title: Loughmoe East
text: # Loughmoe East
  
  Loughmoe East is a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.(Gaelic: Na Cealla Beaga). Also called CALLABEG, or KILNASEAR, the parish, in the barony of ELIOGARTY, County TIPPERARY, is in the province of MUNSTER, about 2 miles south-east of Templemore. This parish is situated on the river Suir, which separates it from Loughmoe-West, and on the road from Templemore to Thurles, and comprises 3417 statute acres.
  
  ## History
  
  On the townland of Killahara is a very fine old castle, which formerly belonged to the Purcells, it was in 1837, the property of a Mr. Trant. It had a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Cashel, and was part of the union of Templetuohy and corps of the prebend of Kilbragh in the cathedral of Cashel: the tithes amounted to £249. 17s. 9d. There was a pay school, in which are about So boys and 20 girls. Originally containing 1600 inhabitants in 1837, it was devastated by the Great Famine.
  
  ## Townlands
  
  Its townlands include:
  
  * Ballyduag
  * Baronstown
  * Brownstown
  * Clogharailybeg
  * Clogharailymore
  * Clonamuckogemore
  * Cloone
  * Coogulla
  * Curraghmore
  * Derry
  * Gortnahaha
  * Gortreagh
  * Graiguefrahane
  * Kilbrickane
  * Kilcoke
  * Kilcurkree
  * Killanigan
  * Killeenleigh
  * Kilnaseer
  * Penane
  * Skeagh
  