Loughmoe East



Loughmoe East is a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. (Gaelic: Na Cealla Beaga). Also called CALLABEG, or KILNASEAR, the parish, in the barony of ELIOGARTY, County TIPPERARY, is in the province of MUNSTER, about 2 miles south-east of Templemore. This parish is situated on the river Suir, which separates it from Loughmoe-West, and on the road from Templemore to Thurles, and comprises 3417 statute acres.

History
On the townland of Killahara is a very fine old castle, which formerly belonged to the Purcells, it was in 1837, the property of a Mr. Trant. It had a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, and was part of the union of Templetuohy and corps of the prebend of Kilbragh in the cathedral of Cashel: the tithes amounted to £249. 17s. 9d. There was a pay school, in which are about So boys and 20 girls. Originally containing 1600 inhabitants in 1837, it was devastated by the Great Famine.

Townlands
Its townlands include:
 * Ballyduag
 * Baronstown
 * Brownstown
 * Clogharailybeg
 * Clogharailymore
 * Clonamuckogemore
 * Cloone
 * Coogulla
 * Curraghmore
 * Derry
 * Gortnahaha
 * Gortreagh
 * Graiguefrahane
 * Kilbrickane
 * Kilcoke
 * Kilcurkree
 * Killanigan
 * Killeenleigh
 * Kilnaseer
 * Penane
 * Skeagh