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Barry’s Bridge in Thurles, Co Tipperary, providing passage over the river Suir, was originally built circa 1650 and was partially reconstructed again circa 1820.Bridge Castle, overlooking this seasonally shallow river crossing, has dominated the Thurles skyline since as early as 1453, built possibly by the Norman invader McRickard Butler of whom history records that he erected, in 1453, two ...
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Sep 1, 2011 · Posted on September 1, 2011 by George. The Bridge Castle in Thurles is situated on the banks of the river Suir. This medieval castle dates back to 1453 during the Norman period in Irish history. It is strategically located on the east side of Thurles and still dominates the town’s skyline today. Click to view our full history of the Bridge ...
The Historic Black Castle, in an prime location on Liberty Square, Thurles, County Tipperary, dates from the 16th Century and was home to Lady Thurles ( Elizabeth Poyntz) in the 1660s and 1670s. She had been married to Thomas Butler of the house of Ormonde. She died in 1673 and is buried in the Ladyes Chapple in St Mary’s, Thurles. She is the ...
Jul 27, 2018 · Patrick Comerford. During my visit to Thurles earlier this week [25 July 2018], I went looking for the castle in Thurles that was home for over six decades to Elizabeth Butler, Dowager Lady Thurles, and one of the leading women to engage in politics in Ireland in the 17th century. Elizabeth Poyntz (1587-1673) was a daughter of Sir John Poyntz ...
Nov 24, 2008 · Lady Thurles was a loyal and staunch Catholic, but also a loyal and staunch Englishwoman (Royalist). From the time of her marriage with Viscount Thurles until her death in May 1673, she resided in Thurles Castle, except perhaps for a short period (1658-1660) during the Cromwellian regime. Generations later, the 3rd Duke of Abercorn’s daughter ...
Thurles (/ ˈtɜːrləs /; Durlas Éile) is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles. The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly is located in the town.
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Thurles. The ancient Irish name for this famous town is "Dúrlas Éile Ui Fhógartaigh". Dúrlas, anglicised to Thurles, means "fort ", while Eile refers to the ancient territory in which the town is located. The Ó Fogarty's were the dominant family in south Eile, where the modern town of Thurles is to be found: indeed the local barony is ...
