Hollyford, County Tipperary
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Hollyford Áth an Chuillinn
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 Hollyford
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| Coordinates: 52°38′03″N 8°06′39″W / 52.634225°N 8.110757°WCoordinates: 52°38′03″N 8°06′39″W / 52.634225°N 8.110757°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R922535 |
Hollyford (Irish: Áth an Chuillinn), is a small village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is in the Roman Catholic parish of Kilcommon and Hollyford and Rearcross, in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower.
Hollyford lies in a valley running through the Slieve Felim Mountains. It is on the R497 regional road, which runs north-south for 55 km through the Silvermine and Slieve Felim Mountains from Nenagh to Tipperary Town.
It was historically known in Irish as Áth Bhéal a' Chuillinn (anglicised Aghbellacullin), Béal a' Chuillinn (anglicised Bellacullin) and Cluain Mhurchaidh (anglicised Clonmurragha).
Part of the Cian route Patrick Sarsfield took for his daring attack on the Williamite siege train during the Siege of Limerick (1690) is marked out today, as "Sarsfield's Ride", and is a popular walking and cycling route. It passes near the village of Hollyford. The O'Sullivan Beara Route, which passes through the village, runs from Castletownbere, County Cork for 350 km (220 mi) to Monaghan.
During the War of Independence on 11 May 1920, the IRA attacked the RIC barracks at Hollyford.
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