Tooraneena Explained

Official Name:Tooraneena
Native Name:Irish: Tuar an Fhíona
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Waterford
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.2022°N -7.7157°W
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Tooraneena or Touraneena [1] is a village in west County Waterford, Ireland. It lies in the Sliabh gCua district between the Comeraghs and Knockmealdown Mountains. It may be accessed from the main R672 road between Clonmel and Dungarvan. It is about 200NaN0 from Dungarvan and 190NaN0 from Clonmel.

Geography and demographics

The townland of Tooraneena covers an area of 2.3 km2 (0.9 miles2) and the village is located in its south-west corner. It is surrounded by the townlands of (clockwise from north) Boolavonteen, Reanadampaun Commons, Knockroy, Clooncogaile, and Cahernaleague.[2] Tooraneena is one of thirteen townlands that make up the electoral division of Seskinan.[3]

The village and its surrounding area is sparsely populated, with the population of the local small area (a subdivision of the electoral division) on the day of the 2016 census only 208, of whom 47 (23%) were aged under 18, and the usually-resident population was 205. Out of the 205 usual residents of the area 179 were born in Ireland and 21 in the United Kingdom, while the ethnicity of local residents was 203 white, one other ethnicity and one not stated.[4]

The 2016 census also showed that of the 88 households in the area, 87 were living in houses, with one household not stating the type of residence in which they lived. Thirty people considered themselves to have a disability and thirteen people stated that they were carers.[4]

Amenities

The village includes St Mary's National School (primary school),[5] a playing field, community hall, a Catholic church, two public houses, a shop and a community park. Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) playing fields lie about 1km (01miles) to the north.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland: Tooraneena/Tuar an Fhíona . logainm.ie . 6 March 2020 . 11 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911062221/http://www.logainm.ie/49623.aspx . live .
  2. Web site: Tooraneena Townland, Co. Waterford . Townlads.ie . 6 March 2020 . 22 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200422205443/https://www.townlands.ie/waterford/decies-without-drum/seskinan/seskinan/tooraneena/ . live .
  3. Web site: Seskinan Electoral Division, Co. Waterford . Townlads.ie . 6 March 2020 . 23 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023223616/https://www.townlands.ie/waterford/seskinan1/ . live .
  4. Web site: Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Small Area Sa2017_227083001 . Central Statistics Office . 6 March 2020.
  5. Web site: ST MARYS NS TOURANEENA . Department of Education and Skills . 6 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Touraneena . Waterford County Local Authorities . https://web.archive.org/web/20080514124741/http://www.waterfordcoco.ie/en/services/planning/waterfordcountydevelopmentplan/touraneena/ . 14 May 2008 . 6 March 2020.