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Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris

Coordinates: 52°38′N 7°45′W / 52.63°N 7.75°W / 52.63; -7.75
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Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris
Roman Catholic parish
Location of Moycarkey, Littleton Two-Mile-Borris in Cashel and Emly
Location of Moycarkey, Littleton Two-Mile-Borris in Cashel and Emly
Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris is located in Ireland
Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris
Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°38′N 7°45′W / 52.63°N 7.75°W / 52.63; -7.75
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty 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]

Relationship to civil parishes

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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

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Sports clubs in the parish include Moycarkey-Borris GAA club.

References

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  1. ^ Parishes in Cashel and Emly
  2. ^ A Map of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
  3. ^ Parishes in Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
  4. ^ Mass Times: Moycarkey, Littleton, Two-Mile-Borris
  5. ^ Cahel and Emly Archdiocese - Our Lady and St Kevin
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ Notice how, in this map, the south-western part of the Catholic parish seems to cross into South Tipperary.