Herbertstown

Herbertstown (Irish: Baile Hiobaird / Cathair Fuiseog)[1] is a village in south-eastern County Limerick, Ireland.

It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of "Hospital and Herbertstown", in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.

[2] Herbertstown is in the centre of the electoral division of Cahercorney stretching from Ballingoola in the north-east, Ballyloundash in the east and Kilcullane in the south.

[3] Herbertstown is located in the south east of the county, 6 miles (N. E. by N.) from Bruff, on the road from Limerick city to Hospital.

[6] The main clans in the barony were:[7] According to Samuel Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837), Herbertstown then had "a constabulary police station, and has large pig fairs on Jan. 15th, March 17th, June 28th, and Nov. 7th.