Tullycorbet

Tullycorbet is a civil parish in the centre of Co. Monaghan, Ireland with the town of Ballybay as its hub, flanked by the rural divisions of Tullycorbet and Ballintra.[1][2] At the 2005 census it had 727 Catholic households with a Catholic population of 2,153. There are approximately 85 families of other faith traditions. The Catholic parish of Tullycorbet is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clogher.

Tradition links the parish to St. Patrick. Tullycorbet, which means "The Hill of the Chariot" (Tulach-Carpaith) was named after the steep hill at Terrygeely (Tír Mhic Caollaí), where St. Patrick’s chariot allegedly broke down on his journey through the kingdom of Oriel.[3] It was probably on the same hill that the first church was built, on the site of a ringed fort. From earliest times St. Patrick was recognised as the patron saint. A Roman letter of 1415 mentions the church of St. Patrick at Tullycorbet.

It is marked on a survey map of 1591 as Tempell Tolagh-Corbet.

References

  1. ↑ Nesbitt, David (1999). Full circle: a story of Ballybay Presbyterians. Cahans Publications. ISBN 9780953622603. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. The Society. 1874. p. 523. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Rushe, Denis Carolan (1895). Historical Sketches of Monaghan: From the Earliest Records to the Fenian Movement. J. Duffy. Retrieved 28 June 2017.


Coordinates: 54°10′01.6″N 6°53′46.0″W / 54.167111°N 6.896111°W / 54.167111; -6.896111

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