- Modreeny
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Modreeny (Maigh Drithne in Irish)[1] is a townland and a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower, North Tipperary in Ireland. Situated on the R490 between the towns of Borrisokane and Cloughjordan, it is the location of a ruined C19th church, an adjoining cemetery and to the west, remains of a medieval church. The Board of First Fruits provided a grant to fund the building of the C19th church.[2]
An ambush took place here on the 3 June 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. The ambush was an attack on an RIC and Black and Tan patrol en route to the local Petty Sessions in Borrisokane Courthouse. It was committed by a flying column led by Sean Gaynor at Kallegbeg Cross, between Borrisokane and Cloughjordan and resulted in the deaths of four RIC/ Black and Tan members.[3][4][5]
See also
- List of civil parishes of North Tipperary
References
- ^ http://www.logainm.ie/?text=modreeny&placeID=46048
- ^ the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- ^ http://www.dcu.ie/~foxs/irhist/june_1921.htm
- ^ http://www.dcu.ie/~foxs/irhist/June%201921%20-%2002%20-%20ambush_at_kallegbeg_cross.htm
- ^ http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr119/barcloymill/sorbiebriggs.jpg
Categories:- County Tipperary geography stubs
- Townlands of North Tipperary
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