Rathgormack
Rathgormack
Irish: Ráth Ó gCormaic | |
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City | |
  Rathgormack Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′20″N 7°29′46″W / 52.305451°N 7.496179°W | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Waterford |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Rathgormack [1] (Irish: Ráth Ó gCormaic, meaning 'Cormac's ringfort') is a village and parish in northern County Waterford, Ireland.
Amenities
The award-winning village has a pub, a shop, a national school[2] and a Roman Catholic Church.
Geography
The closest centres of population to Rathgormack are the County Tipperary towns of Carrick-on-Suir and Clonmel. It is the twin parish of Clonea-Power.
The population of the area is around 1200. Farming and agriculture-related industries are the main sources of employment. Tourism is also important, with a hiking centre located in the village. It caters mainly for hikers to the nearby Comeragh Mountains. The town is overlooked by Cruachan Paorach.[3] It is often confused with Rathcormac, a town in north County Cork.
History
In 1921, during the Irish War of Independence, a District Inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary, Gilbert Potter was executed by Dinny Lacey of the Third Tipperary Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on the banks of the River Clodagh, about 1 km south of the village.[citation needed] It was home to the great Brendan Phealan.
See also
References
- ^ "Dáil Eireann - 28/May/1974 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rathgormac (Waterford) Sewage Discharge". Debates.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
- ^ "Rathgormack National School". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?rf=20370
