Castleiney Explained

Official Name:Castleleiny
Native Name:Irish: Caisleán Laighnigh
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 As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.786°N -7.7895°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Castleiney, officially Castleleiny and historically "Castlelyny",[1] is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one half of the Roman Catholic parish of Loughmore-Castleiney.[2] It is in the barony of Eliogarty.

It is approximately 5 km from Templemore and approximately 7 km from Loughmore. The village is sometimes known locally as The Washpen. There is a stone attesting to this fact erected in the village. The village is reached from Templemore by taking the R433 road out of Templemore and turning right onto the R502, crossing the bridge over the Dublin to Cork railway and the first right onto the L3205 local road towards Castleiney village.

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Notable people

Martin Stanislaus Brennan (1845-1927) - American Catholic priest and scientist known for writing books about religion and science Saint Louis, Missouri..

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/47257.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland
  2. Parish in Cashel and Emly Diocese Web site: Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly . 2010-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119041058/http://www.cashel-emly.ie/main/parishes/templemore.htm . 2007-11-19 .