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Derry Demesne

Coordinates: 52°56′12″N 8°20′00″W / 52.93667°N 8.33333°W / 52.93667; -8.33333
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Derry Demesne (Diméin Dhoire in Irish) is a townland[1] in the historical Barony of Owney and Arra, County Tipperary, Ireland.

Derry Demesne
Irish: Diméin Dhoire
Townland
Derry Demesne is located in Ireland
Derry Demesne
Derry Demesne
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°56′12″N 8°20′00″W / 52.93667°N 8.33333°W / 52.93667; -8.33333
Country Ireland
ProvinceMunster
CountyTipperary

Location

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The townland is located to the north of Ballina on the shores of Lough Derg to the west of the Arra Mountains.

Structures of note

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The entrance gateway and gate lodge of Derry Castle is situated on the R494 road it is listed as being of architectural, artistic and historical significance.[2]

A ringfort and the ruins of a castle stand on a crannog in Lough Derg which is linked to the shore by a causeway. They are scheduled for inclusion in the next revision of the RMP database (a list of recorded archaeological monuments).[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Diméin Dhoire/Derry Demesne".
  2. ^ "Derry Demesne, Tipperary North".
  3. ^ TN019-034005, TN019-034001, TN019-034003, TN019-034004
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application".