Bansha An Bháinseach
Location
Statistics
Province:	Munster
County:	County Tipperary
Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:	300 1,200

Bansha (Irish: An Bháinseach - a grassy place) is a village in south-west county Tipperary in Ireland and forms part of the Roman Catholic parish of Bansha & Kilmoyler (united 1858). Bansha is co-extensive with the pre-Reformation parish of Templeneiry of which the townland name of Templenahurney is thought to be a corruption. While the village is the focal point of the area, there is also an outlying hamlet in the parish, located at Rossadrehid where a rural creamery once serviced the flourishing dairy industry. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Image File history File links Ireland Map with County Tipperary Magnified. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ... The island of Ireland is divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced cun-day), the Republic of Ireland is made up of 26 of these; Northern Ireland is comprised of the remaining six. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...

Bansha is located on the National Primary Route - N24 - linking the cities of Limerick and Waterford and is 8 kilometres south-east of Tipperary Town and 13 kilometres north-west of Cahir. The village is strategically located on the eastern approaches to the Glen of Aherlow, which forms a large part of the parish as do the Galtee Mountains, (sometimes spelt Galty Mountains) which has the highest inland mountain peak in Ireland, Galteemore (919 metres - 3,018 ft). The Roman Catholic Parish Church of the Annunciation, built in 1807, is centrally located in the village as is the Church of Ireland, for the parish of Templeneiry, known to be in use from 1718 but now closed as unviable because of a dwindling local congregation. However, the building which has an imposing spire, erected in 1814, is used for community purposes and the surrounding graveyard is still used for burials by the old families of the area. The river Ara flows by the village and the railway line from Limerick to Waterford also passes through, though the railway station was closed in 1967 as part of the rationalisation policy of the national railway company, Córas Iompair Éireann. A typical Irish road sign in Mullingar, County Westmeath Ireland, both north and south of the border, has an extensive network of roads. ... N24 is: a road, see N24 road a german television channel, see N24 (Germany) a romanian televsion channel, see N24 (Romania) This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Tipperary (Irish: Tiobraid Árann) is a town in the centre of County Tipperary. ... Cahir (An Cathair in Irish, meaning the fortified city) is a town in Tipperary, Ireland. ... The Galtee Mountains are a mountain range in Munster, located in Irelands Golden Vale across parts of counties Limerick, Tipperary and Cork. ... Galteemore or Gaibhlte Mór (sometimes spelt Galtymore) is a 919m mountain in the Galtee Mountains range in the province of Munster in Ireland. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A key piece of the Paleologan Mannerism - the Annunciation icon from Ochrid. ... The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) (English: Irish Transport Company) is a statutory authority which is owned by the Irish Government. ...

Bansha village is of ancient origin and its main geographical features and landed gentry were vividly described by Samuel Lewis in his Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, published in 1837. Historically, Bansha was a small compact village comprising two streets - Main Street and Barrack Street with adjacent Banner's Lane (named after the Rev. Benjamin Holford Banner, the Church of Ireland rector of the Parish of Templeneiry) and Cooke's Lane which was a small enclave off Main Street, named after a member of the Cooke Family of Cordangan Manor, who lived here. The Station Road from Bansha Bridge (over the River Ara) to Bansha railway station had a strategic importance for about a century as it was the commercial artery connecting the village to both the station and the creamery which was the centre of activity each morning as trains arrived on one side of the road and busy creamery activity on the other side gave a vibrancy that has now been lost with the closure of both. The village expanded towards the end of the 20th century when the "Galtee View" residential estate was developed in the Glebe close to the old Village Mill. The place came to national prominence in the middle of the 20th century when Very Rev. John Canon Hayes, founder of Muintir na Tíre was appointed parish priest of Bansha & Kilmoyler in 1946. Due largely to his endeavours, a factory - Bansha Rural Industries - was started and enjoyed some success producing preservatives for the Irish home market. At that time also, Bansha was to the forefront in developing many Muintir na Tíre initiatives and for a time in the 1950's enjoyed the soubriquet of The Model Parish. While Bansha still relies mainly on an agricultural economy where dairying is the main preoccupation, many of its residents are employed in industry and commerce in neighbouring towns such as Tipperary, Cahir and Clonmel to where they commute on a daily basis. Samual Lewis (October 18, 1896 - January 2, 1971) was an American mystic and dance teacher who founded the Dances of Universal Peace movement. ... The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... A Creamery is an establishment where dairy products are prepared or sold. ... In medieval Europe, a glebe was an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses. ... The term mill, depending on context, can refer to: Mill (factory) – a place of business for making articles of manufacture; e. ... Muintir na Tíre is a national Irish voluntary organisation dedicated to promoting the process of community development. ... Sobriquet, a nickname or a fancy name, usually a familiar name given by others as distinct from a pseudonym assumed as a disguise. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Cahir (An Cathair in Irish, meaning the fortified city) is a town in Tipperary, Ireland. ... Clonmel (Cluain Meala in Irish) is a medium-sized town situated in south County Tipperary, Ireland. ...

