Ballymacegan Explained

Settlement Type:Townland
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:County Tipperary
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Lorrha

Ballymacegan (Baile Mhic Aogáin in Irish) [1] is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Lorrha in the north of the county and includes an area of callows alongside the River Shannon.

Redwood Castle

Redwood Castle, a restored Norman castle with a Sheela na gig.[2] is located overlooking the callows.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 2013-05-21.
  2. Web site: Ireland's Sheela na Gigs: Redwood . Irelands-sheelanagigs.org . 2013-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130512030823/http://www.irelands-sheelanagigs.org/archive/index-21276.php.html . 2013-05-12 . dead .
  3. Web site: Second Sight Ghost And Paranormal Investigation Of Kansas City Missouri . Clanegan.org . 2013-05-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210073858/http://www.clanegan.org/redwood.htm . 2012-02-10 . dead .