Lisronagh
Encyclopedia
Lisronagh is a village in the barony
of Iffa and Offa East
, South Tipperary
, in Ireland
.
of Powerstown and Lisronagh in the diocese
of Waterford and Lismore
. It is located on the R689
regional road
7km north of Clonmel
, and 6km south of Fethard
. It consists of a primary school, a parish church, a ruined church and castle, now defunct post office and parish hall.
It takes place annually at Lisronagh on a right handed, mainly flat track, with a slight up hill finish.
The Clonmel Show owns the track and it is leased to the Tipperary Foxhounds.
Barony (Ireland)
In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...
of Iffa and Offa East
Iffa and Offa East
Iffa and Offa East is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Clonmel...
, South Tipperary
South Tipperary
South Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...
, in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
Location
It is one half of the Roman Catholic parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Powerstown and Lisronagh in the diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Waterford and Lismore
Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore is a Roman Catholic diocese in southern Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The diocese is in the secular province of the same name - Munster...
. It is located on the R689
R689 road
The R689 road is a regional road in Ireland linking Urlingford to Clonmel. It passes through Killenaule and Fethard en route.The road is long.-References:* – Department of Transport...
regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...
7km north of Clonmel
Clonmel
Clonmel is the county town of South Tipperary in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. While the borough had a population of 15,482 in 2006, another 17,008 people were in the rural hinterland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked both...
, and 6km south of Fethard
Fethard
-Constituencies:*Fethard *Fethard...
. It consists of a primary school, a parish church, a ruined church and castle, now defunct post office and parish hall.
Horse Racing
Lisronagh is also home to The Lisronagh Point to Point,It takes place annually at Lisronagh on a right handed, mainly flat track, with a slight up hill finish.
The Clonmel Show owns the track and it is leased to the Tipperary Foxhounds.