Abbeville Baile an Phíopaire | |
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Townland | |
 Lackeen Castle in Abbeville townland (near Lorrha) in County Tipperary | |
  Abbeville Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates:53°05′32″N8°07′25″W / 53.0922°N 8.1235°W /53.0922; -8.1235 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Abbeville (Irish:Baile an Phíopaire)[1] is atownland in theBarony ofOrmond Lower,County Tipperary,Ireland. It is located in theCivil parish ofLorrha.
Lackeen Castle is atower house built in the 12th century as aKennedy stronghold.[2] It is anational monument in state ownership.[3] It was here that theLorrha Missal was found.[4][5][6]
Other buildings within this townland that appear onNorth Tipperary County Council's Record of Protected Structures (ref S1-S4)[7] and include a number of private houses (including the 17th or 18th century Lackeen House), and a formerRIC barracks turned pub located on theR438 road.[8]