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County Tipperary, Ireland
CIVIL PARISHES
Finnoe
description from Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837
FINNOE,
a parish, in the barony of LOWER ORMOND, county of TIPPERARY,
and province of MUNSTER, 1½ miles (W.S.W.) from Burris-o-Kane,
on one of the roads from Nenagh to Portumna (Co. Galway); containing
1399 inhabitants, and comprising 4003 statute acres, of which about 800 are
bog; the remainder being mostly pasture land.
A
lake, covering about 60 acres was drained about 10 years since; the land is
reclaimed, and very productive, and the state of agriculture generally is
much improved. large quantities of shell marl are found at Springfield;
and there is plenty of limestone for the purposes of agriculture, and for
building. A small river, called Ballyfinboy, separates this parish
from Burris-o-Kane, and empties itself into
the
river Shannon at Castle-Biggs.
The
principal seats are Finnoe House, the residence of T. Waller, Esq.;
Ormond Cottage, of S. Waller, Esq.; Rodeen, of J.
Falkiner, Esq.; Bell Park, of T. Robinson, Esq.; the glebe-house,
of the Rev. Pierce Goold; and Bellgrove, the property of ???
Lennard, Esq.
The
living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, episcopally
united in 1790 to the rectory and vicarage of Cloghprior,
and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £217. The glebe-house,
situated on a glebe of 4a.3r.26p., half a mile from the church, was built
by aid of a gift of £400, and a loan of £400, in 1819, from the
late Board of First Fruits; there is also a glebe of 28 acres, for which the
incumbent pays £17 per annum. The church is a neat edifice, repaired
and improved by aid of a loan of £323, in 1822, from the same Board.
In
the R.C. divisions the parish forms part of the union or district of Kilbarron;
there is a chapel on the townland of Firgrove, which is on the boundary
of Finnoe and Kilbarron.
About 70 children are taught in a private school.
Ballyfinboy
castle is a square tower in goodpreservation. Many large elk horns have been
found at Springfield bog; and on that townland there is a strong chalybeate
spa, only partially used.
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