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Thurles ( / ˈtɜːrləs /; Durlas Éile) is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles. The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly is located in the town.
The Battle of Thurles took place in October 1174 near Thurles in County Tipperary, and was a significant engagement of the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The forces of an alliance of Irish led by the High King Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair defeated an Anglo-Norman expedition led by the Earl Richard "Strongbow" de Clare and forced the English army ...
Tipperary Star. Broadsheet until 2013 now Tabloid. The Tipperary Star is a weekly regional newspaper covering news in County Tipperary, Ireland. The newspaper's main office is located in Thurles town. [1] The paper is currently owned by Iconic Newspapers, who acquired Johnston Press 's titles in the Republic of Ireland in 2014.
Turtulla, Thurles. Turtulla is a townland in the civil parish of Thurles, County Tipperary. [1] It is a little over 34 acres in extent. [2] Just across the river, there is another, much larger, townland of the same name which belongs to Fertiana civil parish. Turtulla (Thurles) contains an island in the River Suir, at the northern end of which ...
Turtulla, Fertiana. Turtulla is a townland in the civil parish of Fertiana, County Tipperary. [1] It is a little over 790 acres in extent [2] and is bounded on its northern edge by the River Suir, which separates it from another, much smaller, townland of the same name, which belongs to Thurles civil parish.
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Thurles Gaels GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the town of Thurles and its hinterland and is a combination of three clubs: Thurles Kickhams, Rahealty and Thurles Fennellys.
Thurles Racecourse is a horse racing venue in the town of Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland which stages National Hunt racing. Racing has taken place at Thurles since 1732 when a three-day festival took place at the venue. The course is located 1.5 km west of the town centre. The course is an oval right handed track of one and a quarter miles ...