Tullahought Viewing Tower

The Tullahought Viewing Tower constructed in 1997, is a very recent addition in terms of the history of the Lingaun Valley which has sites dating back over 5,000 years however its information panels and their unique layout provide an excellent visual connection to the history of the Lingaun Valley. As you look out on its […]

Kilcash Castle

The main building is a fortified tower from the 16th century which has recently undergone preservation repairs by the Office of Public Works. Following the death of Black Torn Butler in 1614, his nephew, Walter Butler of Kilcash (known as Walter of the Beads) became the 11th Earl of Ormond but he spent most of […]

Kilkieran High Crosses

Kilkieran is named for St. Kieran, the pre-Patrician Saint. His father was Lugna, a Nobelman of a Dål Birn rulers of Osraige, and before he was conceived his mother had a dream that a star fell into her mouth. She related this dream to the Druids who were knowledgable of such things and they told […]

Ahenny High Crosses

Ahenny High Cross

On the Tipperary side of the Lingaun is a site with two impressive High Crosses. These were commissioned in the 8th century by Cearbille, High King of Ossory. The Crosses are part of the Ossory group of High Crosses. They stand over 3 metres high and are made of sandstone. The larger of the two […]

Slate Quarries

Initially slate rock was excavated by each owner of suitable ground in the area on an individual basis. When a load of slates was secured in this basic manner the owner took them to the nearest town and sold them to the highest bidder. The Victorian Slate Quarry Ltd took over the townlands of Ahenny […]

Knockroe Passage Tomb

Crowds gather to watch the sun set at Knockroe Passage Tomb, on the borders of Kilkenny and Tipperary, at the Winter Solstice on December 21. Known locally as ‘The Caiseal’, Knockroe’s alignment with both the rising and setting sun during the Winter Solstice makes it unique in Ireland. The sun rises at approximately 8.40 am […]

Michael Hogan Memorial

The graveyard beside the Church is the burial place of Michael Hogan, the Tipperary footballer who was shot dead on Bloody Sunday in Croke Park, 1920. The Hogan Stand in Croke Park is named after him. He was active in the IRA and played in the football match that day despite having been advised not […]

Carrigmoclear Hill

Carrigmoclear Hill is located in the north-east shoulder of the Slievenamon range and about 3 km north-west of Grangemockler. The hill is significant because it was the site of a battle between United Irishmen and British forces in July 1798. This was the only military engangement in County Tipperary during the 1798 Rebellion. According to […]

Windgap Grotto

Windgap Grotto dates back to 13th April, 1915, when James Edward William Theobald Butler, Marquis of Ormonde agreed to “make over as free gift” to Diocesan Trustees ‘that plot of land containing about two acres three roods and twelve perches’. The grotto as we know it today was the brainchild of the then Parish Priest, […]

Killamery High Cross

Today the sites most dominant feature is a First Fruits church dedicated to St. Nicholas. The church was built in the year 1815 with a gift of 900 pounds from the Board of First Fruits and was in use until the early 1900’s. During the 19th century it was a rectory in the Diocese of […]