Abington (townland)

The Cistercian Abbey of Woney (Irish, Mainistir Uaithne), also written Wotheny or Owney, on the banks of the Mulkear River in Abington, County Limerick, was founded in 1205 when Theobald Walter (le Botiller) granted the whole "theodum" (believed to be an error, which should have been feodum) of Woodenikuwice for the purpose. Traces of the architecture and layout of the monastery may still seen in the graveyard in the hamlet of Abington, just south of Murroe. In the early fourteenth century the possessions of the abbey included the lands of Athnid parish in County Tipperary.Around 1563, the abbey and all its possessions were granted by Elizabeth I to a Captain Walshe who erected a new house near the old buildings. In 1609, part of the lands which formerly belonged to the abbey were conveyed by Sir E. Walsh to Sir Richard Boyle. In the war of 1641 the estates granted to the Walshe family were forfeited to the Crown.

Abington is a civil parish which lies partly in County Tipperary (in the barony of Owney and Arra) and partly in County Limerick (partly in Limerick city and partly in the baronies of Clanwilliam and Owneybeg).It was home for a time to the author Sheridan Le Fanu. Le Fanu stayed in the parish as a child while his father was the rector of Abington Anglican Church.By statute, the parish contains 32,200 acres (13,000 ha), of which 12,290 acres (4,970 ha) are in County Tipperary. Of the 19,280 acres (7,800 ha) in County Limerick, 708 acres (287 ha) are in the liberties of the city of Limerick and the remainder are split between the baronies of Clanwilliam and Owneybeg. The hamlet and townland of Abington is in the County Limerick part of the parish.

Murroe (Irish: Maigh Rua, meaning 'red plain'), officially spelled Moroe, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland.

Murroe Memorial Cross, also known as the Limerick Brigades Memorial, is an Irish War of Independence memorial located in the village of Murroe in County Limerick.

Clonkeen Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Limerick, Ireland.

Glenstal Abbey is a Benedictine monastery of the Congregation of the Annunciation located in Murroe, County Limerick, Ireland. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and Saint Columba. The current abbot of the monastery is Brendan Coffey.

Gortroe is a civil parish in the eastern region of County Cork, Ireland. In 1834, the Rathcormac-Gortroe massacre took place in the area during the Tithe War.

Caherconlish (Irish: Cathair Chinn Lis, meaning 'fort of the headland of the enclosure') is a village in County Limerick, Ireland.

Caherline GAA (Irish: Cathair Laighin) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in County Limerick, Ireland. It is based in the parish of Caherline/Caherconlish in the east division of Limerick GAA.

Killeenagarriff (Irish: Cill Mhic Con Ghairbh, meaning 'church of the son of Cú Garbh') is a civil parish in the historical barony of Clanwilliam in County Limerick, Ireland. Settlements in Killeenagarriff include the town of Annacotty, and population centres at Ahane and Barringtonsbridge. The Roman Catholic church at Ahane, built in the mid-1830s and dedicated to Saint Patrick, was described in Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) as a "large new chapel". Its construction is reputed to contain a doorcase "reclaimed" from the ruins of Quin Abbey in neighbouring County Clare. Thornfield House, also in Ahane and dating from at least the early 19th century, was the home of General Richard Bourke, who retired there after a term as Governor of New South Wales in Australia. Barringtonsbridge, which spans into the neighbouring parish of Clonkeen, is a small settlement which developed near a metal bridge. This metal bridge was built, by the Barrington family, in the early 19th century over the Killeengarriff River. Killeenagarriff Church, a small ruined medieval church in Killeenagarriff townland, is sited in a churchyard which is bounded by the Killeengarriff River. The Killeenagarriff River later joins the Mulkear River.

Newport (Irish: An Port Nua, formerly Tulach Sheasta) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Owney and Arra. At the 2016 Census the population was 1,995.

Newport GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Newport.