MOYALIFF

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

"MOYALIFF, a parish in the barony of Upper Kilnamanagh, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 6 miles W.S.W. of Thurles, its post town. It is 6 miles long, and its extreme breadth is 3 miles. The surface is hilly, and includes much waste, with a small proportion of good soil. The Cladagh and Owenbeg are streams of the interior, which is also intersected by the road from Templemore to Tipperary. The living is a rectory and vicarage in the diocese of Cashel, value £300, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was a gift of the late Board of First Fruits in 1790. The Roman Catholic chapel is united to that of Upperchurch. Here are a Sunday and several week-day schools. Moyaliff House and Farney Castle are the principal residences; the latter is the seat of Captain Armstrong. Ruins of two old castles and of a church are seen. Building-stone and limestone are quarried.

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