Tipperary Ireland

Posted on April 25th, 2008 under Hotel. Tags: bbq facilities, cycling, Dublin Road, fishing, golf, Golf & Conference Hotel, horse riding, Racket Hall Country House, Roscrea, Tipperary. Comments: 7

Posted on April 25th, 2008 under Hotel. Tags: Dundrum, Dundrum House Hotel, Golf & Leisure Resort, hiking, horse riding, jacuzzi, massage, Sauna, solarium, steam bath, Tipperary. Comments: 3

Posted on April 25th, 2008 under Hotel. Tags: 24 hour, 3 star, Aherlow House Hotel & Lodges, bar, Glen of Aherlow, internet, private woodland, Tipperary. Comments: 1

Posted on April 17th, 2008 under Accommodation. Tags: Cahir, Carrigeen Castle, Irish Palladian, Lisheen Castle, Tipperary. Comments: None

Anywhere in the world you are sure to find at least one Irish pub or restaurant serving traditional Irish food and drink. This is an excellent indication of how popular the native cuisine is. Tipperary (Hotels, Tipperary, Ireland) offers superb food, exceptional wine cellars and a great ambience in an eclectic mix of restaurants. Ireland’s largest inland county, steeped in history and tradition. Tipperary comprise of serene, unspoilt countryside and fresh clean waters, perfect for walking and fishing holidays.

Posted on April 17th, 2008 under Entertainment. Tags: , AA rosette, food, Ireland, Irish cuisine, Irish pub, Lemon Tree, Long Bar, Michelin Guide, Mulcahys, Pubs, restaurants, Rock of Cashel, Tipperary. Comments: 3

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.

Posted on April 17th, 2008 under Genealogy. Tags: Australia, Borrisokane, Bru Boru Cultural Centre, Cashel, chief towns, Clare, Cork, Desmond, emigration, Galtees, Galway, Great Famine, Ireland, Kilkenny, Knockmealdowns, Limirick, Munster, Nenagh, Nenagh Guardian, Norman invasion, Ormond, Poor Law, records, Rock of Cashel, Silvermines, Suir, surnames, Thomond, Thurles, Tipperary, Waterford. Comments: None

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.

Posted on April 17th, 2008 under History. Tags: Bodhbh Dearg, Brian Boru, Brighid, Caher, Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Clonmel, Cnoc Rafann, Co. Tipperary, Cork, Devils Bit, Fcthard, Fethard, Gaelic Tiobraid Arann, Galtees, Golden Vale, Ireland, Kerry, Knockmealdowns, Limerick, Lough Derg, Magh Feimhein, Munster, Nenage, Normans, Ormond, Plantagenets, Roscrea, Shannon, Shevenaman, Suir, Templemore, Thurles, Tipperary, Tudors, Viking, Waterford. Comments: None

Antiquities

Posted on April 17th, 2008 under Uncategorized. Tags: abbey, Ahenny, AnnalsLeinster, archbishop, Augustinian Priory, bailey, Baurnadomeeny, Bodhbh Dearg, Brian Boru, Brighid, Caher, Cahir, Cahir Castle, Carrick-on-Suir, carvings, Cashel, castellum, cathedral, chamber, chapels, choir, church, Clonmel, Cnoc Rafann, Co. Tipperary, Co. Waterford, coffin, Cork, Cormac MacCarthaigh, CromwellKiltinane, Desmond, Devils Bit, Donaghmore, Dundrum, Earl of Essex, Earl of Glengall, England, Fcthard, Fethard, Fiachaidh Muilleathan, fosse, Gaelic Tiobraid Arann, Galtees, Golden Vale, High Crosses, Holy Cross Abbey, Ireland, Irish Church, Kerry, Kilcommon, Kilelispeen, Knockgraffon, Knockmealdowns, Limerick, Lismore, Lord Inchiquin, Lords Dunboyne, Lough Derg, Magh Feimhein, monastery, Munster, National Monument, Nenage, Normans, Oola, Ormond, Ormonde, Plantagenets, Privy Council, Rear Cross, River Glashauney, Roman Catholic, Romanesque, Rome, Roscrea, scenes, Shannon, Shevenaman, Spain, St. Edmund, St. Farannan, stones, Suir, Templemore, Thurles, Tickencor House, Tipperary, tower, Tudor, Tudors, Vicars Choral, Viking, Waterford. Comments: 4

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.

Posted on April 17th, 2008 under Topography. Tags: , Arra Mountains, Athlone, Ballyhoura Mountains, Blackwater, Caher, Cappoquin, Carrick-on-Suir, Charleville, Clare, Clonmel, Comcraghs, Comeraghs, Cork, Dungarvan, Galtees, Galtymore, hills, Hotels, Ireland, Keeper Hill, Kerry, Killaloe, Knock- mealdown, Knockmealdowns, Limerick, limestone, Little Brosna, Lough Derg, Mallow, Meelick, Mitchelstown Caves, Munster, Newcastle, North Kerry, Offaly, picturesque, Portumna, River Bride, Shannon, Shannon gorge, Slicvc Kimalta, Slieve Bernagh, Slievenaman, Suir, Suir valley, Thurles, Tipperary, Topography, Waterford Haven, Wicklow, Youghal. Comments: None