Herbertstown
| Herbertstown Baile Hiobaird | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Herbertstown Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′06″N 08°28′05″W / 52.51833°N 8.46806°WCoordinates: 52°31′06″N 08°28′05″W / 52.51833°N 8.46806°W | |
| Country |
 Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Herbertstown (Irish: Baile Hiobaird[1]) is a village in south-eastern County Limerick, Ireland. It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of "Hospital and Herbertstown", in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[2]
Location
It is located in the south east of the county, 6 miles (N. E. by N.) from Bruff, on the road from Limerick city to Hospital. The village is split between two civil parishes: Kilcullane and Ballinard. Both parishes are in the barony of Smallcounty,
The western part of the village is in the civil parish of Kilcullane which contains only 5 townlands:
- Herbertstown (O'Grady)
- Herbertstown (Powell)
- Ballinscoola
- Kilcullane
- Gortnaskagh.
The eastern part of the village is in the civil parish of Ballinard which contains only 4 townlands:
- Ballinard (Irish: Baile an Aird)
- Ballyloundash (Irish: Baile Londáis)
- Cloghaviller (Irish: Cloch an Bhiolair meaning "the stone (structure) of the watercress")
- Rootiagh (Irish: Ruaiteach).
The River Camogue flows to the west of the village, parallel to the main street with the land in between liable to flooding. It is a tributory of the River Maigue.
Neighbouring villages include Caherconlish, Ballinard, Ballinamona, Ruthagh and Cahercorney.
History
Ancient history
The present barony of Smallcounty (or Small County) was the ancient Deis-Beg. In this district is the hill now called Knockainy (with the village of Knockainy at its foot), formerly called Ainè, or Ainè-Clich, from the territory of Cliach or Ara-Cliach, which lay round the hill.[3] The main clans in the barony were:[4]
- O'Ciarmhaie (or O'Kerwick), chief of Eoganacht Aine (now the parish of Knockaney)
- O'Muldoon, also a chief of Eoganacht Aine, same as O' Kerwick.
- O'Kenealy, chief of Eoganacht Grian Guara, a district comprising parts of the baronies of Coshma and Small County.
- O'Gunning, chief of Crioch Saingil and Aosgreine. Both the territories are comprised in the barony of Small County.
Post Act of Union
Quoting Lewis's "Topography": "It is a constabulary police station, and has large pig fairs on Jan. 15th, March 17th, June 28th, and Nov. 7th. Here is a large R. C. chapel, which was erected in 1836 at an expense of £800."[5]
Services and Amenities
The village has two pubs, a post office, a Catholic church and a farmers' co-op.[6] Local sports clubs include
- Herbertstown AFC.
- Hospital-Herbertstown GAA club.
Lough Gur is nearby.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Placenames Database of Ireland -Herbertstown
- ↑ Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly: parish of "Hospital & Herbertstown".
- ↑ P. W. JOYCE, LL.D: ATLAS AND CYCLOPEDIA OF IRELAND, 1900.
- ↑ O'Hart: Irish Pedigrees, The Territories of the Ancient Irish Families in Limerick and Thomond, 1876.
- ↑ Samuel Lewis: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837.
- ↑ Herbertstown Co-operative Agricultural and Dairy Society