Loughmoe East
# Loughmoe East

Loughmoe East is a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.(Gaelic: Na Cealla Beaga). Also called CALLABEG, or KILNASEAR, the parish, in the barony of ELIOGARTY, County TIPPERARY, is in the province of MUNSTER, about 2 miles south-east of Templemore. This parish is situated on the river Suir, which separates it from Loughmoe-West, and on the road from Templemore to Thurles, and comprises 3417 statute acres.

## History

On the townland of Killahara is a very fine old castle, which formerly belonged to the Purcells, it was in 1837, the property of a Mr. Trant. It had a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, and was part of the union of Templetuohy and corps of the prebend of Kilbragh in the cathedral of Cashel: the tithes amounted to £249. 17s. 9d. There was a pay school, in which are about So boys and 20 girls. Originally containing 1600 inhabitants in 1837, it was devastated by the Great Famine.

## Townlands

Its townlands include:

* Ballyduag
* Baronstown
* Brownstown
* Clogharailybeg
* Clogharailymore
* Clonamuckogemore
* Cloone
* Coogulla
* Curraghmore
* Derry
* Gortnahaha
* Gortreagh
* Graiguefrahane
* Kilbrickane
* Kilcoke
* Kilcurkree
* Killanigan
* Killeenleigh
* Kilnaseer
* Penane
* Skeagh
