ARDFINNAN

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

"ARDFINNAN, a parish in the barony of Iffa and Offa West, in the county of Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 5 miles to the S.E. of Cahir. It is situated on the river Suir, between the Galtee mountains on the N.W. and the Knockmealdown mountains on the S. A bridge of fourteen arches crosses the Suir here. The name of the parish signifies the "Hill of Finian." A monastery was founded here by St. Finian the leper, before the 7th century. It was brunt by the English in 1178. King John erected a castle in this place, the ruins of which now form a picturesque object on a rock near the river. The district is fertile, and has some limestone quarries. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, Emly, Waterford, and Lismore, value with the rectory of Rochestoun and the vicarage of Neddans, £289, in the patronage of the bishop. There is a police station in the village, and petty sessions are held once a fortnight. Fairs take place on the 2nd February, the 17th May, and the 19th November."

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