Tullaroan () is a village in the western part of

County Kilkenny County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the cou ...

in the

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near the County Tipperary, Tipperary border. Tullaroan is also the name of the local civil parish.

Sport

Tullaroan GAA Tullaroan is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Tullaroan in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Tullaroan is the most successful club in the h ...

are the most successful

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club in

, having won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship title twenty times, and have been finalists on eleven occasions.

Culture

The most common surnames in Tullaroan in 1849-50 were

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and Comerford.Tullaroan
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Geography

Civil parishes adjoining Tullaroan parish include Ballingarry (Slieveardagh) in

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and in

Ballinamara, Ballycallan, Ballylarkin, Killahy (Crannagh), Kilmanagh, Tubbridbritain.

References

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Tullaroan GAA Club
{{Authority control Towns and villages in County Kilkenny

Sport

Culture

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