Rathgormack or Rathgormac ()
is a village and
parish
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in northern
County Waterford
County Waterford ( ga, Contae Phort Láirge) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is part of the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region. It is named ...
,
Ireland
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.
Amenities
The village has a pub, a shop, a newly made all-weather pitch, a recreational park, a
national school and a
Roman Catholic
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Church
Rathgormack made national headlines in 2021 when, to avoid the loss of the village's last pub,19 locals invested €12,000 each and formed a company to purchase it.
Geography
The closest centres of population to Rathgormack are the
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...
towns of
Carrick-on-Suir
Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical barony of Iffa and Offa East. The part on the so ...
and
Clonmel
Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...
. 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
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centre located in the village. It caters mainly for hikers to the nearby
Comeragh Mountains
The Comeragh Mountains () are a glaciated mountain range situated in southeast Ireland in County Waterford. They are located between the town of Dungarvan and stretch inland to the town of Clonmel on the County Tipperary border and the villages ...
. The town is overlooked by
Cruachán Paorach.
History
In 1921, during the
Irish War of Independence
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, a District Inspector of the
Royal Irish Constabulary
The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC, ga, Constáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann; simply called the Irish Constabulary 1836–67) was the police force in Ireland from 1822 until 1922, when all of the country was part of the United Kingdom. A separate ...
,
Gilbert Potter
Gilbert Norman Potter (10 July 1887 – 27 April 1921) was a District Inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary. He was born in Dromahair, County Leitrim and was stationed at Cahir, County Tipperary, during the Irish War of Independence. In Apri ...
was executed by
Dinny Lacey
Denis Lacey (31 May 1889 – 18 February 1923) was an Irish Republican Army officer during the Irish War of Independence and anti-Treaty IRA officer during the Irish Civil War.
Early life and Irish War of Independence
Lacey was born in 1889 i ...
of the
Third Tipperary Brigade
The 3rd Tipperary Brigade () was one of the most active of approximately 80 such units that constituted the IRA during the Irish War of Independence. The brigade was based in southern Tipperary and conducted its activities mainly in mid-Munster ...
of the
Irish Republican Army
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(IRA) on the banks of the
River Clodagh, about 1 km south of the village.
[Abbott, Richard]
''Police Casualties in Ireland 1919–1922''
Mercier Press: 2000: pg 226
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Ireland
References
External links
Rathgormack National School*Website: https://www.rathgormack.ie
Towns and villages in County Waterford