For its relative size, Bansha village has a proud and unique parliamentary tradition as two of its natives have represented County Tipperary in different parliaments. John Cullinane, a member of the National League and a Gaelic Athletic Association activist in its earliest years, was a Nationalist Member of Parliament at Westminster from 1900 until he bowed out at the famous election of 1918 when Sinn Féin defeated the Irish Parliamentary Party in most constituencies. Michael Ferris was a Teachta Dála in Dáil Éireann from 1989 until his untimely death on parliamentary business in Lisbon on 20th March 2000 at the age of 69. Overall, he had over 20 years service in the Oireachtas (parliament), having been elected to Seanad Éireann for the first time on 23 April 1975. He was a member of the Labour Party and a prominent spokeman on agricultural matters and social affairs. As a public representative, he was following in the footsteps of his grand-father, Patrick Ferris, who was a member of Tipperary (S.R.) County Council in the early years of the 20th century. County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... This article refers to the American baseball league. ... A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Irish sports, such as hurling and camogie, Gaelic football and handball, and rounders. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Westminster is a district within the City of Westminster in London. ... Sinn Féin (pronounced in English, in Irish) is a name used by a series of Irish political movements of the 20th century, each of which claimed sole descent from the original party established by Arthur Griffith in 1905. ... In 1882 Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, formed the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP), replacing the Home Rule League, as a parliamentary party with strict rules. ... Michael Ferris (21st November 1931 – 20th March 2000) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served for more than twenty years as a member of the Oireachtas, as both a Senator and a TD. Ferris was elected to the 13th Seanad by the Agricultural Panel in a by-election on... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carmona Rodrigues PSD Area 84. ... The Oireachtas is the National Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... The Labour Party (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Diarmuid O'Ríain - Darby Ryan, was born at Ashgrove, Bansha in 1777 and was a poet and patriot, his most famous composition was undoubtedly "The Peeler and the Goat", a ballad or satire which was popularly sung across Ireland and was taken worldwide by emigrants. Copies of his 'Tipperary Minstrelsy' are to be found in The British Museum and at The Royal Irish Academy. Ryan died in 1855 and is buried in the old graveyard in Bansha where his grave is marked, unusually, by a carved stone cross depicting a rope and anchor, suggestive of a maritime connection of which there was none. The main entrance to the British Museum The British Museum is one of the worlds largest and most important museums of ancient history. ... The Royal Irish Academy (RIA) is one of Irelands premier learned societies and cultural institutions. ...

Lieut. General Sir William Francis Butler PC, GCB (31 October 1838 - 7 June 1910), soldier, writer and adventurer, lived in retirement at Bansha Castle from 1905 until his death in 1910. He was born a few miles distant at 'Suirville', Ballyslateen. He took part in many colonial conquests in Canada and India, but mainly in Africa, including the Ashanti campaigns and the Zulu War under General Wolseley. He was made commander-in-chief of the British Army in South Africa in 1898 where he was also High Commissioner for a short period. His views on colonialism were often controversial as he was sympathetic to the natives in many of the outposts of Empire in which he served. His wife, the famous battle artist, Elizabeth Thompson, known as Lady Butler, continued to live at the Castle until 1922 when she went to live at Gormanston Castle, Co. Meath with her youngest daughter, Eileen, who became Viscountess Gormanston in 1911 on her marriage to Jenico Preston, 15th Lord Gormanston, the Premier Viscount of Ireland. Lady Butler died in 1933 in her 87th year and is buried at Stamullen graveyard in County Meath, just up the road from Gormanston. Among her many famous paintings is "The Roll Call" depicting a scene in the Crimean War. This painting was bought by Queen Victoria and forms part of the royal collection at Buckingham Palace. Sir William Francis Butler Sir William Francis Butler (31 October 1838 – 7 June 1910) was a 19th Century soldier, writer, and adventurer. ... Ashanti may mean: Ashanti Confederacy, a powerful state of ancient West Africa Ashanti, a region of Ghana Ashanti people, an ethnic group HMS Ashanti, the name of two Royal Navy warships Ashanti Gold, a gold mining company, now owned by AngloGold Ashanti is also the name of: Ashanti (born 1980... The Battle of Rorkes Drift The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between Britain and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent nation. ... Wolseley can mean: Wolseley plc, A British company formerly known for car manufacture, now active in other areas Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada Wolseley, a provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada Wolseley, South Africa, a town in the Western Cape Province of South Africa This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ... Elizabeth Thompson 1846-1933 was a British painter better known by her married name of Lady Butler. ... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Second French Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Sardinia Russian Empire Strength 250,000 British 400,000 French 10,000 Sardinian 1,200,000 Russian Casualties 17,500 British 90,000 French 35,000 Turkish 2,050 Sardinian killed, wounded and died of... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Buckingham Palace and the Victoria Memorial. ...

