Dundrum, County Tipperary
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South Tipperary
South Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 52% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
(following the abolition of the former County Tipperary as an administrative division in 1898).
In the 2006, census it is listed as having 191 residents, exactly the same number as it had in 2002.
Location and access
It lies 14 km (8.7 mi) west of CashelCashel, County Tipperary
Cashel is a town in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 2936 at the 2006 census. The town gives its name to the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. Additionally, the cathedra of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly was originally in the town prior to the English Reformation....
the junction of the R505
R505 road
The R505 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs east-west from Cashel, County Tipperary to the N24 southeast of Limerick City. En route it passes through Dundrum, Cappawhite and Doon and Cappamore in County Limerick.The road is long.-References:...
and R661 regional road
Regional road
A regional road in Ireland is a class of road not forming a major route , but nevertheless forming a link in the national route network. There are over 11,600 kilometres of regional roads. Regional roads are numbered with three digit route numbers, prefixed by "R" A regional road in Ireland is a...
s. The old Main Street (on the R505 road to Cashel) is in the eastern end of village and is the site of some new housing developments. Dundrum House Hotel and Golf Course is connected to the village by a fine avenue of mature lime trees lining the road on both sides.
The other main housing estate is near the Railway Station at the western end of the village where the R601 to Tipperary Town leaves the R505.
Transport
The main Dublin to CorkCork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
railway line passes through the village, though the railway station is no longer in use. The station opened on 3 April 1848, but finally closed on 6 September 1976.
Amenities
Between the Main Street and Station is an industrial and retail area which includes a sawmill, a steelworks and a variety of other enterprises. Dundrum is unusual for an Irish village of its size in that while it has a Church of IrelandChurch of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
church, it has no Roman Catholic church. The nearest Roman Caholic church is in the neighbouring hamlet of Knockavilla (in the parish of Knockavilla and Donaskeigh. The Church of Ireland church, is a legacy of the former landlord, (Cornwallis Maude, Viscount Hawarden
Viscount Hawarden
Viscount Hawarden is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1793 for Cornwallis Maude, 3rd Baronet, who had earlier represented Roscommon in the Irish House of Commons. He had succeeded his younger brother as third Baronet of Dundrum. He married Mary, a niece of Ralph Allen, through...
) together with the aforementioned railway station and also the now abandoned Royal Irish Constabulary station.
People
- Lady Clementina Hawarden (18221822 in Ireland-Events:* 21 September HMS Confiance was wrecked between Mizen Head and Three Castles Head. All 100 aboard were lost-Births:*16 February - James Thomson, engineer and physicist ....
-18651865 in Ireland-Events:*Work begins on the building of the Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast, as a memorial to Queen Victoria's late Prince Consort, Prince Albert.-Births:*6 February — Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, astronomer ....
) was a respected photographer of her time; and some of her early work took place on the family estate at Dundrum and is now part of the collections of the Victoria and Albert museum in London.
Famous horse
A Connemara geldingConnemara pony
The Connemara pony is a pony breed originating in Ireland. They are known for their athleticism, versatility and good disposition. The breed makes excellent show ponies.-History:...
called 'Dundrum' ridden by Tommy Wade was a notable champion showjumper. Local farmer Jack Ryan {Lar} of Gurtussa owned the horse when its talent was recognised. He passed through several owners until coming to the stables of Tommy Wade of Goold's Cross and from there it went on to star in places like the RDS
Royal Dublin Society
The Royal Dublin Society was founded on 25 June 1731 to "to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland". The RDS is synonymous with its main premises in Ballsbridge in Dublin, Ireland...
. Though small in stature in keeping with its Connemara pedigree, Dundrum excelled in the puissance wall event in Ireland and Britain. Through the first years of the 1960s, Dundrum rivalled Arkle
Arkle
Arkle was a famous Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. A bay gelding by Archive out of Bright Cherry, his grandsire was the unbeaten flat racehorse and prepotent sire Nearco. Arkle was bred at Ballymacoll Stud, County Meath by Mrs. Mary Alison Baker of Malahow House, near Naul, County Dublin...
as Ireland's pride and joy, especially when competing at Wembley
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
.
Dundrum attracted attention to Ireland on the world stage, as this tribute in the Dáil
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
by Deputy Richard Barry shows:
The Dundrum Meteorite
On August 12, 1865 a meteorite (the Dundrum Meteorite) was observed falling in Clonoulty, about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Dundrum Village. The Meteorite is currently stored at the Natural History MuseumNatural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
in London. Ref: It was the last meteorite rock recovered in Ireland until 1999, when parts of the Leighlinbridge Meteorite were located in Leighlinbridge
Leighlinbridge
Leighlinbridge is a village on the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. The N9 National primary route once passed through the village, which was by-passed in the 1980s. It now lies on the R705 regional road....
, County Carlow
County Carlow
County Carlow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county...
.
Sport
- Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams GAAKnockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams GAAKnockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Dundrum in west County Tipperary, Ireland. The club participates in both Gaelic football and hurling competitions Tipperary GAA.-History:...
is the local Gaelic Athletic AssociationGaelic Athletic AssociationThe Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club.
Dundrum Athletic Club is the local athletics club. The club was formed in 1960 and celebrates it's 50th anniverary in 2010. The club uses the local forsetry, roads and the scout centre in the village for training. The club has invested significantly on a 250meter floodlight gritted athletics track, long jump, high jump and shot putt area in recent years. The club currently has around 80members. The club is currently the County and Munster Novice and Intermediate Club Cross Country Champions 2010.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Ireland