Ardfinnan

Ardfinnan Árd Fhíonáin
—  Village  —
Ardfinnan castle
Ardfinnan Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°18′35″N 7°53′07″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	South Tipperary
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2006)
• Urban	986
Time zone	WET (UTC+0)
• Summer (DST)	IST (WEST) (UTC-1)
Irish Grid Reference	S077174

Ardfinnan (Irish: Ard Fhíonáin, meaning "Fíonáin's height") is a small village in the barony of Iffa and Offa West, South Tipperary in Ireland. It is situated on the River Suir and R665 regional road. The parish of Ardfinnan is made up of three areas: Ardfinnan, Ballybacon, and Grange. The village is located 14 kilometres from the town of Clonmel and six miles from the town of Cahir via the R670 road. The population of the village is approximately 1000 people.

Places of interest

The most prominent feature of the village is Ardfinnan Castle which was built by King John around 1186 to guard the river crossing. The Bridge was started soon after the castle was completed. The castle has a long and varied history of owners, and is inhabited to the present, but it is not open to the public.

Sport

• Ballybacon-Grange GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club.
• Ardfinnan GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club. They were Tipperary county Gaelic football champions in 2005.

Ardfinnan Anglers have cover of approximately 15 km of river bank on the river Suir. Brown trout and Salmon can be caught in these waters. The river banks are maintained annually by club members who perform the work voluntarily before the season kicks off. Most parts of the river banks have plenty of room for Fly Fishing. The stretch of river has some shallow runs but the majority of the river is deep and would not be suitable for wading.

See also

• List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Tipperary)

External references

• Ardfinnan Web site with local information and pictures