TOEM

In 1868, the parish of Toem contained the following places:

"TOEM, a parish in the baronies of Clanwilliam and Upper Kilnamanagh, county Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 10 miles N. of Tipperary. The surface is slightly mountainous, but has a good soil, with some extent of bog. It includes the village of Cappaghwhite, and is traversed by the road from Tipperary to Nenagh, and by the river Anycarthy. Copper ore is found in small quantities. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Cashel, and in the patronage of the bishop. The church is dilapidated. There are two Roman Catholic chapels, three public and two private schools, also a Sunday-school. There are traces of a cell belonging to the Abbey of Inchenemes, but which was granted to the Archbishop of Cashel by Queen Elizabeth. There is a medicinal spring in the vicinity."

"CAPPAGH-WHITE, a village in the parish of Toem, barony of Kilnamanagh, in the county of Tipperary, province of Munster, Ireland, 7 miles to the N. of Tipperary. There is a police station in the village. Fairs are held on the 4th June, the 27th July, the 29th September, the 16th November, and the 21st December."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018