Castleiney, officially Castleleiny and historically "Castlelyny" (Irish: Caisleán Laighnigh),[1] is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one half of the Roman Catholic parish of Loughmore-Castleiney.[2] It is in the barony of Eliogarty.
Castleleiny
Caisleán Laighnigh | |
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Village | |
_(geograph_4569503).jpg) Ruins of Castle Leiny, from which the village takes its name | |
  Castleleiny Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°47′10″N 7°47′22″W / 52.786°N 7.7895°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
It is approximately 5 km from Templemore and approximately 7 km from Loughmore. The village is sometimes known locally as The Washpen. There is a stone attesting to this fact erected in the village.
The village is reached from Templemore by taking the R433 road out of Templemore and turning right onto the R502, crossing the bridge over the Dublin to Cork railway and the first right onto the L3205 local road towards Castleiney village.
Sport
edit- Loughmore–Castleiney GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
Notable people
editMartin Stanislaus Brennan (1845-1927) - American Catholic priest and scientist known for writing books about religion and science Saint Louis, Missouri..
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
- ^ Parish in Cashel and Emly Diocese "Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly". Archived from the original on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
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