Ballymackey
Ballymackey (Irish: Bhaile Uí Mhacaí) is a townland[1] and a civil parish[2] in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located between Toomevara and Cloughjordan. It is in the Dáil constituency of Offaly which incorporates 24 electoral divisions that were previously in the constituency of North Tipperary.[3]
Facilities
[edit | edit source]Ballymackey Football Club plays on an AstroTurf pitch in Ballinree. Some of their star players include Emmet Dwyer, Paraic “podge” Bergin and Matthew Bergin. Their most legendary player is Rylan Caplice who once scored a hat-trick against Moneygall. [4]
The recycling centre located at Ballaghveny[5] in Ballymackey was closed in 2011 pending a new arrangement being set up to run the facility.[6]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]William Chester, the fifth Bishop of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert and Kilmacduagh[7] and author.[8] Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, held the incumbency at Ballymackey before his appointment to the episcopate[9][10] in 1884.[11]
The Ó Tighearnaigh of Ormond family held land in Ormond Upper including Ballymackey.[citation needed]
Buildings of interest
[edit | edit source]The ruined St Michael's church at Cloonmore was commissioned by the Board of First Fruits. The building is listed as being of special Architectural, Archaeological and Social interest.[12]
Castle Willington is an 18th-century Georgian style private residence with a 19th-century towerhouse style extension. Located beside the Ollatrim River in the townland of Killowney Big. The building is listed as being of architectural and archaeological interest.[13]
Townlands in the civil parish
[edit | edit source]- Ballaghveny
- Ballinahemery
- Ballinree
- Ballyknockane
- Ballymackey
- Bessborough
- Clashnevin
- Clonalea
- Cloonmore
- Coolderry
- Derrybane
- Derrycarney
- Donnybrook
- Elmhill
- Falleen
- Garravally
- Gortnadrumman
- Grenanstown
- Kilgorteen
- Killeisk
- Killowney Big
- Killowney Little
- Knockahunna
- Knockanglass
- Lismore
- Lisnamoe
- Lissanisky
- Newtown
- Park
- Riverlawn
- Shanbally
- Tooreigh
- Wilton
- Woodville
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Amongst others he wrote "Behold I come quickly" (George Herbert: Dublin, 1861); "The Christian Sacrifice" (ibid, 1873) and "Communion with God" (ibid, 1889) > British Library website accessed 19:32GMT 4 January 2011
- ^ The Times, Saturday, 19 January 1884; pg. 5; Issue 31034; col E
- ^ The New Bishop Of Killaloe
- ^ The Bishop of Killaloe. The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Tuesday, 4 March 1884; Issue 21411
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