Castleiney, officially Castleleiny and historically "Castlelyny" (), is a village in

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. It is one half of the

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parish of Loughmore-Castleiney.Parish in Cashel and Emly Diocese It is in the

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Eliogarty Eliogarty (Irish language, Irish: ''Éile Uí Fhógarta'') is a Barony (Ireland), barony in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Thurles. The ...

. It is approximately 5 km from

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 ...

and approximately 7 km from

Loughmore Loughmore, officially Loughmoe ( ; or ''Luachma''), is a village in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is best known for Loughmoe Castle, seat of the Barons of Loughmoe. It is one half of the Ecclesiastical parish, pa ...

. The village is sometimes known locally as The Washpen. There is a stone attesting to this fact erected in the village. The village is reached from Templemore by taking the

R433 road The R433 road is a Regional road (Ireland), regional road in Republic of Ireland, Ireland linking Templemore, County Tipperary and Abbeyleix, County Laois. It passes through the village of Clonmore, County Tipperary, Clonmore, County Tipperary ...

out of Templemore and turning right onto the R502, crossing the bridge over the Dublin to Cork railway and the first right onto the L3205 local road towards Castleiney village.

Sport

Loughmore–Castleiney GAA Loughmore–Castleiney GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Tipperary, Ireland. The club competes in the Mid-Tipperary division of Tipperary GAA, and draws its players and support from the parish of the same name. The area compr ...

is the local

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club.

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known for writing books about

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Saint Louis,

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Towns and villages in County Tipperary Eliogarty {{Tipperary-geo-stub

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