Irrara County is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located south of the border with Queensland, east of the Paroo River, and west of the Warrego River.

Irrara
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Irrara:
Queensland Queensland Queensland
Thoulcanna Irrara Culgoa
Ularara Barrona Gunderbooka

Irrara County has now towns of any size. The only settlements are the localities of Yantabulla, New South Wales and Fords Bridge, New South Wales. Yantabulla has been noted as being the future location of the rare double-sighting of solar eclipses within short intervals of one another.[1]

Barringun, Queensland at the north eastern corner of the County, Hungerford, Queensland at the north west corner of the county Enngonia, New South Wales and Waanaring, New South Wales at the south west corner of the county all lie just outside the county.

Irrara is believed to be derived from a local Aboriginal word.[2]

Parishes within this county

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A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

Parish LGA Coordinates
Ardfert Bourke Shire 29°21′01″S 144°44′05″E / 29.35028°S 144.73472°E / -29.35028; 144.73472 (Ardfert)
Ashton Bourke Shire 29°19′38″S 145°15′04″E / 29.32722°S 145.25111°E / -29.32722; 145.25111 (Ashton)
Bantry Bourke Shire 29°20′38″S 145°23′00″E / 29.34389°S 145.38333°E / -29.34389; 145.38333 (Bantry)
Berawinnia Unincorporated 29°01′44″S 144°24′13″E / 29.02889°S 144.40361°E / -29.02889; 144.40361 (Berawinnia)
Birrawarra Bourke Shire 29°16′19″S 145°13′38″E / 29.27194°S 145.22722°E / -29.27194; 145.22722 (Birrawarra)
Boomery Bourke Shire 29°37′15″S 145°36′34″E / 29.62083°S 145.60944°E / -29.62083; 145.60944 (Boomery)
Boongunnyarra Bourke Shire 29°21′07″S 145°06′51″E / 29.35194°S 145.11417°E / -29.35194; 145.11417 (Boongunnyarra)
Lismore South Bourke Shire 29°38′46″S 144°55′36″E / 29.64611°S 144.92667°E / -29.64611; 144.92667 (Lismore South)
Lismore Bourke Shire 29°28′51″S 144°56′06″E / 29.48083°S 144.93500°E / -29.48083; 144.93500 (Lismore)
Conroy Bourke Shire 29°22′45″S 145°42′01″E / 29.37917°S 145.70028°E / -29.37917; 145.70028 (Conroy)
Coonbilly Bourke Shire 29°30′39″S 145°13′50″E / 29.51083°S 145.23056°E / -29.51083; 145.23056 (Coonbilly)
Dungarvan Bourke Shire 29°31′57″S 144°50′05″E / 29.53250°S 144.83472°E / -29.53250; 144.83472 (Dungarvan)
Dwight Bourke Shire 29°06′16″S 145°39′04″E / 29.10444°S 145.65111°E / -29.10444; 145.65111 (Dwight)
Effluence Bourke Shire unknown
Gibson Bourke Shire 29°20′47″S 145°46′27″E / 29.34639°S 145.77417°E / -29.34639; 145.77417 (Gibson)
Glenample Bourke Shire 29°02′17″S 145°05′54″E / 29.03806°S 145.09833°E / -29.03806; 145.09833 (Glenample)
Glenelg Bourke Shire 29°35′36″S 145°22′40″E / 29.59333°S 145.37778°E / -29.59333; 145.37778 (Glenelg)
Grasmere Bourke Shire 29°32′59″S 144°38′27″E / 29.54972°S 144.64083°E / -29.54972; 144.64083 (Grassmere)
Irrara Bourke Shire 29°12′51″S 145°25′36″E / 29.21417°S 145.42667°E / -29.21417; 145.42667 (Irrara)
Kenmare Bourke Shire 29°15′17″S 144°55′31″E / 29.25472°S 144.92528°E / -29.25472; 144.92528 (Kenmare)
Kerribree Bourke Shire 29°42′00″S 145°15′25″E / 29.70000°S 145.25694°E / -29.70000; 145.25694 (Kerribree)
Kilfera Bourke Shire 29°04′21″S 144°55′35″E / 29.07250°S 144.92639°E / -29.07250; 144.92639 (Kilfera)
Killowen Bourke Shire 29°10′58″S 144°44′39″E / 29.18278°S 144.74417°E / -29.18278; 144.74417 (Killowen)
Manatoo West Bourke Shire 29°38′48″S 144°37′18″E / 29.64667°S 144.62167°E / -29.64667; 144.62167 (Manatoo West)
