Borrisoleigh

For the ecclesiastical parish of Borrisoleigh, see Borrisoleigh and Ileigh. For the, unrelated, civil parish of Borrisleigh, see Borrisleigh.

Borrisoleigh
Buiríos Ó Luigheach
Village
Bourke's Castle
Bourke's Castle
Borrisoleigh is located in Ireland
Borrisoleigh
Borrisoleigh
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°45′07″N 7°57′23″W / 52.752061°N 7.956301°W / 52.752061; -7.956301
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Tipperary
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total679
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Borrisoleigh (Irish: Buiríos Ó Luigheach, meaning 'The Burgage of the territory of O'Lea or I‑leagh')[2] is a small town in County Tipperary, Ireland. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 679.[1] It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Borrisoleigh and Ileigh in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area: Settlements Borrisoleigh". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Buiríos Ó Luigheach/Borrisoleigh". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Archival records 3/6. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ Official website of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly Archived 30 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – parish of Borrisoleigh & Ileigh.