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Kilmeaden
Kilmeaden or Kilmeadan () is a village in County Waterford, Ireland. It is west of the centre of Waterford, Waterford city on the R680 road (Ireland), R680 road. The village is in a Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of the same name. Kilmeaden townland is nearby the village, at Old Kilmeaden. Kilmeaden Castle was a stronghold of the le Poer family in the fourteenth century. In the late thirteenth century, it was in the possession of Sir Walter de la Haye, a leading figure in the Irish Government from about 1270 to 1308. The castle was destroyed by Cromwellian forces c.1650. The lands of Kilmeaden were granted to the Ottrington family, and later passed by inheritance to the family of Viscount Doneraile. Amenities Kilmeaden is also the site of St. Mary's Church, a Church of Ireland Chapel, located in the north-western part of the village, Old Kilmeaden, near the railway station, on the R680 regional road towards Carrick-On-Suir. The school serving the Kilmeaden area is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford And Suir Valley Railway
Waterford Suir Valley Railway (WSVR) is a registered charity operating on a track gauge, gauge railway track from Kilmeadan back towards Bilberry outside Waterford, Republic of Ireland, Ireland.The line shares much of its route along the banks of River Suir with the Waterford Greenway. This walking and cycle path passes through the station which has car parking and a coffee shop for visitors. Apart from the station platforms, there are two other halts, built in 2017, at Mount Congreve and Bilberry on the outskirts of Waterford. The railway currently only uses diesel locomotives though efforts are underway to restore a steam locomotive to full operating capacity to run on the line. In addition to regular scheduled services, the railway also operates a popular 'Santa Express' service. The carriages are wheelchair accessible. History The society was established in 1997 with the intention of restoring the Waterford and Tramore Railway, but after feasibility studies this was de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N25 Road (Ireland)
The N25 road is a national primary road in Ireland, forming the route from Cork to Rosslare Europort via Waterford City. The road is part of the E30 European route and a short section is also part of the E01 European route. It forms part of the proposed Atlantic Corridor route. Route Up to 22 February 2012, the Cork South Ring Road was designated as part of the N25. However, on 23 February, this section of road was redesignated as N40 and hence from this date, the N25 now commences at the Dunkettle Interchange. From the Dunkettle Interchange the N25 commences east as the ''East Cork Parkway'' dual-carriageway, with interchanges for Fota Island and Cobh, and also Carrigtwohill. The next major destination on the route is Midleton. The dual-carriageway ends after bypassing Midleton with an ordinary two-lane road continuing east to Youghal. At Youghal a single carriageway bypass was completed in 2003, bringing the road around the west of the town to the northern side of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirlán
Tirlán (known as Glanbia Co-operative Society Limited from 1999 until 2022) is an Irish dairy Cooperative, co-operative based in Kilkenny, Ireland. Its catchment area mainly covers the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East and Midland Region, Ireland, Midland regions of Ireland. Tirlán processes an annual volume of 3.2 billion litres of milk and handles 190,000 tonnes of green grain. As of 2024 it has 2,300 employees and revenues of €2.53 billion. Tirlán is divided into three main business divisions; Agribusiness (Retail stores and farm services), Consumer (consumer brands) and Ingredients (value added solutions). Glanbia plc will retain and continue to operate under the Glanbia name as an entirely separate entity. Tirlán will remain the largest shareholder in Glanbia plc, with a 31.9% shareholding. History The co-operative has its roots in a series of amalgamations of small rural co-operative creamery societies throughout Counties Tipperary, Kilkenny, Laois and Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R680 Road (Ireland)
The R680 road is a Regional road (Ireland), regional road in Ireland. It travels from Clonmel, County Tipperary to Waterford city centre, via Carrick-on-Suir and Kilmeadan. The road is long. References Regional roads in the Republic of Ireland Roads in County Tipperary Roads in County Waterford {{Ireland-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford City
Waterford ( ) is a city in County Waterford in the south-east of Ireland. It is located within the province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour. It is the oldestWaterford City Council : About Our City . Waterfordcity.ie. Retrieved on 23 July 2013. and the fifth most populous city in the Republic of Ireland. It is the ninth most populous settlement on the island of Ireland. As of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford
