New Inn, County Tipperary
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New Inn Loch Cheann
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The R639 (i.e. the former N8) through New Inn.
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| Coordinates: 52°26′26.5″N 7°52′56.5″W / 52.440694°N 7.882361°WCoordinates: 52°26′26.5″N 7°52′56.5″W / 52.440694°N 7.882361°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Population (est.) | |
| • Urban | 150 |
| • Rural | 500 |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
New Inn (Irish: Loch Cheann) is a village in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is also in the barony of Middle Third, and part of the parish of New Inn & Knockgraffon in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
It is located in the Golden Vale midway between the market and tourist towns of Cahir and Cashel. Bypassed in October 2007 by the M8, the main road through the village is a section of the R639. Two other roads, the R687 to Clonmel and the L3121 road to Golden, begin at the centre of the village.
New Inn has three pubs, two schools, one shop, a convent and church, a Community Centre, a tennis club, and a GAA pitch, which is home to Rockwell Rovers GAA Club. To the south of the village is Outrath Co-op, which serves the large agricultural hinterland of the village. Rockwell College, a prestigious private secondary school run by the Holy Ghost Fathers, is situated 3 km (1.9 mi) from the centre of the village.
The village lies within the townland of Loughkent and the village was formerly known by this name. It is derived from Irish Loch Ceann, meaning 'lake of the head'. Older anglicisations include Lochken and Loghkean. Another old name for the village was Graigkent (likely from Irish Gráig Ceann, meaning 'hamlet of the head'). A local legend holds that Loch Ceann pertains to a great battle fought in the area in antiquity, or during the early medieval period. According to this tale, the heads of the vanquished warriors were severed by the winners, and cast into a lake.
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