Barnane () is a

townland A townland (; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a traditional small land division used in Ireland and in the Western Isles of Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of medieval Gaelic origin, predating the Norman invasion, and mo ...

in the

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of the same name in

County Tipperary County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

. Barnane or Barnane-Ely is one of eleven civil parishes in the historical

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of Ikerrin. It is also part of the

Ecclesiastical parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

of Drom and Inch.

Location

It lies in the shelter of the southern slope of the

Devil's Bit The Devil's Bit or Devil's Bit Mountain (, historically anglicized as 'Barnane Ely') is a large hill in County Tipperary, Ireland, which rises to . It lies north-west of the town of Templemore. The mountain is usually climbed through the townl ...

mountain. The R501 road nearby connects the village to the towns of

Borrisoleigh Borrisoleigh () is a small town in County Tipperary, Ireland. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 679. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Borrisoleigh and Ileigh in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Location and ac ...

to the west and

Templemore Templemore () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish in the historical Barony (Ireland), barony of Eliogarty. It is part of the Ecclesiastical parish, parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea i ...

to the east.

Legend

The townland gets its name from the legend of

Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...

who was pursuing the Devil out of Ireland. In his haste to escape the ''Apostle of Ireland'', the Devil took a bite out of the mountain. The resultant gap () is what we see today in an otherwise smooth, table-like mountain. Spitting it out again, the "bit" landed in South Tipperary and formed the

Rock of Cashel The Rock of Cashel ( ), also known as Cashel of the Kings and St. Patrick's Rock, is a historical site located dramatically above a plain at Cashel, County Tipperary, Cashel, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. History According t ...

Barnane National School

The Old School in Barnane (1846-1958) In 1846 two national schools were founded in Barnane under the National Board System. Both National Schools were located in the one building. The school was a non-domination school and records show that no religious figures, from any Church, were authorised to come in to give religious instruction. The New School in Barnane (1958-present) Barnane National School was built in 1958 by Bertie Keane. To date four Principal teachers have worked in the school. Mrs. Mary White was principal of Barnane old School (1951-1959) and principal of Barnane New School (1959-1988), Mr. Martin Ryan was principal of Barnane N.S. 1988-2004, Mrs. Clare Hanley principal from 2004-2020. The current principal is Ms. Therese Glendon (2020-present).

Facilities and places of interest

There is a three teacher primary school. It is in the catchment area for Drom-Inch GAA club. A large country house, Barnane House, once stood in the parish, but little now remains since the house was abandoned by its owner Andrew Carden, circa 1920.

References

{{reflist Townlands of County Tipperary

Location

Legend

Barnane National School

Facilities and places of interest

See also

References