Hi, I'm visiting Ireland from Australia in November and would love to visit where my ancestors come from. According to parish records my ancestors lived at Grange Hill in Gortnahoe parish. I can't find this place on the Internet and was wondering if anyone can help with more details.
Kate,
Grange Hill is in Kilcooly civil parish. It’s about 200 acres. You can see where it is on the Griffiths Valuation Maps. That site will also list the householders there in 1850. Grangehill is just south of Kilcooley Abbey.
21 households listed in Grangehill in 1850, and 6 households there in the 1901 census, so not a place likely to come up much in Google searches.
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml?action=nameSearch
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tipperary/Kilcooly/Grangehill/