LORRHA

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

"LORRHA, a parish and post-office village in the barony of Lower Ormond, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles N. of Borrisokane. It is 6½ miles long by 5½ broad. The surface, though low and boggy, possesses a considerable proportion of good pasture land. The river Shannon forms the W. boundary. Loughs Derg and Frier are partly within the limits. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Killaloe, value £788, in the patronage of the bishop. Here is the parish church, besides which there is an ancient pile, built in 1269 by Walter de Burgo, and lately repaired, which is used as a place of worship. Lorrha Abbey was a structure probably founded in the 12th century; it is a ruin in middling preservation, though it appears to have been partially destroyed by fire. It contains numerous tablets; among others, is a marble monument to the M'Egans. There are several other old ruins in the parish, one of which is known as Cromwell's Castle. Near the abbey stands a modern Roman Catholic chapel.

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