Carrick-on-Suir
Sign in to saveCarrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the south bank lies in the civil parish of Kilmolerin in the barony of Upperthird, County Waterford.
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- Town
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- Carrick-on-Suir
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- ga
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- The old bridge, Carrick on Suir
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- left
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- Ireland
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- Munster
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- County Tipperary
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- 051
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Development
- 20th century
- Features and amenities
- River Suir
- Landmarks
- Churches
- Sport
- Clubs and societies
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the south bank lies in the civil parish of Kilmolerin in the barony of Upperthird, County Waterford.
==Location== Carrick-on-Suir is situated in the south-eastern corner of County Tipperary, east of Clonmel and northwest of Waterford. Most of the town lies north of the river in the townland of ('big rock'), with the remainder of the town on the opposite bank in the townland of ('small rock'). The town is connected to Limerick and Waterford by the N24 road and a rail link. Carrick-on-Suir railway station opened on 15 April 1853. There are two trains a day to Waterford and two trains a day to Limerick Junction via Clonmel, Cahir and Tipperary. There is no train service on Sundays. Several buses also run on this route. There is a riverside walking and cycleway to Clonmel named the Blueway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carrick-on-Suir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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