What is recorded here
Killenaule in County Tipperary is where Rachael Blackmore was born in 1989 and first mounted a pony at two years old. That small Irish town launched the jockey who broke the oldest barriers in National Hunt racing before retiring in 2025 with 575 victories.
Why this person is known: Irish National Hunt jockey
- Birthplace
- Killenaule
Places near here
Saint Mary's Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 460 yd
Bailey Housepresbytery/parochial/curate's house · 467 yd
Slieveardagh Heritage CentreVisitor information · 612 yd
Site of CastleCastle, motte and bailey · 803 yd
Enclosure in Knockavadagh,springhill (killenaule Par.)Enclosure · 1143 yd
RathroeFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.0 mi
CastleCastle, ringwork · 1.4 mi
Eagle HillMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Waterloo HillMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Gobban Saer's GraveArchaeological place · 3.1 mi
Noan WoodWood · 3.3 mi
Derrynaflan TrailHeritage attraction · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: RTÉ Sport · CC BY 3.0