Emly or Emlybeg (Irish: Imleach Iubhair, meaning "The Border of the Lake of the Yew Trees") is a village in County Tipperary, in Ireland, and is situated on the R515 Regional Road which goes west from Tipperary Town to Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. Emly lies 14 km west of Tipperary Town and had a population of 278 in the 2002 census (the parish has a population of about 1,000 as it includes the surrounding countryside). Emly gained national recognition in September, 2009 when the village won the prestigious Irish Tidy Towns Competition.
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Name
The yew tree references pre-Christian history of Emly. Emly is one of the oldest centres of Christianity in Ireland and pre-dates the coming to Ireland of the National Apostle, St. Patrick. Up until the early Middle Ages Emly was the premier diocese in the south of Ireland. St. Ailbe is Patron Saint of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Tradition tells us that he preached Christianity in Munster before the arrival of St. Patrick and he is also associated with the founding of a monastery at Emly which remained a Cathedral city until the 16th century.
Sports
The village of Emly and the surrounding parish is typical of many small country communities in Ireland. The Gaelic Athletic Association club is centrally located and the village boasts a large GAA pitch just across from the National School with a covered stand running its full length. The pitch recently acquired floodlighting.
Amenities
The village shop on the main street is part of the Vivo chain of stores, whilst a smaller store exists on the outskirts of the village on the Tipperary road, which also has a petrol and diesel pump. There are five licensed premises in the village three of which have regular opening hours. One of the pubs also has a function room where weekly discos are held on Saturday nights, which generally draw in a sizeable crowd from the surrounding areas.
Religion
The large St. Aibles church was built in the 1880s and replaced the older church (built early 1800s) which is now used as the village hall.[1]
Monastery
Emly was the site of a monastery founded by Saint Ailbe,[2] which became famous for its school and was also the episcopal see of a Roman Catholic bishopric, but this has been merged in 1715 with the Archbishopric of Cashel, its former Metropolitan, hence also known under the name of Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is further the title of a barony in the peerage of the UK, with the title Baron Emly, of Tervoe.
Transport
- Emly railway station opened on 1 January 1880 and finally closed on 9 September 1963.[3]
People
- Blessed Dermot O'Hurley was born at Emly about the year 1530. He spent much of his time working in Rome in the service of the Church. He was still a layman when in 1581, he was appointed Archbishop of Cashel. In 1583, O'Hurley arrived in a troubled Ireland. He never reached his diocese but was arrested, imprisoned and tried for treason. He was tortured and then executed.
- Blessed Terence Albert O'Brien was the bishop of Emly from 1647 to 1651. He was captured by Cromwellian troops after the siege of Limerick and with other leaders was put to death. In 1992 the Pope beatified Dermot O'Hurley and Terence Albert O'Brien.
- Paddy Russell, the well known GAA referee.[4]
- Michael Frawley, GAA County Board Chairman, Munster Council Chairman and elected as a Trustee of the GAA.[4]
Crime
Emly made national news following an assault on two men on 31 March 2009. Four people, suspected of having links to a Limerick crime gang, were later charged in connection with the shooting and stabbing in an estate in the village.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "The Parish". Emly Parish Homepage. http://www.emly.ie/parish/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ D'Alton, John (1845). The history of Ireland ... to the year 1245, with notices of the barony of Boyle. pp. 77. http://books.google.com/books?id=KRYHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA77&dq=emly&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=3. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "Emly station". Railscot - Irish Railways. http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ a b Emly GAA Club. Retrieved on 2007-08-12.
- ^ Limerick Leader
- ^ "In Short - Fourth charged over Tipp shooting". IrishTimes.com. Saturday, April 4, 2009. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0404/1224244010272.html. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
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