Upperchurch

Last updated

Upperchurch
An Teampall Uachtarach
Village
IMG Upperchurch4598w.jpg
Ireland adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Upperchurch
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°42′10″N8°01′10″W / 52.702668°N 8.019443°W / 52.702668; -8.019443 Coordinates: 52°42′10″N8°01′10″W / 52.702668°N 8.019443°W / 52.702668; -8.019443
Country Ireland
Province Munster
County County Tipperary
Population
 (2006)
  Total314
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
  Summer (DST) UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Upperchurch (Irish : An Teampall Uachtarach, meaning 'the upper church') is a small village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies in the Slievefelim Hills, just off the R503 regional road between Thurles and Limerick. Its Irish name was historically anglicised as Templeoughteragh, Templeoughtragh and Templeoughtera. [1] It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Kilnamanagh Upper.

Contents

Sacred Heart Church IMG Upperchurch4600w.jpg
Sacred Heart Church

Sport

Upperchurch–Drombane GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.[ citation needed ] Clodiagh Rangers F.C is the local soccer club.[ citation needed ]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Borrisoleigh</span> Village in Munster, Ireland

Borrisoleigh is a small town in County Tipperary, Ireland. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 679. In recent years the population has exceeded 1,000 while historically the population has been around 8,000. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Borrisoleigh and Ileigh in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.

Upperchurch–Drombane GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club is located in the area of Upperchurch and Drombane, seven miles from Thurles in mid County Tipperary, Ireland. They compete in hurling at both Senior and Junior A levels and in gaelic football at Senior and Junior B grade. The local GAA pitch is located approximately 1 mile from Drombane village.

The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is an annual club competition between the top Tipperary clubs. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster Club Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hollyford, County Tipperary</span> Village in Munster, Ireland

Hollyford 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.

The 2007 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship is an annual competition between the top hurling clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster Club Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R497 road (Ireland)</span>

The R497 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs north-south from Nenagh, County Tipperary to the N24 in Tipperary Town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lattin, County Tipperary</span> Village in County Tipperary, Ireland

Lattin is a village and civil parish in south County Tipperary in Ireland. It is within the historical barony of Clanwilliam, and is also one half of the 'Lattin and Cullen' parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Lattin village is located on the R515 regional road between the towns of Emly and Tipperary.

Ormond Upper is a barony in County Tipperary, Ireland. This geographical unit of land is one of 12 baronies in County Tipperary. Its chief town is Toomevara. The barony lies between Ormond Lower to the north, Kilnamanagh Upper to the south, Owney and Arra to the west and Ikerrin to the east. The territory is currently administered by Tipperary County Council. The O'Mearas had an extensive territory in the barony; the name of their chief residence, Tuaim-ui-Meara, is still retained in the town of Toomavara.

Templederry Kenyons GAA is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "North-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred on the village of Templederry.

Edmond "Ned" Lambe was an Irish hurler who played for the Tipperary senior team.

Patrick J. "Paddy" Riordan was an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Tipperary senior team.

Moyaliff is an old Civil Parish and townland in County Tipperary, Ireland. The old Civil parish was in the barony of Kilnamanagh Upper in the County of Tipperary. It had thirty one townlands in total. Twenty seven of these townslands are in the Roman Catholic Parish of Upperchurch-Drombane, three in the Roman Catholic parish of Holycross-Ballycahill and one townland Moyaliff itself shared between the two.

The 2016 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 126th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The first round of the Championship began on 9 April.

The 2017 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 127th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 23 January 2017. The championship began on 28 April 2017 and ended on 8 October 2017.

The 2018 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 128th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2018 group stage took place on 29 January 2018. The championship began on 14 April 2018 and ended on 21 October 2018.

The 2019 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 129th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 6 April 2019 and ended on 3 November 2019.

The 2021 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 131st staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 27 August 2021 and is scheduled to end on 28 November 2021.

The 2021 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 131st staging of the Tipperary Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

The 2022 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 132nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

The 2022 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 132nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship started on 30 July and ended on 16 October.

References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)