Herbertstown () is a village in south-eastern

County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...

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. It is 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 "Hospital and Herbertstown", in the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly () is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in mid-western Ireland, and the metropolis of the eponymous ecclesiastical province. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is the Cathedral of the Assump ...

. Herbertstown is in the centre of the

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of Cahercorney stretching from Ballingoola in the north-east, Ballyloundash in the east and Kilcullane in the south.

Location

Herbertstown is located in the south east of the county, 6 miles (N. E. by N.) from

Bruff Bruff () is a town in east County Limerick, in the midwest of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, located on the old Limerick–Cork (city), Cork road (R512 road (Ireland), R512). The town lies on the River Maigue, Morning Star river, with two bridg ...

, on the road from

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city to

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. The village is split between two

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Kilcullane Kilcullane () is a civil parish and townland located in County Limerick, Ireland. The civil parish is in the barony of Smallcounty. It is located in east County Limerick near the village of Bruff. The north-eastern part of the parish borders the ...

and Ballinard. Both parishes are in the

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Smallcounty Smallcounty or Small County () is a historical barony in eastern County Limerick, Ireland. Settlements in the barony include Hospital, Herbertstown, Fedamore and Knockainy. Location Located in County Limerick, the barony of Smallcounty is bor ...

and in the

district electoral division An electoral division (ED, ) is a legally defined administrative area in the Republic of Ireland, generally comprising multiple townlands, and formerly a subdivision of urban and rural districts. Until 1996, EDs were known as district electora ...

Caherconlish Caherconlish () is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Location The village of Caherconlish is located 16 km southeast of Limerick City in east County Limerick. It is one half of th ...

. The western part of the village is in the civil parish of Kilcullane which contains 5 townlands: Herbertstown (O'Grady), Herbertstown (Powell), Ballinscoola, Kilcullane, and Gortnaskagh. The eastern part of the village is in the civil parish of Ballinard which contains 4 townlands: Ballinard (), Ballyloundash (), Cloghaviller ( meaning "the stone (structure) of the watercress"), and Rootiagh (). The River Camogue (a tributary of the

River Maigue The River Maigue (, ) rises in the Milford area of north County Cork, Ireland. The River Maigue is long. It drains an area of It is joined by the small River Glen and the larger River Loobagh in south County Limerick. It then flows north t ...

) flows to the west of the village, parallel to the main street. The land in between is liable to flooding.

History

Ancient history

The present barony of Smallcounty (or Small County) was the ancient ''Deis-Beg''. In this district is the hill now called Knockainy (with the village of

Knockainy Knockainey or Knockainy () is a civil parish and village in County Limerick, Ireland. It is in the historical barony of Smallcounty, between the towns of Hospital and Bruff. There are a large number of archaeological sites in the area, includi ...

at its foot), formerly called Ainè, or ''Ainè-Clich'', from the territory of Cliach or Ara-Cliach, which lay round the hill. The main clans in the barony were: * O'Ciarmhaie (or O'Kerwick), chief of Eoganacht Aine (now the parish of Knockaney) * O'Muldoon, also a chief of Eoganacht Aine, same as O' Kerwick. * O'Kenealy, chief of Eoganacht Grian Guara, a district comprising parts of the baronies of

Coshma Coshma () is a historical barony in southeast County Limerick, Ireland. Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by ...

and

Small County Smallcounty or Small County () is a historical Barony (Ireland), barony in eastern County Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Settlements in the barony include Hospital, County Limerick, Hospital, Herbertstown, Fedamore and Knockainey, Knock ...

. * O'Gunning, chief of Crioch Saingil and Aosgreine. Both the territories are comprised in the barony of Small County.

19th century

According to Samuel Lewis's '' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland'' (1837), Herbertstown then had "a constabulary police station, and has large pig fairs on Jan. 15th, March 17th, June 28th, and Nov. 7th. Here is a large R. C. chapel, which was erected in 1836 at an expense of £800."

Services and amenities

The village has one pub, a Catholic church and a farmers' co-op.

Lough Gur Lough Gur () is a lake in County Limerick, Ireland between the towns of Herbertstown and Bruff. The lake forms a horseshoe shape at the base of Knockadoon Hill and some rugged elevated countryside. It is one of Ireland's most important archaeo ...

is nearby. Local sports clubs include soccer club Herbertstown AFC, and

Hospital-Herbertstown GAA Hospital-Herbertstown is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and football club in County Limerick, Ireland, and is based in the South Division. Hospital-Herbertstown competed in the County Senior Hurling Championship in 2011 following the cl ...

club.

External links

Herbertstown soccer club

Hospital-Herbertstown GAA club

References

{{County Limerick Towns and villages in County Limerick