Newtown, Ormond Lower Explained

Newtown, Ormond Lower (Irish: An Baile Nua)[1] is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Dorrha, west of Rathcabbin.

There are nineteen townlands known as Newtown in the whole of County Tipperary. There are three townlands with the name Newtown (An Baile Nua) in the barony of Ormond Lower, North Tipperary, Ireland however the others take a family name, in parentheses, to differentiate them.[2] They are Newtown (Guest) and Newtown (Hodgins) both in the civil parish of Modreeny.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 2013-05-22.
  2. Web site: Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 2011-12-09 . 2013-05-22.