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Cullen, County Tipperary
Cullen () is a rural village in County Tipperary, Ireland. The centre of the village is located at a junction of two roads in south Tipperary. These roads lead to Monard, Lattin, the "Rocky Road" and Oola respectively. Name The village was traditionally believed to have taken its name from the holly (Irish ''cuileann''), although an Irish legend claimed that Fionn Mac Cumhail killed a hero named Cuileann, son of Morna at this site in the 3rd century AD. Another possible derivation is ''cuilleann'', "steep unbroken slope;" the village is dominated by a sloping road. Amenities Cullen is home to two public houses (pubs), a cemetery and a Roman Catholic church. This church is dedicated to Saint Patrick and was built . Cullen–Lattin soccer pitch is the venue for the Cullen–Lattin soccer team. It is called this because the villages of Cullen and Lattin (approx. 4 miles from Cullen) are joined as one parish in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Sport The GAA affiliations of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National School (Ireland)
In Ireland, a national school () is a type of primary school that is financed directly by the state, but typically administered jointly by the state, a patron body, and local representatives. In national schools, most major policies, such as the curriculum and teacher salaries and conditions, are managed by the state through the Department of Education and Skills. Minor policies of the school are managed by local people, sometimes directed by a member of the clergy, as representative of the patron, through a local 'board of management'. Most primary schools in Ireland fall into this category, which is a pre-independence concept. While there are other forms of primary school in Ireland, including a relatively small number of private denominational schools which do not receive state aid, there were just 34 such private primary schools in 2012, with a combined enrollment of 7,600 pupils. By comparison there were, as of 2019, over 3,200 national schools in Ireland with a combined en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lattin, County Tipperary
Lattin () is a village and civil parish in south County Tipperary in Ireland. It is within the historical barony of Clanwilliam, and is also one half of the 'Lattin and Cullen' parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Lattin village is located on the R515 regional road between the towns of Emly and Tipperary. History Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes an ancient burial mound (a barrow-mound) just east of the village, which can be clearly seen from the Emly/Tipperary road. Amenities and features The village comprises a church, cemetery and two pubs. The cemetery is located approximately 100 metres west of the Roman Catholic church. This church, the Church of the Assumption, was built in 1863 and is listed on the Record of Protected Structures for South Tipperary. Lattin is surrounded by pasture land, much of which is used for dairy farming. It is situated in an area of south Tipperary known as the Golden Vale, an area in which the land is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky English
Nicholas J. "Nicky" English (born 20 October 1962) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward at senior level for the Tipperary county team. Born in Cullen, County Tipperary, English first played competitive Gaelic games during his schooling at the Abbey CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior debut during the 1982 championship. English went on to play a key part for almost fifteen years, and won two All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, English won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he won a set of intermediate and junior championship medals with Lattin-Cullen. English also won a remarkable five successive Fitzgibbon Cup meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Bog Of Cullen
The Golden Bog of Cullen is an archaeological site located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Discovered in the 18th century, it has been described as "one of the most important and prolific sites" in Ireland; it was discovered before modern methods of preservation and collection, and almost all of the finds were melted down. Location The Golden Bog is located southwest of Cullen, County Tipperary, east of Longstone Rath. This was part of the ancient Gaelic territory of Uí Cuanach ( Coonagh). Artifacts The earliest recorded find dates to 1731, a two-gallon (9-litre) brass vessel with four legs. In 1744, a Limerick jeweller bought from a Cullen shopkeeper a gold crown weighing ; the metal was of a very high purity. Objects found on the site included 300 brass swords, a golden cone (described as "the breast of a wooden idol"), bars of pure gold, and gold gorgets. As most of the items were discovered before modern methods of preservation and collection of ancient artefacts, the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longstone Rath
Longstone Rath () is a ringfort (''rath'') and National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Location Longstone Rath is located on a height overlooking the Barna–Emly road, 1.6 km (1 mile) west-southwest of Cullen. History and archaeology The longstone, a lump of limestone about 2.3 m (7′ 7″) in height, is located on a mound within a bivallate ringfort. The site was excavated in 1973–76, where 4,000 potsherds, 6 complete vessels, over 400 flint scrapers, cremated bones and grooved ware pottery were found. The mound is thought to date from c. AD 1 (mid-Iron Age), with the rath being added about AD 600. According to Prof. Peter Danaher, Carrowkeel-style bowls from the complex site at Longstone seem to indicate a transitory camp of passage-tomb folk, and the hilltop was also used by Beaker, Food Vessel and Urn An urn is a vase, often with a cover, with a typically narrowed neck above a rounded body and a footed pedestal. Describing a vessel as an "urn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
