Thurles is an ancient episcopal market town, where in 1174 Strongbow met his match at the hands of Donal O’Brien and Roderick O’Connor. The castle (12th century) guards the bridge over the Suir, and there is another smaller fort near the square. The handsome Cathedral of...
The church of this 12th century monastery on the banks of the Suir has been meticulously restored and is now used as a parish church. The monastery itself took its name from a relic of the True Cross , which was contained in a golden...
If you are driving North towards Thurles on any Ireland tours there is a wee hidden gem worth a stop. Ballynahow Castle is a circular castle tower built by the Purcell family in the sixteenth century. The castle stands next to a farmhouse "Ballynahow Castle Farm" and...