FENNOR

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

"FENNOR, a parish in the barony of Slievardagh, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles N.E. of Thurles. Urlingford is its post town. It is situated on the road from Dublin to Cork, in the Bog of Allen, and is drained by a small tributary of the Nore. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, value £399, in the patronage of the bishop. The church, a neat structure, was rebuilt in 1815 by the late Board of First Fruits. In the Roman Catholic arrangement the parish is united to the district of Gurtnahoe. Here are three public schools and a police station. The demesne of Poyntstown has become a ruin, as have also the castles of Fenner and Graigue Padeen. In the vicinity are remains of several Danish fortifications."

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