Clanwilliam ( Irish : Clan Liam ) is a barony in County Tipperary , Ireland . This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Tipperary . The barony lies between Kilnamanagh Lower to the north (whose chief town is Dundrum ), Iffa and Offa West to the south (whose chief town is Cahir ) and Middle Third to the east (whose chief town is Cashel ). It is currently administered by Tipperary County Council .
13-746: Clanwilliam may refer to: Clanwilliam (County Tipperary) , barony in Ireland Earl of Clanwilliam , title in the Peerage of Ireland Theodosia Meade, Countess of Clanwilliam Clanwilliam Rugby Club , in Tipperary Clanwilliam (County Limerick) , barony in Ireland Clanwilliam, Western Cape , town in South Africa Clanwilliam, Manitoba ,
26-540: A community in Canada Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam , Manitoba, merged into: Municipality of Clanwilliam-Erickson See also [ edit ] Clanwilliam redfin , a fish species native to South Africa Clanwilliam yellowfish , a fish species native to South Africa Clanwilliam sandfish , a fish species native to South Africa Clanwilliam rock-catfish , a fish species native to South Africa Sawfin or Clanwilliam sawfin,
39-477: A fish species native to South Africa Widdringtonia wallichii or Clanwilliam cypress, a tree species native to South Africa Clanwilliam Dam , a dam in South Africa Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Clanwilliam . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
52-492: The Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of counties and were used the administration of justice and the raising of revenue. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they have been administratively obsolete since 1898. However, they continue to be used in land registration and in specification, such as in planning permissions. In many cases, a barony corresponds to an earlier Gaelic túath which had submitted to
65-747: The R515 regional road . The word "Shronell" is an English version of the Irish language placename " Srónaill " (Srón=nose / aill=cliff), therefore Shronell means "nose shaped cliff". It is called this probably due to a steep hill ledge north of the cemetery. Shronell is historically divided into Shronellbeg (from the Irish beag , meaning small) and Shronellmór ( mór , meaning big). These divisions can be seen on ordnance survey maps. Joseph Damer, (1630–1720), an officer in Oliver Cromwell 's New Model Army
78-471: The Crown. When County Tipperary was split into North and South Ridings in 1836, Clanwilliam was allocated to the south riding. However, the neighbouring barony of Kilnamanagh was split into Upper and Lower half-baronies, being allocated to the north and south ridings respectively. Bansha , Golden , Limerick Junction , Shronell , Newtown This table lists an historical geographical sub-division of
91-588: The Damer family would not survive in the Shronel district but that the O Heifernann (Heffernan) Clan would. To this day there are Heffernan's in the surrounding area but no Damer descendant remain. The Shronel residence was never finished. It is said locally that it was destroyed by those angry at Damer's misery at being surrounded by the poor of West Tipperary. What remained of the family fortune passed to Lady Caroline Damer, his daughter and sole heir, and later to
104-605: The area. The townland is in the parish of Lattin/ Cullen and the school's Gaelic Athletic Association and religious affiliations are concentrated in Lattin . The townland itself contains no retail shops or commercial outlets, the nearest shop being in Tipperary Town. The local Protestant church was built about 1808, and the tower added in 1818. There was a school-house, though not in use, partly built by Caroline Damer, who also endowed it with an acre of land. Damerville Court
117-471: The barony known as the civil parish (not to be confused with an Ecclesiastical parish ). Earl of Clanwilliam Clanwilliam (County Limerick) Shronell Shronell , Shrone Hill , or Shronel ( Irish : Srónaill ) is a civil parish and townland near the villages of Lattin and Emly in County Tipperary , Ireland. It is situated 3 miles southwest of Tipperary town on
130-420: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clanwilliam&oldid=1251878634 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Clanwilliam (County Tipperary) Baronies were created after
143-403: Was built in the mid 18th century by John Damer, and is marked as a "ruin" in maps since at least the 19th century. These ruins lie behind the present Shronell National School. A number of local tales about Damer relate to the man who once held these lands. In one of these tales, it is said that the local Irish language Bard , Liam Dall Ó hIfearnáin (1720-1803) wrote in one of his poems, that
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#1732782372869156-462: Was cultivated but mostly in pasture. 'Ballinard' was the residence of W. Chadwick.. Other notable residents were Clement Sadler, 'Damerville', Austin Cooper 'Chadwickand' and Rev. M. Clarkethe of the glebe house. The Protestant Parish was in the diocese of Cashel. The area encompasses fertile pasture land (used almost exclusively for dairy farming ). The Galtee Mountains are visible from most of
169-592: Was granted lands in Shronell in 1662. There were concerted efforts made by the Damer family to introduce Protestant workers from the northern counties, and by 1766 there were eighty-two Protestant families in Shronell. In 1837, the parish, (sometimes spelled Shronehill) in the barony of Clanwilliam , contained a total of 1006 inhabitants and encompassed the townlands of Ballinglanna, Ballycohy, Ballyconry, Barronstown (Ormond), Shronell Beg and Shronell More. It consisted of 2,747 statute acres (1,113 hectares), some of which
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