County Tipperary

Tipperary’s gets its name from a local Gaelic tribe ‘Tiobraid Árann’ that translates to ‘The Well of Ara’. The county is steeped in history and has many fine castles and ecclesiastical sites. It was Ireland’s first county to be created in 1327 and is still known as ‘The Premier County’. Highlights include The Rock of Cashel, Cahir, The Golden Vale, Lough Derg and the Galtee Mountains where its highest point is Galtymore standing at 917m.

Cahir Castle, Cahir. County Tipperary 1375

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One of Ireland's largest and best-preserved castles This area was the stronghold of the O'Briens in the early medieval period. It came into the possession of James Butler Earl of Ormond in 1375 [...]

Cahir Castle, Cahir. County Tipperary 13752024-02-17T17:06:14+00:00

Hore Abbey, Cashel. County Tipperary 1266 

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An abbey under The Rock Hore Abbey was founded in 1266 as a Benedictine abbey. Soon after, it was transferred to the ownership of the Cistercians after the Archbishop of Cashel David McCarvill, [...]

Hore Abbey, Cashel. County Tipperary 1266 2023-05-09T14:56:46+00:00
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