Ballyorgan gets its name from Horgans town It is a small Palatine village nestling in the valley of the Keale River. The village was founded in 1760 as a utilitarian village for the estate house of Castle Oliver, supplying all the trade’s people for the estate. Stone masons, Bakers, Tailors and Blacksmiths were all employed […]
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Ballylanders
Ballylanders is located in South East Limerick, close to the towering Galtee Mountains It is within easy reach of both Tipperary town and Mitchelstown, the former seat of the Earls of Kingston. The name comes from the old Norman name, Landers. The family Landers settled here in around 1234, although it was the Earl of […]
