Bouladuff
| Bouladuff An Bhuaile Dhubh
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| Entrance to Bouladuff R498 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | North Tipperary |
| Population | 409 |
Bouladuff (Irish: An Bhuaile Dhubh), also known as Inch and The Ragg,[1] is a village in North Tipperary, Ireland. According to the CSO census of 2011, the population is 409 a reduction of 43 people since the previous Census in 2006. It is in the barony of Eliogarty.
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[edit] Location and access
It lies 5 miles from Thurles and 3 miles from Borrisoleigh. The village is set in the Suir valley and bounded by the Silvermine Mountains to the northwest and the Slieveardagh hills to the Southeast. The main road is the R498 regional road from Nenagh to Thurles. The area around Bouladuff is rich and varied in scenery with views of the Devils Bit and Tower mountains.
[edit] Amenities
- Inch National school
- Inch Church (200 years old)
- A nightclub and Bar
- Petrol Station and Shop
- Inch Community Hall
- Restaurant and B&b
- GAA grounds of the Drom-Inch GAA club, complete with dressing room and a covered stand
- Bouladuff Cemetery
- Inch old graveyard
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
Putting the barony in its historico-geographical context.
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- Barony - an old administrative division. Eliogarty - one of 14 baronies in the old county, between Ikerrin to the north (whose chief town is Roscrea), Kilnamanagh Upper to the west (whose chief town is Borrisoleigh) and Middle Third to the south (whose chief town is Cashel).
Explanation for the use of "North Tipperary" instead of "County Tipperary".
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- Following the abolition of the former county - Tipperary - as an administrative division in 1898, the county of North Tipperary was created. This is still the legal status of the county. See also County Tipperary for further history on the topic.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Moves Afoot to Inch Out The Ragg". Tipperary Star. 21 June 2008. http://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/Moves-Afoot-to-Inch-Out.4197802.jp. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898
Coordinates: 52°43′N 7°54′W / 52.717°N 7.9°W
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