Manatoo Bourke Shire 29°42′51″S 144°45′10″E / 29.71417°S 144.75278°E / -29.71417; 144.75278 (Manatoo)
Merrita Bourke Shire 29°42′41″S 145°06′04″E / 29.71139°S 145.10111°E / -29.71139; 145.10111 (Merrita)
Moco Barungha Bourke Shire 29°10′14″S 145°36′11″E / 29.17056°S 145.60306°E / -29.17056; 145.60306 (Moco Barungha)
Moolort Bourke Shire 29°07′23″S 144°45′27″E / 29.12306°S 144.75750°E / -29.12306; 144.75750 (Moolort)
Mooroonowa Bourke Shire 29°04′52″S 145°25′46″E / 29.08111°S 145.42944°E / -29.08111; 145.42944 (Mooroonowa)
Mucruss Bourke Shire 29°21′51″S 144°56′31″E / 29.36417°S 144.94194°E / -29.36417; 144.94194 (Mucruss)
Mukudjeroo Bourke Shire 29°14′10″S 145°04′24″E / 29.23611°S 145.07333°E / -29.23611; 145.07333 (Mukudjeroo)
Multagoona Bourke Shire 29°27′18″S 145°32′04″E / 29.45500°S 145.53444°E / -29.45500; 145.53444 (Multagoona)
Paroo Plains Bourke Shire 29°42′20″S 144°29′00″E / 29.70556°S 144.48333°E / -29.70556; 144.48333 (Paroo Plains)
Pelican Ponds Bourke Shire 29°28′35″S 144°34′25″E / 29.47639°S 144.57361°E / -29.47639; 144.57361 (Pelican Ponds)
Penonigia Bourke Shire 29°18′05″S 144°33′49″E / 29.30139°S 144.56361°E / -29.30139; 144.56361 (Penonigia)
Porialla Bourke Shire 29°02′18″S 145°16′21″E / 29.03833°S 145.27250°E / -29.03833; 145.27250 (Porialla)
Scott Bourke Shire 29°11′07″S 145°45′52″E / 29.18528°S 145.76444°E / -29.18528; 145.76444 (Scott)
Stony Ridge Unincorporated 29°28′59″S 144°17′56″E / 29.48306°S 144.29889°E / -29.48306; 144.29889 (Stony Ridge)
Talyealye Bourke Shire 29°11′37″S 144°30′42″E / 29.19361°S 144.51167°E / -29.19361; 144.51167 (Talyealye)
Tekaara Bourke Shire 29°30′34″S 145°21′47″E / 29.50944°S 145.36306°E / -29.50944; 145.36306 (Tekaara)
Thurnapatcha Bourke Shire 29°24′22″S 144°27′37″E / 29.40611°S 144.46028°E / -29.40611; 144.46028 (Thurnapatcha)
Tyngnynia Bourke Shire 29°15′20″S 144°37′18″E / 29.25556°S 144.62167°E / -29.25556; 144.62167 (Tyngnynia)
Wapweelah Bourke Shire 29°19′54″S 145°34′57″E / 29.33167°S 145.58250°E / -29.33167; 145.58250 (Wapweelah)
Warroo Bourke Shire 29°04′22″S 144°38′20″E / 29.07278°S 144.63889°E / -29.07278; 144.63889 (Warroo)
Willyeroo Bourke Shire 29°43′28″S 145°25′19″E / 29.72444°S 145.42194°E / -29.72444; 145.42194 (Willyeroo)
Yernca Bourke Shire 29°34′09″S 144°23′49″E / 29.56917°S 144.39694°E / -29.56917; 144.39694 (Yernca)
Youngarignia Bourke Shire 29°28′43″S 145°06′03″E / 29.47861°S 145.10083°E / -29.47861; 145.10083 (Youngarignia)

References

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  1. ^ If you want to see less of the sun, become an Australian
  2. ^ "Irrara County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.  
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  • 1964 county map sheet 1, sheet 2. ("County of Irrara, Western Division, Land District of Bourke, Darling Shire / compiled, drawn & printed at the Department of Lands, Sydney, N.S.W" [1964]. National Library of Australia, MAP G8971.G46 svar)
  • 1932 county map sheet 1, sheet 2. ("County of Irrara, Western Division, Land District of Bourke, N.S.W., 1932 / compiled, drawn and printed at the Department of Lands, Sydney, N.S.W." National Library of Australia catalogue record.)
  • 1886 map of Irrara and other nearby counties. [1] ("Map of the counties of Poole, Tongowoko, Delalah, Thoucanna, Irrara, Evelyn, Yantara, Barrona, Farnell, Mootwingee, Yungnulgra, Fitzgerald, Killara, Werunda, Landsborough, Young, Rankin, Ularara", in The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices [edited by Robert McLean], John Sands publishers [1886]. National Library of Australia, MAP RaA 30 Plate 24 (NSW).)