Top Things to do in County Tipperary
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Top 7 Sacred & Religious Sites in County Tipperary, Province of Munster
Discover the best top things to do in County Tipperary, Ireland including Kilcooley Abbey, Hall of the Vicars Choral, St. Patrick's Well, Holy Cross Abbey, St Ruadhan Church of Ireland, Lorrha Augustinian Friary, St. Ruadhan's Dominican Friary.
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1. Kilcooley Abbey
2. Hall of the Vicars Choral
3. St. Patrick's Well
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4.5 based on 234 reviews
St Patrick's Well is located near Clonmel a short distance south of the main Clonmel, Cahir road. It is an old religious site situated in a sheltered glen where a large volume of spring water continuously wells up from underground. The church was built in the seventeenth century, but there are traces of an even older building. Inside the walls is the tomb of Nicholas White of Clonmel who died in 1622. At the centre of the small lake is a weathered Celtic Cross which dates from early Christian times in Ireland.
Reviewed By MatthewW3632 - Callan, Ireland
The well is accesable by steps from the roadway. O ce you get down it is a very tranquil place. If the weather is warm enough you can walk into the waters which are believed to have healing powers. The area is very well kept and very clean. We'll worth a stop off you are in the area
4. Holy Cross Abbey
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4.5 based on 101 reviews
Reviewed By Bozeman-Dublin - Trim, Ireland
Magnificent 12th century abbey with the most beautiful, serene church, still fully in use today. It's only about a 10 or 15 minute drive from Thules and there is loads of parking outside. Completely free to enter. A donation box is on the wall inside the church but there's no pressure to contribute. It's such a lovely place though you'll probably be happy to do so. It once held relics if the true cross, hence its name. Today the highlight is the beautiful cloister outside and of course the church itself with its stained glass windows, whitewashed stone walls and lovely wooden rafters. The silence inside is just so fulfilling and I really loved it. Amazing sloping floor too, quite a drop from the back down to the rather distant altar!
5. St Ruadhan Church of Ireland
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
St Ruadháns church is probably built on the site of the early monastery founded by Ruadhán in c.540 AD. The church was constructed from roughly coursed cyclopean masonry and has antae projecting from the east and west gables. This may be the church referred to in the Annals of Inishfallen. It records, under 1037 AD, that 'Cu Chaille, son of Cennetaig, King of Musgraige, with his son was slain....
6. Lorrha Augustinian Friary
A priory was founded here by the Augustinian Canons Regular sometime in the 12th century, possibly under the patronage of William de Burgh. In the following century it was burnt and rebuilt twice. What we see at the site today are the remains of a 15th century Priory. The main doorway, consists of two orders and has a pointed arch with ogee-headed hood moulding........
7. St. Ruadhan's Dominican Friary
The Dominican Friary was built in 1269. It is rectangular and about 6m tall. The fenestration at the choir end is interesting- the lancets are in pairs, not singular, but regularly spaced. there was a stone screen or pulpitium but apparently no tower- midway in the length of the church. As an example of early Irish architecture in terms of size- it is almost as large as any 13th religious remains.
