Rathcunikeen

Last updated

Rathcunikeen
townland
Ireland adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Rathcunikeen
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°39′41″N7°44′43″W / 52.6613772°N 7.7452851°W / 52.6613772; -7.7452851 Coordinates: 52°39′41″N7°44′43″W / 52.6613772°N 7.7452851°W / 52.6613772; -7.7452851
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Tipperary

Rathcunikeen or Rathcumrikeen is a townland in the civil parish of Ballymurreen, County Tipperary in Ireland. [1] It is an exclave of the parish, as it is surrounded by the neighbouring civil parish of Two-Mile-Borris.

Related Research Articles

Newtown may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County Tipperary</span> County in Ireland

County Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland. It is Ireland's largest inland county and shares a border with eight counties, more than any other. The population of the county was 159,553 at the 2016 census. The largest towns are Clonmel, Nenagh and Thurles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Tipperary</span> Former Irish county

North Tipperary was a county in Ireland. It was part of the Mid-West Region and was also located in the province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary and consisted of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. North Tipperary County Council was the local authority for the county. In 2011, the population of the county was 70,322. It was abolished on 3 June 2014, merged with South Tipperary under a new Tipperary County Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Tipperary</span> Former Irish county

South Tipperary was a county in Ireland. It was part of the South-East Region and was also located in the province of Munster. It was named after the town of Tipperary and consisted of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. South Tipperary County Council was the local authority for the county. The population of the county was 88,433 according to the 2011 census. It was abolished on 3 June 2014, merged with North Tipperary under a new Tipperary County Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holycross</span> Village in Munster, Ireland

Holycross is a village and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one of 21 civil parishes in the barony of Eliogarty. The civil parish straddles two counties and the baronies of Eliogarty and of Middle Third. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.

Ormond Lower is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Nenagh. The barony lies between Ormond Upper to the south-east and Owney and Arra to the south-west. As a "peninsula", it is surrounded on three sides by counties Galway and Offaly.

Ormond Upper is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Toomevara. The barony lies between Ormond Lower to the north, Kilnamanagh Upper to the south, Owney and Arra to the west and Ikerrin to the east. The territory is currently administered by Tipperary County Council. The O'Mearas had an extensive territory in the barony; the name of their chief residence, Tuaim-ui-Meara, is still retained in the town of Toomavara.

Owney and Arra is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Newport. The barony lies between Ormond Lower to the north, Kilnamanagh Upper to the south and Ormond Upper to the east. To the west lies the River Shannon which separates it from County Clare. The territory is currently administered by Tipperary County Council.

Ikerrin is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Roscrea. The barony lies between Eliogarty to the south and Ormond Upper to the west. As a "peninsula", it is surrounded on three sides by counties Offaly and Laois. The territory is currently administered by Tipperary County Council.

Kilnamanagh Upper is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Borrisoleigh. The barony lies between Ormond Upper to the north, Kilnamanagh Lower to the south and Eliogarty to the east. It is currently administered by Tipperary County Council.

Clanwilliam is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Tipperary. The barony lies between Kilnamanagh Lower to the north, Iffa and Offa West to the south and Middle Third to the east. It is currently administered by Tipperary County Council.

Kilnamanagh Lower is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Dundrum. The barony lies between Kilnamanagh Upper to the north, Clanwilliam to the south and Eliogarty to the east. It is currently administered by Tipperary County Council.

Slievardagh is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Mullinahone. The barony lies between Eliogarty to the north, Iffa and Offa East to the south and Middle Third to the west. It is currently administered by Tipperary County Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ballymoreen (civil parish)</span>

Ballymoreen, also written Ballymurreen, is a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one of 21 civil parishes in the barony of Eliogarty.

Ballymoreen, or Ballymurreen, is a townland in the civil parish of the same name in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is within the historical barony of Eliogarty in the south-east corner of North Tipperary, between Littleton and Horse and Jockey. Evidence of ancient settlement in Ballymurreen include a number of ringfort sites, a ruined church and graveyard dating to at least the 17th century, and the former site of a tower house and bawn. The townland, which is 1.3 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi) in area, had a population of 65 as of the 2011 census.

Rathinch is a townland in the civil parish of Ballymurreen, County Tipperary. At the time of the 1911 census, there were three households, containing people of four different surnames in the townland. According to death notices appearing in 2012, the townland still contained people bearing the two latter surnames.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moycarkey (electoral division)</span> Electoral division in Tipperary, Ireland

Moycarkey is an electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland. It was originally an electoral division in the Thurles Poor Law Union in North Tipperary but is still used for various administrative purposes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ballymurreen (electoral division)</span>

Ballymurreen, sometimes written Ballymoreen, is an electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland. The code number assigned it by the Central Statistics Office is 22062.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Littleton (electoral division)</span>

Littleton is an electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland. The code number assigned it by the Central Statistics Office is 22071.

Ballysheehan is a village in the southern part of County Tipperary, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Middle Third, within the Munster province.

References

Position of Ballymurreen parish within the civil parishes of south-eastern North Tipperary, showing that Rathcunikeen is an exclave BallymurreenCivilParishExpanded2.jpg
Position of Ballymurreen parish within the civil parishes of south-eastern North Tipperary, showing that Rathcunikeen is an exclave