Carney, County Tipperary

Carney (Irish: Carnaigh)[2] is a small village in North County Tipperary in Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Cloghprior alongside the townlands of Carneybeg, Carneycastle, Carneycastle, Carneywoodlands, and Carney Commons. It is approximately 5 km from Puckane and 8 km from Borrisokane town.

John Ryan's Bar in Carneybeg townland, was built c.1870[1]

Shane MacGowan, lead singer in The Pogues, had family connections to the nearby townland of Carney Commons.[3]

References

"J. Ryan, Carneybeg, Carney, Tipperary North". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
"Carnaigh / Carney". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
"'A big character from a tiny hamlet' - Hundreds gather for funeral of mother of Pogues' Shane MacGowan". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

52.951°N 8.1926°W / 52.951; -8.1926

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[1] "J. Ryan, Carneybeg, Carney, Tipperary North". buildingsofireland.ie. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[2] "Carnaigh / Carney". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[3] "'A big character from a tiny hamlet' - Hundreds gather for funeral of mother of Pogues' Shane MacGowan". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.