TEMPLEMORE

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

"TEMPLEMORE, a parish, post, and market town in the baronies of Eliogarty and Ikerrin, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 20 miles N. of Cashel, and 86 from Dublin. It is a station on the Great Southern and Western railway. The surface consists chiefly of good pasture land. The parish is crossed by the road from Athlone to Cork, and is skirted by a tributary of the river Suir. The town, situated in the valley of the Suir, is substantially built. It contains a market-house, military and police stations, bridewell, fever hospital, dispensary, and news-room. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Cashel, value with two others £700, in the patronage of the bishop. The church was erected in the present century. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, a meeting-house for Wesleyans, a public, and six private schools. The Priory and Lloydsborough are among the principal residences. The Carden family are the principal proprietors. Petty sessions are held every Wednesday. Fairs take place on 30th January, 30th March, 17th May, 28th June, 31st July, 4th September, 21st October, and 7th December."

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