Abbeville, County Tipperary

Abbeville (Irish: Baile an Phíopaire)[1] is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the Civil parish of Lorrha.

Abbeville
Baile an Phíopaire
Townland
Lackeen Castle in Abbeville townland (near Lorrha) in County Tipperary
Lackeen Castle in Abbeville townland (near Lorrha) in County Tipperary
Abbeville is located in Ireland
Abbeville
Abbeville
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°05′32″N 8°07′25″W / 53.0922°N 8.1235°W / 53.0922; -8.1235
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Tipperary
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Protected structures

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Lackeen Castle is a tower house built in the 12th century as a Kennedy stronghold.[2] It is a national monument in state ownership.[3] It was here that the Lorrha Missal was found.[4][5][6]

Other buildings within this townland that appear on North Tipperary County Council's Record of Protected Structures (ref S1-S4) [7] and include a number of private houses (including the 17th or 18th century Lackeen House), and a former RIC barracks turned pub located on the R438 road.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Visit Lackeen Castle Lorrha with Discover Ireland". Discover Ireland.
  3. ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). www.archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ Warner, vii – viii [full citation needed]
  5. ^ Wallace, 234
  6. ^ Wallace, Patrick F; O Floinn, Raghnall (eds). Treasures of the National Museum of Ireland: Irish Antiquities, 2002, Gill & Macmillan, Dublin, ISBN 0-7171-2829-6
  7. ^ "Appendicies". www.tipperarynorth.ie. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Abbeville House, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.