Clonoulty
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Clonoulty Cluain Ultaigh
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| Village | |
 Clonoulty
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| Coordinates: 52°36′N 7°58′W / 52.600°N 7.967°WCoordinates: 52°36′N 7°58′W / 52.600°N 7.967°W | |
| Country |
 Ireland
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| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | S025502 |
Clonoulty (Irish: Cluain Ultaigh, meaning "the meadow of the Ulster men") is a small village and a civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is one of nine civil parishes in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower. It is also one half of the ecclesiastical parish of Clonoulty-Rossmore in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Clonoulty may also refer to a slightly larger area which forms one half of the Clonoulty-Rossmore GAA club.
It is situated on the R661 road, 15 km southwest of Thurles and 22 km northeast of Tipperary town. Holycross and its famous Abbey is 8km away on the Thurles road. Cashel and the major tourist landmark, the Rock of Cashel is approx. 12.5km away.
It has a primary school and a Post Office. Another primary school is located in the nearby village of Ballagh (3 km away).
The local GAA club boasts two pitches and a children's playground. There are plans to expand the viewing stand at the club.
A Sheela na Gig from Clonoulty Castle/Church is now on view in GPA Bolton Library, Cashel.
Each year the village hosts "The Connie Ryan Set Dancing Weekend" which commemorates the celebrated set dancer from the parish. This always brings crowds from afar to the village for the duration of the weekend.
The Calendar of Patent Rolls of Ireland records difficulties from 1582 onwards with Clonoulty rent collection for land which had passed into Crown control after the dissolution of the monasteries. Lands were burned, spoiled and remained waste for up to three years.
The Irish language translation of the name was adjusted to 'Cluain Ula', meaning 'meadow of the orchard' due to a desire to re-associate the name of the parish more closely to the local area. Cluain an Ultaigh being adopted due to a strongly held belief that Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare and his followers spent a night in the Clonoulty area as they fled their native territory based in the present day Killarney peninsula. The destination being a march 250 miles north to the area of present-day Co. Leitrim. The purpose of this exodus was to fight alongside the strongest Gaelic chieftains present in the north of Ireland against belligerent English armies fighting for dominance. Also after the English victory at the battle of Kinsale there was an immediate need to escape capture or annihilation from the pursuing victorious armies.
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