Abstracts of County Tipperary Grand Jury Presentments 
 

Tipperary Free Press
Contributed by Mary Heaphy                 

Saturday 19 May 1837


Note on Presentments: The High Sheriff had the right and duty to summon a
Grand Jury to the spring and summer Assizes to deal with road construction,
etc.  Persons wishing to make or mend a road had it measured by 2 persons
who swore to the measurements before a magistrate.  The road was described
as leading from one market town to another, They also swore to the cost (per
perch or total) for the making or mending.  This application was presented
to the Grand Jury who approved or tore it up.  If approved, the Grand Jury
placed it before the Judge presiding at the Assizes for his fiat, after
which the person who applied for the making or repair of the road carried
out the work at his own expense and when finished.  The overseer swore that
the work was done accordingly to the presentment, and in due course the
person was paid out of money which had previously been levied by the High
Constable on the different baronies (Act of George III).



Thurles to Roscrea Road - between Lar Gleeson's, Ballybrista, and 3 roads at
Tinvoher, 375 perches for 7 years.

Thurles to Johnstown Road - between Ml Fogarty's, Garranroe, and Godfrey's
mills at Rockford, 340 perches for 7 years.

Killenaule to Rathdowney Road - between Jas Lowry's house and Cross 2 Mile
Borris, 663 perches, for 7 years.

Thurles to Cashel Road - between Ch O' Keeffe's gate, Thurles, and Molly
Gorman's Cross in W. Saburbs,  599 perches for 7 years.

Borrisoleigh to Thurles road - between Mr Cahill's field at Race Course and
Ballynahough Bridge, 594 perches for 3 years.

Thurles to Borrisoleigh - between Mrs Bray's Corner and Corner near
Corthouse, Thurles, 72 perches for 7 years.

Killenaule to Rathdowney - between Cross roads of 2 Mile Borris and mail
coach road at Ballydavid, 527 perches for 7 years.

Thurles to Rathdowney - between Cross at Loughtagalla and Mr. Godfrey's
mills at Rochford, 1286 perches for 7 years.

Borrisoleigh to Johnstown - between 3 roads at Ml Kelly's, Gurtreigh, and 3
roads at Ml Tracey's, Graiguefrehane, 372 perches.

Limerick to Johnstown - between Long's house at Rorestown and Mail Coach
road at Breen's, 416 perches.

Thurles to Carrick - between Brian Shea's at Ballynastick and Jas Casey's at
Earlshill, 274 perches for 7 years.

Carrick to Urlingford - between new bridge and Lisduff and M Barker's gate
at Kilcooley to Willmount, 354 perches for 7 years.

Road from Slievardagh Colleries to Carrick - between John Shea's house at
Killatlea and road from Fethard to Callan, 573 perches 3 years.

Road from Killenaule to Carrick - between Jas Shea's house of Killatlea and
new bridge over River Ligane, 675 perches.

Road from Killenaule to Cashel - between John Hayde's house, Killenaule and
barony bounds at Ballynure Hill, 1746 perches.

Road from Slievardagh Collieries to Templemore - between cross at John
Connell's house and bounds of Eliogarty, 52p.

Road from Thurles to Callan - between cross Mr. Mason's garden wall and
corner of his plantation - to built a wall.

Road from Fethard to Carrick - between James Neill's at South Lodge and mail
coach road  - paraphet to bridge at South Lodge.

Road from Mullinahone to Fethard - between John Needham's at Clashakena and
bridge of Banlacoola, Guardwall.

Road from Slievardagh Collieries to Carrick - between Mr. Blackmore's gate
at Wilford and cross of Lismolin, make 442 perches footpath.

Road from Carrick to Urlingford - between Mr Hollahan's and John Bowe's
house at Kilcooley, make 179½ perches ditches.

Road from Fethard to Carrick - between Wm Hyland's and James Shea's house at
Killatlea - to built a bridge.

Road from Fethard to Carrick - between Barony bounds at Costello's and Jas
Hogan's at 7 Acres- built gullet.

Road from Killenaule to Mardyke Collieries - between Thos Richardson's, Main
Street, Killenaule and bridge of Killenaule - lower hill and fill hollow on
road.

Road from Carrick to Thurles - between John Bowe's, Kilcooley, and chapel of
Gurtnahoe - open and make 298 perches of road.

Road from Slievardagh Colliery to Carrick - between Thos Naughton's
Mullinahone and finger post at Nine-mile-house, 1305 Perches.

Road from Slieverdagh Colleries to Clonmel - between house ruins at Barony
bounds and Wm Dempsey's Newtown - Drangan, 471 perches.

Road from Caher to Cashel - between corner of bound of Boherclough and John
Carry's Friar St., 110 perches for 7 years.

Road from Caher to Killenaule - between Wm Downey's, Cashel Road, and Denis
Kennedy's bounds Ballybough, 351 perches.

Road from Fethard to Callan - between Mockler's house near Chapel of
Killusty and Connor's at Cramp's Bridge, 869 perches.

Road form Clonmel to Thurles - Wm Hanly's Clonmore, and John Mulcahy's, Kill
Stafford, 296 perches.

Road from Killenaule to Fethard - between Mr Purcell's plantation at barony
bounds and Mr Millett's gate of Lismortagh, 501 perches.

Road from Killenaule to Cashel - between Dean McDonnell's house and pike
gate on Dublin road, 64 perches.

Road from Cashel to Bog of Erry - between bridge at Costello's house at Erry
and cross at Carhue, widen 60 perches of road and dykes.

Road from Carrick to Cashel - between Jas Ryan's house at Corballa and Rbt.
Walsh at same widen bridge at Corballa.

Road from Thurles to Clonmel - between Mr. Pierce's grove and Kelly's garden
at Coolrain - to built gullet at Collrain.

Road from Clonmel to Callan - between Chapel of Killusty and Clancy's
forge - to repair bridge at Clarebeg.

Road from Fethard to Carrick - between Pat Kennedy's and John Ryan's of
Cloran - to built bridge.

Road from Tipperary to Nenagh - between Farney's cross at Carnahalla and
Anth Keating's at Foildairg, 940 perches for 7 years.

Road from Thurles to Newport - between Ballyboughta bridge to Wm Hayes at
Gurthahoola, 1302 perches for 7 years.

Road from Tipperary to Borrisoleigh - between Cross at Dundrum mills and
Cross of Barnastuick, 707 perches 7 years.

Road from Cashel to Nenagh - between Cross of Corballa and New Line at
Slattery's to Cross of Cloncross 1064 perches- for 3 years.

Road from Nenagh to Thurles - between village of Upperchurch and Denis
Fornay's at Coogue, 134 perches.

Road from Cashel to Nenagh - between Lander's cross and Anglesea Line at
Upperchurch, 750 perches.

Road from Borrisoleigh to Cappawhite - between Gleeson's house at Moher and
Anglessa Line at Roan, 214 perches.

Road from Borrisoleigh to Cappawhite - between bridge at Ballyduff and John
Kennedy's at Knodabina, 460 perches.

Road from Golden to Thurles - between Freney's house at Lislowan and Burke's
at Kilshinane, build guard walls on bridge.

Road from Tipperary to Cashel - between Edm. Kerby's at Kilshinane and Edm.
Hackett's, build bridge.

To open 631 perches of new road from Borrisoleigh to Tipp., between Pat
Hay's Kilecrowe and cross of Ballyboy.

 

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