Holycross
Holycross
Irish: Mainistir na Croiche | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Holycross Bridge and abbey | |
  Holycross | |
| Coordinates: 52°38′23″N 7°52′00″W / 52.639626°N 7.866597°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Tipperary |
| Population | 715 |
Holycross (
ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
.
The village developed around the Cistercian Holy Cross Abbey on the River Suir. Its population was 715 at the 2016 census.[1]
Transport
The Thurles to Clonmel via Cashel bus route serves Holycross.[3] The nearest railway station is Thurles railway station at approximately 6 kilometres distance. By road, Thurles is 7 km to the north-east.
History
Holy Cross Abbey was founded in 1180 by King
Benedictine order.[citation needed
]
Relic
In 1975, on the restoration and
Gardaí in January 2012.[6]
Sport
Holycross–Ballycahill GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.
Holycross Football Club is a soccer club for juvenile and adult players located on the Cashel Road.[citation needed]
See also
- List of civil parishes of County Tipperary
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
References
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Holycross". Census 2016. CSO. April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Mainistir na Croiche/Holycross". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Bernard Kavanagh & Sons LTD. :: Home". Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ Archived 2006
- ^ Carty, Ed & Sarah Stack (12 October 2011). "Rare precious relic from cross Jesus died on stolen in audacious raid at Holy Cross Abbey". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ Carbery, Genevieve (17 January 2012). "'True cross' relics returned to Tipperary". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
