Castleiney, officially Castleleiny and historically "Castlelyny" (Irish: Caisleán Laighnigh),[1] is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one half of the Roman Catholic parish of Loughmore-Castleiney.[2] It is in the barony of Eliogarty.

Castleleiny Caisleán Laighnigh
Village
Ruins of Castle Leiny, from which the village takes its name
Castleleiny Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°47′10″N 7°47′22″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Tipperary
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

It is approximately 5 km from Templemore and approximately 7 km from Loughmore. The village is sometimes known locally as The Washpen. There is a stone attesting to this fact erected in the village.

The village is reached from Templemore by taking the R433 road out of Templemore and turning right onto the R502, crossing the bridge over the Dublin to Cork railway and the first right onto the L3205 local road towards Castleiney village.

Sport

• Loughmore-Castleiney GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.

Notable people

Martin Stanislaus Brennan (1845-1927) - American Catholic priest and scientist known for writing books about religion and science Saint Louis, Missouri..

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland

References

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