Twomileborris (civil parish) explained

Twomileborris
Other Name:Borrisleigh
Settlement Type:Civil Parish
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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
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.6552°N -7.7183°W

Twomileborris (also known as Two-Mile Burris and Borrisleigh) is a civil parish in the barony of Eliogarty, County Tipperary.[1]

The river Liscaveen forms some of the boundary between it and the parish of Ballymoreen; Twomileborris contains an enclave belonging to the latter parish,[2] comprising the townland of Rathcunikeen.

Geography

The parish comprises 7988 statute acres and is divided into nineteen townlands:

Notes
Containing part of Littleton village, its namesake
Containing part of Littleton village
Ballyerk
Ballynamona
Blackcastle
Containing Twomileborris village
Clooncleagh
Coolcroo
Garraun
Lahardan Lower
Lahardan Upper
Containing the ruins of Leamakevoge monastery
Monaraheen
Monatierna
Newhill
Including four detached parts separate from the main body of the townland

According to Samuel Lewis,[3] in 1837 the Church of Ireland living was a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, formed at a time earlier than extant records by uniting the vicarages of Boly or Galvoly (civil parish of Galbooly) and Drom with the chapelry of Leogh (Leigh).There are two villages in the parish: Two-Mile Borris and Littleton.

Derivation of Placename

The English-language nameBorrisleigh is derived from the Irish-language Buiríos Léith, as is the last word in the alternative English-language name for the parish, Two-Mile Burris.

References

  1. http://www.irelandgenweb.com/irltip/CivilParishes/TwomileborrisCP.htm Twomileborris Civil Parish
  2. http://www.irelandgenweb.com/irltip/images/tipn_par.gif Parishes of County Tipperary North
  3. Samuel Lewis, Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837