Wrecks and historic events in County Tipperary
The Discover Alone map has 11 wrecks and historic events in County Tipperary, Ireland. Below are the 7 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Soloheadbeg AmbushambushSoloheadbeg marked the opening strike of the Irish War of Independence on 21 January 1919, when Irish Volunteers…
Siege of ClonmelsiegeOliver Cromwell besieged Clonmel in 1650. The largest town in County Tipperary stood on the River Suir, its walls…
Siege of Cahir CastlesiegeEssex dragged heavy guns ten miles through rain and mud in May 1599, breaking the castle that everyone called…- Young Ireland rebellionrebellionYoung Ireland rebels clashed with British police at Ballingarry on 29 July 1848, marking the only armed uprising of the…
- IndicatedBurial groundIndicated is a small burial ground in Gortnahoo, County Tipperary, where a cruciform church stands on a slight rise…
- Burial ground in TannersrathBurial groundYes. The buried soldiers may have bled into Tannersrath sand during the Clonmel siege of 1649, waiting for quarry men…
- Battle of KnocknanussMajor battlefieldKnocknanuss in County Tipperary became a bloody scar when Murrough O’Brien’s Parliamentarian army crushed the Irish…