churches historical tipperary

The Parish Church occupies the site of churches dating back to the original foundation by St. Ailbe, who died in 527AD....

An interesting collection of medieval monuments comprising a fine motte and bailey, a church and a castle. The motte was built by the English of Leinster beside the River Suir when they were on a raid against Donal Mor O'Brien, King of Thomond, in 1192. It was given by the King to William de Braose, but later taken from him and granted to philip of Worcester.

Nearby is a ruined 13th century nave-and-chancel church with an east window inserted in the 15th century. A few hundred yard...

Ballyporeen in whose cruciform church (1828) a Michael Reagan, great-grandfather of USA President Ronald Reagan , was baptised on 3 September 1829. a handsome parish publication traces roots.

A pub flourishes the President's name - beside the owner's name in gold lettering over a Victorian corner door. Templetenny Cemetery, burial place of the Reagans , is worth a visit....

The Catholic Church has inside the gate an octagonal stone font with two sections .

The Celtic Cross was erected in the grounds in 1870 in memory of Fr Nicholas sheehy, one of the five people hanged in Clonmel in 1776 on perjured evidence for an alleged murder.

The shaft in the mode of the early Christian high crosses, bears a wide range of religious cum nationalist themes including the Good Samaritan , and Daniel O'Connell with the Catholic Emancipation Act. St Patrick...

Holy Cross Church of Ireland church , with a three faced clock on the embattlemented tower and fine stone mullioned windows in the nave and chancel, is at the next T junction.

The major and exciting restoration of the church of the former Cistercian foundation at Holy Cross, for use as a parish church, was completed in 1975 . It houses two relics of the True Cross.

The restored building and attendant religious ceremonies attract enormous crowds. Its architectural brilli...

The ruins of the Old Parish Church of Cahir which last saw use in the 1820's, stands just off the Square in Old Church Street. This church is unusual in that it is divided by a conspicuous "Curtain Wall" which was used after the Reformation to allow both Catholics and Protestants to worship simultaneously under the one roof.

The left side of the cemetery is given over mostly for military burials, a vestige from the last century when Cahir was an important garrison town. Richard Pe...

Unlike most, Ballycahill's T shaped church has retained its old communion rail - fashioned in timber as are the gilded altar and figures of the four evangelists. An ancient sandstoe baptismal font, with two-compartmented octagonal bowl on a fluted column, is still used....

Cormac's Chapel is one of the gems of the Irish Romanesque. Its construction commenced in 1127 and it was consecrated in 1134. The Church was entered through two richly carved doorways in the north and south.

The entire structure was richly decorated with carvings and with now almost totally lost multi-coloured painted decoration. Within the church is a large 12th century tomb with the Urnus Viking Art motif of two intertwined serpents....

Designed by John Nash and completed in 1817, at a cost of IR2,307, the church is a delightful Gothic Revival building. One of only two known Nash designed churches to have survived.

There is a very fine interior with superb plasterwork, stained glass and a vast array of wall plaques. Well worth a visit…...

The Catholic Church has the eminent Cork sculptor John O'Connell 's plaque and bust for Fr thomas Mary Kinane who undertook major renovation at the turn of the century.

Cashel's square has a fountain erected to commemorate his services 'in connecton with the Cashel extension railway, 1904' ....