Walshpark

Walshpark

Walshpark

Townland in County Tipperary, Ireland

For the GAA stadium in Waterford, see Walsh Park.

Walshpark (Doire Leathan in Irish) [1] is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located south of the staggered junction where the R438 and R489 roads meet. It is within the civil parish of Dorrha in the north of the county. The name comes from the Walsh family who made their home here in the 18th and 19th centuries.[2]

Buildings of note

Derrylahan Park

Derrylahan Park, built for Willian Henry Head in 1862 to designs by Thomas Newenham Deane[3] stood in Walshpark until 1921. The house was occupied by Head's son, Charles Octavius Head, when it was burnt down on 1 July 1921 during the War of Independence.[4] All that remains is the main gateway, a gate house and farm buildings, all visible from the R438 road south west of its junction with the R489.[5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Walsh Park". Landedestates.ie. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  3. [3]
    "CO. TIPPERARY, DERRYLAHAN PARK Dictionary of Irish Architects -". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. [4]
    "The Kings County Chronicle". 7 July 1921.
  5. [5]
    "Derrylahan Park, Tipperary North: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Derrylahan Park". Landedestates.nuigalway.ie:8080. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2013.

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