TOMGRANEY

In 1868, the parish of Tomgraney contained the following places:

"TOMGRANEY, a parish in the barony of Upper Tulla, county Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, containing the post town of Scarriff (which see). The surface consists mostly of a good soil, with some bog. The parish is traversed by the road from Killaloe to Portumna, and is partly bounded by Scarriff Bay, on Lough Derg. Petty sessions are held occasionally. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Killaloe, value £341. The church is old, but has been recently repaired. There are three Roman Catholic chapels and two private schools. An abbey was founded here at an early period, which suffered from repeated attacks of the Danes, but was rebuilt about 1165. There are ruins of Tomgraney Castle. Limestone and granite occur, and lead ore has been traced. A fair is-held monthly."

"SCARRIFF, a post-office village in the parish of Tomgraney, barony of Upper Tulla, county Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, 22 miles E.N.E. of Ennis, 8 N.N.W. of Killaloe, and 94 from Dublin. It is situated on an acclivity sloping down to the river Scarriff, which is here spanned by a three-arched bridge, and taking its rise in Lough Teriog, and passing through Loughs Graney and O'Grady, empties itself into Lough Derg at Scarriff bay. The village contains a chapel and poorhouse, and several oil and flour mills. Mynoe is the neighbouring seat of Sir J. Reid. On the small island of Iniscealtra in the bay there are the ecclesiastical remains known as the "Seven Churches." Scarriff gives name to a Poor-law Union consisting of ten electoral divisions. Petty sessions are held here, also, fairs once a month."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018