The Glen of Aherlow (
Irish: ''Gleann Eatharlaí'') is a valley located between Slievenamuck and the
Galtee Mountains
Galtymore or Galteemore () is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At , it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Galtymore has the 4th-highe ...
in the western part of
County Tipperary
County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...
in
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
. The principal village is Lisvarrinane (sometimes spelled Lisvernane). There is also a hamlet at Rossadrehid, where Aherlow creamery was located before its closure in the late 20th century. Other adjacent centres of population are the villages of
Galbally (on the western fringe), Kilross (on the north west front) and
Bansha
Bansha (; ) is a village in County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The village is part of the parish of "Bansha and Kilmoyler" (united in 1858) in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is in the historical Barony (I ...
(on the eastern approach). Across the northern flank of Slievenamuck lies
Tipperary Town.
The tradition of
Geoffrey Keating
Geoffrey Keating (; – ) was an Irish historian. He was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, and is buried in Tubrid Graveyard in the parish of Ballylooby-Duhill. He became a Catholic priest and a poet.
Biography
It was generally believed unt ...
still lives on in the folklore of the Glen of Aherlow. Keating preached sermons there, receiving refuge and, according to tradition, lived in a cave for much of the time while on the run and compiling his
magnum opus
A masterpiece, , or ; ; ) is a creation that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career or a work of outstanding creativity, skill, profundity, or workmanship.
Historically, ...
, ''Foras Feasa Ar Éirinn'' (''c.'' 1634).
Statue
A statue, titled 'Christ the King', overlooks the valley in which the Glen of Aherlow is situated. The statue, constructed in 1950, is situated on
Slievenamuck on the approach road to Tipperary Town.
[Fionn Davenport Ireland - 2010 Page 343 1742203507 GLEN OF AHERLOW & GALTEE MOUNTAINS South of Tipperary are the shapely Slievenamuck Hills and Galtee Mountains, separated by ... A popular lookout and historic statue of Christ can be found 1.6km north of Newtown on the R664.]
References
Geography of County Tipperary
Glens of Ireland
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