]

Other buildings within this townland that appear on North Tipperary County Council's Record of Protected Structures (ref S1-S4) [7] and include a number of private houses (including the 17th or 18th century Lackeen House), and a former RIC barracks turned pub located on the R438 road.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 2013-05-22.
  2. Web site: Visit Lackeen Castle Lorrha with Discover Ireland. Discover Ireland.
  3. Web site: 4 March 2009. National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship. live. 31 May 2021. www.archaeology.ie. https://web.archive.org/web/20160405182702/http://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-tipperary-north.pdf . 5 April 2016 .
  4. Warner, vii – viii
  5. Wallace, 234
  6. Wallace, Patrick F; O Floinn, Raghnall (eds). Treasures of the National Museum of Ireland: Irish Antiquities, 2002, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin,
  7. Web site: Appendicies. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101002144106/http://www.tipperarynorth.ie/countydevelopmentplan/app_3.html. 2 October 2010. 31 May 2021. www.tipperarynorth.ie.
  8. Web site: Abbeville House, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Buildingsofireland.ie . 2013-05-22.