Ballymoreen (townland)
Ballymoreen, or Ballymurreen (Irish: Baile Amoraoin),[1] 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.[2] The townland, which is 1.3 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi) in area,[3] had a population of 65 as of the 2011 census.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Baile Amoraoin / Ballymurreen". logainm.ie (in Irish). Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Farrelly, Jean; O'Brien, Caimin, eds. (2002). The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary. Dublin: Government Stationery Office.
- ^ "Ballymurreen Townland, Co. Tipperary". townlands.ie. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "CD170 - Tipperary Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
Townlands [..] CensusYear [2011] [..] Ballymurreen, Littleton, Co. Tipperary: 65
52°37′58″N 7°45′02″W / 52.6327°N 7.7505°W
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