Around Our Town Ep. 38 – Attempted Abduction at Rathronan On Sunday the 2nd of July 1854 the church at Rathronan was the scene of an outrageous incident that would be talked about by the people of Tipperary for years to come. It was here John Rutter Carden attempted to abduct Eleanor Louisa Arbuthnot. Carden...Read More

The townland of Glendaloughin straddles the Comeragh mountains north of Clonmel overlooking the beautiful Nire valley. It falls within the bounds of county Waterford but is part of the civil parish of Saint Mary’s, Clonmel. It is a picturesque and serene place but 116 years ago it was at the centre of a bitter dispute...Read More

Our final stop on the Coleville Road is Greenpark (at times known as Greenville). This completes our look at the protected structures along the Coleville Road. Following the construction of the Gashouse Bridge in the 1820s the Coleville Road quickly became one of Clonmel’s desirable suburbs. Some the town’s wealthiest merchants and professionals bought and...Read More

Fairy Hill House is situated half way down the Coleville road on the riverside. It is in fact two houses. The larger and older structure was original named Springfield House. It is clearly identified in both the first and second edition of the ordnance survey maps of Ireland. This puts its date of construction at...Read More