The McCarthy Reagh family of Carbery in west Cork were aristocrats of the old gaelic order (Lords and Princes of Carbery) and had their original base at Kilbrittain Castle. Denis McCarthy Reagh, Chief of the McCarthy Reaghs settled at Springhouse, near Bansha in the 17th century where he built a mansion and had an estate of 9,000 acres. Owing to the severity of the Penal Laws, his grandson, also named Denis went into exile in France where he died at Berri in 1761. Justin McCarthy (1744-1811), son of the exiled Denis, realised his father's property and settled at Toulouse. He was an accomplished linguist and classical scholar. He cultivated the fine arts and possessed one of the finest libraries in France, rivalling the King's collection at Paris. Because of his illustrious Irish ancestry he was ennobled by King Louis XVI as Count of Toulouse in 1776 and was admitted to the honours of the French Royal Court in Paris. The family were noted priest protectors in penal times and Springhouse was considered a "safe house" for priests on-the-run. A namesake, Donough McCarthy was consecrated Bishop of Cork & Cloyne on 16 Aug. 1713 in Villa Domus Fontis which was the latinised equivalent of Springhouse. Another member of the family of a later generation was Catherine McCarthy of Ballygurteen, Kilmoyler, who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912. The Capitole, the 18th century city hall of Toulouse and best known landmark in the city; in the foreground is the Place du Capitole, a hub of urban life at the very center of the city Toulouse (pronounced in standard French, and in local Toulouse accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced ) is... Louis XVI Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 - January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. ... RMS Titanic was an Olympic class passenger liner that became infamous for its collision with an iceberg and dramatic sinking in 1912. ...

There is a vibrant contemporary scene in Bansha which is experiencing an unprecedented increase in population due to new housing developments. The Bansha Agricultural Show is held annually and in recent years, the social scene has been augmented by the festival week in late August. For recreation, game shooting and fishing in the rivers Suir, Ara and Aherlow are popular pastimes. For the more athletic, there are also a number of sporting Clubs such as Bansha Athletic Club, Bansha Golf Society, Bansha Celtic F.C. which promotes Association football (soccer) and the Galtee Rovers Hurling & Gaelic Football Club (affiliated to the GAA, 1885). The latter two clubs enjoy a friendly co-existence as many of their football players are members of both clubs.

References

• Martin Ryan (2003) - Sir William Francis Butler, a life 1838-1910
• Charles Chevenix Trench (1997) - Grace's Card, Irish Catholic Landlords 1690 - 1800.
• Stephen Rynne (1960) - Father John Hayes, Muintir na Tíre, The People of the Land.
• Evelyn Bolster (1989) - A History of the Diocese of Cork from the Penal Era to the Famine.
• Rockwell College Annual (1935) p.34-40 and (1937) p.77-80
• Thomas Crofton Croker (1825) - Fairy Tales and Traditions of the South of Ireland - The Banshee of the MacCarthys
• Arthur Young (1780) - A tour in Ireland
• David J. Butler (2006) - South Tipperary 1570-1841, Religion, Land and Rivalry
• William Nolan & Thomas G. McGrath (1985) - Tipperary History & Society
• Thomas Campbell (London) (1777) - A Philosophical Survey of the South of Ireland.
• Renagh Holohan & Jeremy Williams (1989) - The Irish Chateau, In search of Descendants of the Wild Geese.
• Denis G. Marnane (1985) - A History of West Tipperary from 1660 - Land and Violence
• Senan Molony (2000) - The Irish aboard Titanic
• Randal McDonnell (2002) - The Lost Houses of Ireland, A chronicle of great houses and the families who lived there.

External links

• The Parish of Bansha & Kilmoyler
• Titanic Survivor - Bansha Lady's Escape - Cork Examiner Report
• The MacCarthy Dynasties of Munster
• Irish Pedigrees - MacCarthy Reagh of Springhouse & Counts of Toulouse, France - Library Ireland
• Obituary of Lady Elizabeth Butler (1850-1933) - The Times, London
• Houses of the Oireachtas - Parliamentary Debates 2000 - Tributes to Deputy Michael Ferris
• Samuel Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837 - Dr. Jane Lyons, Dublin
• Muintir na Tíre