Twomileborris (electoral division)

This electoral division comprises the townlands of Blackcastle, Borris, Clooncleagh, Leigh, Newhill and Noard.

[3]) The division should not be confused with either the village of Twomileborris or the civil parish of Borrisleigh because it is a distinct entity.

[4][5] Although the poor law unions have long been abolished, this electoral division is still used for various administrative purposes, although with boundaries that have been modified over the years.

[citation needed] It would appear that Borrisleigh electoral division must have been reduced in size over the years because, when Thurles poor law union was created in 1839, Littleton electoral division, which now contains much of the land belonging to Borrisleigh civil parish, was not created.

However, by the time of the 1891 census, the division had been assigned its current extent,[7] although this may have happened even earlier.