Dundrum, County Tipperary
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Dundrum Dún Droma
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Main Street Dundrum
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 Dundrum
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| Coordinates: 52°33′37″N 8°02′39″W / 52.560378°N 8.044289°WCoordinates: 52°33′37″N 8°02′39″W / 52.560378°N 8.044289°W | |
| Country |
 Ireland
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| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 191 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Dundrum (Irish: Dún Droma, fort of the ridge) is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. In the 2006 census it is listed as having 191 residents, exactly the same number as it had in 2002. It is in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower.
Dundrum village lies in the townland of the same name, one of eight in the civil parish of Knockavilla. The village itself is located 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Cashel at the junction of the R505 and R661 regional roads. 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.
The main Dublin to Cork 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.
Bus Éireann route 332 provides one service each way on Saturdays only from the village to Limerick via Newport.
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 Ireland church, it has no Roman Catholic church. The nearest Roman Catholic church is in the neighbouring village 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) together with the aforementioned railway station and also the now abandoned Royal Irish Constabulary station.
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