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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland - 1868

In 1868, the parish of Abington contained the following places:

"ABINGTON, a parish partly in the baronies of Owneybeg and Clanwilliam, in the county of Limerick, partly in the barony of Owney-Arra, in the county of Tipperary, and partly in the county of the City of Limerick, in the province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles E. of Newport. It was at an early period a place of importance, and had a Cistercian abbey which was founded in 1189, or, according to other authorities, in 1205, by Theobald Fitzwalter, ancestor of the Butlers, Earls of Ormond. Its ancient name was Wotheney or Woney. King John endowed the abbey with lands and several advowsons, and its abbot was a peer of the Rish House of Lords. Queen Elizabeth granted the abbey and its possessions to Captain Walshe, who erected here a fine mansion. The estate was forfeited to the crown in 1641. Only a few fragments of the abbey and the mansion now remain. The parish contains the village of Moroe, and towards its north-eastern boundary includes part of the Sliebh Phelim Mountains. Although a large portion of the ground is barren mountain, there are some lands well cultivated and some valuable meadows. The living, which is united with Tuogh, value £788, is a rectory, in the diocese of Cashel, Emly, Waterford, and Lismore, and is in the patronage of the bishop. Here is a police station, and petty sessions are held on alternate Tuesdays. Fairs are held on the 29th May and 31st August, and at Moroe on the 29th April and 27th October. Deer Park is the seat of the Earl of Carbery. There are several other seats in the parish"

"MOROE, a village in the parish of Abington, barony of Owneybeg, county Limerick, province of Munster, Ireland, 3 miles E. of Barringtonsbridge. It stands on the road from Cahirconlish to Newport Tip, among the Slieve Phelim mountains. Fairs are held on the 25th March, 29th April, 27th October, and 26th December."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018