Burncourt Explained

Burncourt
Native Name:Irish: An Chúirt Dóite
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
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:52.31°N -8.07°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Burncourt [1] is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland with an approximate population of 138 people.[2]

Location

It lies in the Galtee-Vee Valley with the Galtee Mountains to the north and the Knockmealdowns to the south. It is located 1.7 kilometres from the former main Dublin to Cork road now designated as the R639 regional road. The nearest large towns are Cahir and Mitchelstown, which are 16 kilometres and 15 kilometres respectively.

History

The settlement gets its name from the castle situated 650 metres east of the village centre, it was burned to its shell during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1650, later becoming known as "Burnt Court".[3]

The Mitchelstown Caves are situated approximately 2.5 kilometres from Burncourt and were discovered in 1833 by a labourer quarrying on a small farm.[4]

The stately Shanbally Castle was situated 4 kilometres outside the village. Built c.1820 for the 1st Viscount Lismore and designed by the architect John Nash. It was completely demolished in 1960.[5]

References

  1. Web site: An Chúirt Dóite/Burncourt . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 15 December 2021.
  2. http://www.epa.ie/licences/lic_eDMS/090151b2803c4f96.pdf
  3. Power,Rev.P. Canon; 'Place Names of the Decies' Volume II, Cork University Press Oxford: B. H. Blackwell. Ltd. (1952)
  4. Baker,Ernest A.; A Visit to Mitchelstown Cave, The Irish Naturalist, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Feb., 1906)
  5. McDonnell, Randal; The Lost Houses of Ireland, A chronicle of great houses and the families who lived there, Weidenfeld & Nicolson(2002)