Twomileborris
Borrisleigh | |
|---|---|
Civil Parish | |
 Location of Twomileborris within the civil parishes of north Tipperary, showing the enclave of Ballymoreen | |
  Twomileborris Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′19″N 7°43′06″W / 52.655201°N 7.7182848°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Twomileborris (also known as Two-Mile Burris and Borrisleigh) is a civil parish in the barony of Eliogarty, County Tipperary.[1]
The river Liscaveen forms some of the boundary between it and the parish of Ballymoreen; Twomileborris contains an enclave belonging to the latter parish,[2] comprising the townland of Rathcunikeen.
Geography
The parish comprises 7988 statute acres and is divided into nineteen townlands:
| Townland | Notes |
|---|---|
| Ballybeg | Containing part of Littleton village, its namesake |
| Ballydavid | Containing part of Littleton village |
| Ballyerk | |
| Ballynamona | |
| Blackcastle | |
| Borris | Containing Twomileborris village |
| Clooncleagh | |
| Coldfields | |
| Coolcroo | |
| Derryhogan | |
| Garraun | |
| Lahardan Lower | |
| Lahardan Upper | |
| Leigh | Containing the ruins of Leamakevoge monastery |
| Monaraheen | |
| Monatierna | |
| Newhill | |
| Noard | Including four detached parts separate from the main body of the townland |
| Rathmanna | |
According to Samuel Lewis,[3] in 1837 the Church of Ireland living was a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, formed at a time earlier than extant records by uniting the vicarages of Boly or Galvoly (civil parish of Galbooly) and Drom with the chapelry of Leogh (Leigh). There are two villages in the parish: Two-Mile Borris and Littleton.
Derivation of Placename
The English-language name Borrisleigh is derived from the Irish-language Buiríos Léith, as is the last word in the alternative English-language name for the parish, Two-Mile Burris.
