Tipperary Ireland

This strong fort of Eliogarty, originally named Durlas Eile and Thurles in English situates across the river Suir. Just like in the case of Nenagh and Clonmel, this fort also was developed by the Norman butlers. Ruins of two of their stronghold towns survive to the day. These are the 15th century tower house guarding the bridge and, the one-time home of Lady Thurles, mother of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, which is seen at the other end of the square and hidden behind shops. Two churches, two convents, two seminaries, and a presbytery also exist in this fort. Archbishops of the diocese have spent their days here more rather than at Cashel town - the traditional office of the bishop - since 1723

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Tipperary (Accommodation, Tipperary, Ireland), a county of Ireland, province of Munster, bounded N by King’s and Queen’s counties, E by Queen’s county and Kilkenny, S by Waterford and Cork, and W by Limerick, Clare, and Galway. Tipperary is known for its coalmines and slate quarries. Tipperary borders the mountain ranges of the Galtees, the Knockmealdowns and the Silvermines. The Rock of Cashel is one of Tipperary’s most popular historical sites. The rivers are the Suir, and its tributaries.

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The name for Tipperary (Hotels, Tipperary, Ireland) comes from the Gaelic Tiobraid Arann, meaning well of Era. Tipperary was controlled by the Kings of Munster until the ascension of Brian Boru. Tipperary was predominately free from Viking exploitation, and the coming of the Anglo-Normans saw Tipperary placed in the protective custody of the Butlers until the forces of Oliver Cromwell ravaged Ireland.

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North of the Comcraghs, across the valley of the Suir, in Tipperary, the broad cone of Slievenaman (2295 ft.) rises solitary and dominates the country for many miles. Not many miles west of the Comcraghs, the Knock- mealdown Mountains form a bold east-and-wcst ridge, dropping into the Suir valley on the north and the valley of the Blackwater on the south. They present a bold row of peaks of over 2000 ft., the highest point being 2609 ft. A picturesque road climbs across the centre of the range, ascending to over 1100 ft.

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Botany

The Galtees
This fine mountain group, lying mostly in Tipperary (Holiday Apartments, Tipperary, Ireland), rises to over 3000 ft. (Galtymore, 3015 ft.). They are formed of Silurian and Devonian rocks, and on the northern slope present a very impressive appearance, with numerous lofty precipices overhanging deep tarns. Botanical interest centres on these northern cliff-ranges. Here Arabis petrcea has one of its two Irish stations, the other being in Glenade, in Co. Leitrim. Saxifraga umbrosa flourishes also, finding here its south-eastern limit in Ireland. Other mountain plants which occur are Meconofsis cambrica, Cochlearia alpina, Sedum rosium, Saxifraga stellans, S. sfonhcmica, S. Stern- hergn, Saussurca alpina, Hieracwm anglicnm, Vac- cinium Vitis-Idoea, Oxyria digyna, Salix licrbacca. The profusion in which many of these grow on some of the precipices, as on the cliffs over Lough Muskry, compensates for the smallness of their number, and is a striking feature of the botany of the range. The flora of the waters of the lakes is, on the contrary, exceedingly poor.

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The name Cahir is a derivative of the word Cathair Dun Iascaigh that means kingdom of the fishermen. This is a busy tourist centre today. Located on the river Suir, this town amassed the lions share of its wealth from the flour mills which flourished in the years gone. Cahir was the home town of the Earl of Glengall. And it is a matter of attraction that the houses of the Glengall had beautifully made barge boards on windows and gables. The Cahir Castle that is covered in the film Excalibur situates at the centre of Cahir town. This Castle was built in 1142 by Conor O’Brien, Prince of Thomond and restored later. It came under the Anglo-Norman Butlers in 1375. They sided with the Irish in the Elizabethan wars and in 1599 after a short siege in which the walls were breached, the Earl of Essex took it for the crown. The castle was surrendered to Lord Inchiquin in 1647 by George Mathews, the guardian of Lord Cahir. Further it was surrendered to Cromwell in 1650 and two years later the war ended with the signing of articles in the castle.

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The name Carrick-on-Suir derives from Carraig na Siuire meaning the Rock of the Suir. This is a picturesque town situated on the river Suir. Carrick castle (Tudor Manor), the only one of its kind in Ireland is an Elizabethan fortified mansion. It was one of the prime seats of the Butlers, Earls and Dukes of Ormonde. Tudor Manor was said to have been constructed by Black Tom Butler the 10th Earl to receive Queen Elizabeth I, his cousin. But the Queen never did visit it. There is a bridge built with seven arches in the mid 15th C. The town, with a clock of 1784, once had a flourishing woolen industry and was also noted for brewing and distilling. Of the three Catholic churches in the town, St. Nicholas’ is a romanesque building, the Franciscan church (1822) is gothic and Carrickbeg church which was not completed incorporates features of a 1336 friary and has a doorway with carved heads.

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