Rahelty (electoral division)


Rahealty, or Rahelty, is an electoral division in County Tipperary in Ireland.
It was originally created as an electoral division in the Thurles poor law union in North Tipperary. Although the poor law unions have long been abolished, this electoral division, although with boundaries that have been modified over the years, is still used for various administrative purposes.

Ratepayers, Tenants and Landlords

In 1842, the landlords in this electoral district included the Earl of Orkney, Earl of Milton and Lady Lovett.

Relationship to the civil parish

At the time of the 1911 and 2011 censuses, the electoral division contained nineteen townlands.
Among these were ten townlands of the eighteen that belong to the civil parish of the same name
  • Athlummon
  • Coolaculla
  • Garranroe
  • Knockanacunna
  • Lisduff
  • Loughbeg
  • Piercetown
  • Rahelty
  • Rathcriddoge
  • Rathmanna
as well as townlands from five other civil parishes, these being
  • Athnid Beg
  • Athnid More
  • Kilclonagh
  • Rossestown
  • Ballygammane
  • Loughlahan
  • Coldfields
  • Garraun
  • Rathmanna
In both censuses, the following townlands which belong to Rahelty civil parish were not included in Rahelty electoral division:
  • Archerstown
  • Cassestown
  • Corbally
  • Drish

  • Knockroe
  • Kyle
  • Shanballyduff
  • Townagha

Statistics

At the time of the 2011 census, the division had a population of 765, of whom 386 were male and 379 were female. The total housing stock was 273, of which 20 dwellings were vacant.