53 acres of deep soil near Newtwopothouse

Surely one of the most curiously-named places in Ireland is the village of New Twopothouse on the main Cork-Limerick road. Its name instantly begs two questions:

Its name instantly begs two questions: Why is it so called? Is there an Old Twopothouse?

In taking the second question first, the answer is yes, there is… or at least, there was.