Sopwell, County Tipperary Explained

Sopwell (Coill na Lathach in Irish) is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland.^[1]

Location

Sopwell is located east of the N52 road between Ballingarry, North Tipperary and Borrisokane.

Places of note

Sopwell Hall a seven bay private house built around 1745. The house, outbuildings, stewart's house and gate lodges are listed on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage as being of special interest.^{[2] [3] [4]}

The former Sopwell National school built in the 1820s of limestone has been listed as being of architectural, artistic and social interest.^[5] It is also listed as a protected structure by Tipperary County Council (RPS Refs S367).^[6]

Sopwell woods are a part of the scattered Borrisokane Forest managed by Coillte. Coillte supports a local community initiative to improve recreation facilities in Sopwell woods^[7]

Part of Scohaboy Bog, a raised bog with Natural Heritage Area protection, is located within the townland.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 2013-05-21.
2. Web site: Sopwell Hall, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Buildingsofireland.ie . 2013-05-21.
3. Web site: Sopwell Hall, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Buildingsofireland.ie . 2013-05-21.
4. Web site: Sopwell Hall, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Buildingsofireland.ie . 2013-05-21.
5. Web site: Sopwell National School, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . Buildingsofireland.ie . 2013-05-21.
6. Web site: Final RPS List 2010 less one photo - NTCC Register of Protected Structures . tipperarycoco.ie . 26 September 2021 .
7. Web site: Coillte: Tipperary . Coillte.ie . 2013-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160113033605/http://www.coillte.ie/coillteforest/plans/forest_management_plans/progress_on_revising_our_forest_management_plans/tipperary/?tx_r3co086forestsdb_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=TY01&cHash=555b7b1ece . 2016-01-13 .