The Two Harrington Families of Templederry
Created by CH and ChatGPT (AI) There were two Harrington families in the Templederry area of Tipperary..... Were these two Harrington families related? Were they related to Hingertys? Let's begin with a bit of geography.... Where is Templederry? Where were these two Harrington families located in relation to each other? Location of Templederry in Ireland Location of Templederry in Tipperary Location of the two Harrington families in Templederry Parish Family 1: Family 1 was discussed in a previous post Link to previous blog post Descendants of Family 1 still live and farm in the Cloghinch area. Their family oral history has them arriving in the Templederry area with the Great March of the O'Sullivans in 1603. They believe that they, along with a larger group of men, women and children were purposely left behind in the mountainous forests of this area to keep them safe during the time of the March. A number of (non-Harrington) families in the area hold this same oral histo