Borrisnafarney or Burrisnafarney Civil Parish

County Tipperary, Ireland

from Lewis Topographical Dictionary, 1837

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Borrisnafarney or Burrisnafarney Civil Parish, Tipperary County, IRELAND

BURRISNEFARNEY, a parish, partly in the barony of IKERRIN, county of TIPPERARY, and province of Munster, but chiefly in the barony of CLONLISK, KING’S county (Offaly), and province of Leinster, 1½ miles (W.) from Moneygall; containing 269 inhabitants.

This parish is situated near the high road from Dublin to Limerick, which runs on the north-west, and is bounded on the south-east by the Devil's Bit range of mountains, near which the little river Allitrim has its source, which separates the parish from that of Aghnameadle on the west, and abounds with fine trout. It comprises 4138 statute acres, as applotted under the tithe act, and values at 3438 per annum, exclusive of waste. The land is good, and being chiefly in the hands of gentlemen, is much improved and in grass; there is very little bog, not more than sufficient to supply the inhabitants with fuel.

The gentlemen's are Loughton, formerly the residence of T. Ryder Pepper, Esq., and now of Lieut.-Gen. Lord Bloomfield, who is making extensive additions and improvements to the house and demesne; Thorn Vale, of George Garvey, Esq., Barnagrotty, of J. Tydd Abbott, Esq.; White Ville, of R. White, Esq.; and Larch Vale, the neat residence of the Rev. W. Greeson.

It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, united by act of council to the vicarage of Bourney or Bourchin: the tithes amount to £184 12s. 3 ½ d. The church is a neat modern building, with a metal roof, situated contiguous to the Loughton demesne, and erected under the patronage of T.R. Pepper, Esq., to whose memory it contains a handsome marble tablet.

In the Roman Catholic divisions, also, it forms part of the union or district of Bourney.

The parochial school, on the Laughton demesne, was founded and is partly supported by a donation of 20 per annum from Mrs. Pepper, sister of Lord Bloomfield and widow of T.R. Pepper, Esq.; about 50 girls are taught in it.

The Rev. Kennedy O'Kennedy, late rector of the union, bequeathed £500 to the poor of this parish and Bourney, to be disposed of for their benefit at the discretion of the rector and churchwardens; but no part of it has yet been received. A parochial relief fund now exists, founded on the plan of the Rev. Dr. Chalmers. There are some remains of an old castle on the Loughton demesne.

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