Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris
Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris | |
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Roman Catholic parish | |
 Location of Moycarkey, Littleton Two-Mile-Borris in Cashel and Emly | |
  Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′N 7°45′W / 52.63°N 7.75°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris (also known as Moycarkey and Borris[1] or Moycarkey[2]) is an ecclesiastical parish in the Cashel deanery of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[3] There are three churches in the parish:[4]
- St Peter's, Moycarkey (where the parochial house is located)
- St James's, Two-Mile-Borris
- Our Lady and St Kevin,[5] Littleton (which also serves the village of Horse and Jockey)
Relationship to civil parishes[edit]
The Catholic parish of Moycarkey contains some or all of the lands of several civil parishes, including Moycarky, Ballymoreen and, it would appear,[6] Fertiana and Galbooly, as well, possibly, parts of some civil parishes in South Tipperary.[7]
Sports clubs[edit]
Sports clubs in the parish include Moycarkey-Borris GAA club.
References[edit]
- ^ Parishes in Cashel and Emly
- ^ A Map of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
- ^ Parishes in Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
- ^ Mass Times: Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris
- ^ Cahel and Emly Archdiocese - Our Lady and St Kevin
- ^ See this map, which compares the boundaries of Moycarkey-Borris and Thurles parishes (as shown in this map of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly) with the boundaries of the civil parishes in the area
- ^ Notice how, in this map, the south-western part of the Catholic parish seems to cross into South Tipperary.
