Thurles
Sign in to saveThurles (; 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.
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Place details
- Region
- Munster
- Country
- Éire / Ireland
- Population
- 7,940
- Timezone
- Europe/Dublin
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.name
- Thurles
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ThurlesMontage.png
- Settlement.imagesize
- 280px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: Mall River Walk; Cathedral of the Assumption; Liberty Square 1983; Liberty Square at night; St. Patrick's College; northwest view of the town
- Settlement.image_flag
- Thurles sarsfields flag.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 125px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Thurles Coat of arms.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 230px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Thurles in Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label
- Thurles
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Part of
- County Tipperary
- Country
- Irish Free State
- Located in
- North Tipperary
- Elevation
- +99
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.thurles.ie
- Image
- ThurlesMontage.png
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Article
31 sectionsContents
- Location and access
- History
- Ancient history
- Feudal period
- Commerce
- Jobs
- Music and arts
- The Source Arts Centre
- Féile festival
- Thurles Arts Festival
- Amenities and features
- Semple Stadium
- Thurles Cathedral
- Famine museum
- Library
- Thurles Leisure Centre
- Sport
- Gaelic games
- Association football
- Horse racing
- Other sports
- Education
- Primary
- Secondary
- Third-level and adult education
- Notable people
- International relations
- Annalistic references
- See also
- References
- External links
Thurles (; 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 birthplace of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), Thurles is the third largest town in the county, with a population of 8,185 at the 2022 census.