Gortnaskehy, home of "School Hill"
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Gortnaskehy
townland is approximately 2 miles east of Newport in County
Tipperary. This townland is located next door to the ancient
Ryan lordship (Castle Cully), but after Cromwell's conquest of Ireland
in the17th century, the Ryan lands were redistributed to Richard Waller,
a puritan soldier from Cromwell's ranks.
The "red" bulls-eye shows where Gortnaskehy is located in Tipperary County. Learn more about this township by clicking on the arrow.
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| The Gaelic translation for Cully is "dwells at the woodland" | Gortnaskehy bordered the ancient Ryan (O'Mulrian) lordship known as Castle Cully. Cully was located on the western slopes of Keeper Hill, and was several miles east of Newport. The castle was acquired by Richard Waller, a puritan and Quaker, whom was also an officer in Cromwell's army. He eventually owned the neighboring townlands, and its residents became tenants at will. | |||||||||
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Earlier we saw that the Ryan children's
baptismal sponsors hailed from Bleanbeg, Rootagh, Glencroe and
Fiddane. These can be identified in the adjacent map;
however, it is easier to read if you click on the map below.
Glencroe is east of Gortnaskehy, and Fiddane lines its western borders -
hard to tell from this map as only a
few letters of the township's name appears. Bleanbeg is west of
Glencroe, and today much of it is a Natural Heritage Area (Bleanbeg
Bog). Cully (or Castlewaller) is just below Gortnaskehy where the
ancient Ryan
lordship was located.
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