In 1837, Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Ballyporeen like this:
BALLYPOREEN, a village, in the parish of TEMPLETENNY, barony of IFFA and OFFA WEST, county of TIPPERARY, and province of MUNSTER, 4 miles (W.S.W.) from Clogheen, on the road from Cork to Dublin; containing 113 houses and 513 inhabitants. It is the residence of M. Burke, Esq.; and Ballywilliam is the residence of the agent of Caesar Sutton, Esq. ...
Fairs are held on May 12th, Aug. 21st, and Dec. l7th. It is a constabulary police station; and a court is held for the manor, which is the property of the Earl of Kingston, since whose accession the village has been much improved. The parish church, recently erected; the R. C. chapel; and a dispensary, are situated here. There is a mineral spring of some repute.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballyporeen, in and County Tipperary | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/29580
Date accessed: 13th May 2024
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