Abington (civil parish) explained

Abington
Settlement Type:Civil parish
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone1:WET
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Coordinates:52.6324°N -8.4195°W

Abington [1] is a civil parish which lies partly in County Tipperary (in the barony of Owney and Arra[2]) and partly in County Limerick (partly in Limerick city and partly in the baronies of Clanwilliam and Owneybeg).[3]

It was home for a time to the author Sheridan Le Fanu. Le Fanu stayed in the parish as a child while his father was the rector of Abington Anglican Church.[4]

By statute, the parish contains, of which are in County Tipperary. Of the in County Limerick, are in the liberties of the city of Limerick and the remainder are split between the baronies of Clanwilliam and Owneybeg. The hamlet and townland of Abington is in the County Limerick part of the parish.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mainistir Uaithne/Abington . . 14 February 2024.
  2. http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/tipp/AbingtonTithes.htm Abington Civil Parish, Owney & Arra Barony
  3. Book: Lewis, Samuel . https://www.libraryireland.com/topog/A/Abington-Owney-Beg-Limerick.php . . Abinton, A Parish . 1837 . Lewis .
  4. Web site: Le Fanu, Joseph Thomas Sheridan Dictionary of Irish Biography . 2022-04-15 . www.dib.ie.
  5. Web site: Ablington Townland, Co. Limerick . 2022-09-08 . www.townlands.ie.