Waterford ( ) is a City status in Ireland, city in County Waterford in the South-East Region, Ireland, south-east of Ireland. It is located within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster. The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour. It is the oldestWaterford City Council : About Our City . Waterfordcity.ie. Retrieved on 23 July 2013. and the List of urban areas in the Republic of Ireland, fifth most populous city in the Republic of Ireland. It is the List of settlements on the island of Ireland by population, ninth most populous settlement on the island of Ireland. As of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, 60,079 people lived in the city and its suburbs. Historically the site of a Viking settlement, Waterford's medieval defensive walls and fortifications include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 205 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, two United Nations General Assembly observers#Current non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and ten other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (15 states, of which there are six UN member states, one UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and eight de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (two states, both in associated state, free association with New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Ireland
The Church of Ireland (, ; , ) is a Christian church in Ireland, and an autonomy, autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the Christianity in Ireland, second-largest Christian church on the island after the Catholic Church in Ireland, Roman Catholic Church. Like other Anglican churches, it has retained elements of pre-Reformation practice, notably its episcopal polity, while rejecting the papal primacy, primacy of the pope. In theological and liturgical matters, it incorporates many principles of the Reformation, particularly those of the English Reformation, but self-identifies as being both Protestantism, Reformed and Catholicity, Catholic, in that it sees itself as the inheritor of a continuous tradition going back to the founding of Celtic Christianity, Christianity in Ireland. As with other members of the global Anglican communion, individual parishes accommodate differing approaches to the level of ritual and formality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and is part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is named after the City status in Ireland, city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census the population of the county was 103,685. The county was based on the historic Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic kingdom of Osraige, Ossory (''Osraighe''), which was coterminous with the Bishop of Ossory, Diocese of Ossory. Geography and subdivisions Kilkenny is the 16th-largest of Ireland's 32 counties by area and the 21st-largest in terms of population. It is the third-largest of Leinster's 12 counties in size, the seventh-largest in terms of population, and has a population density of 50 people per km2. Kilkenny borders five counties – County Tipperary, Tipperary to the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Examiner
The ''Irish Examiner'', formerly ''The Cork Examiner'' and then ''The Examiner'', is an Republic of Ireland, Irish national daily newspaper which primarily circulates in the Munster region surrounding its base in Cork (city), Cork, though it is available throughout the country. History 19th and early 20th centuries The paper was founded by John Maguire (MP), John Francis Maguire under the title ''The Cork Examiner'' in 1841 in support of the Catholic Emancipation and tenant rights work of Daniel O'Connell. Historical copies of ''The Cork Examiner'', dating back to 1841, are available to search and view in digitised form at the Irish Newspaper Archives website and British Newspaper Archive. During the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War, the ''Cork Examiner'' (along with other nationalist newspapers) was subject to censorship and suppression. At the time of the Spanish Civil War, the ''Cork Examiner'' reportedly took a strongly pro-Francisco Franco, Franco tone in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centra
Centra is a convenience shop chain that operates throughout Ireland. The chain operates as a symbol group owned by Musgrave Group, the food wholesaler, meaning the individual shops are all owned by individual franchisees. The chain has three different formats available to franchisees—smaller Quick Stop outlets, mid-sized Foodmarkets, and larger Supermarkets. The majority of the shops follow the Quick Stop format, or are simply branded Centra, as Musgrave also offers the SuperValu format, which is geared towards larger supermarkets. There are currently approximately 480 Centra shops in the Republic of Ireland and approximately 80 in Northern Ireland. In 2016, Centra posted a 3% increase in sales to €1.59bn. Centra's main competitors are Gala, Spar and Londis, as well as a number of smaller groups such as Costcutter. The chain was originally launched in the Republic of Ireland as "VG" in 1960. In 1979, the VG chain was rebranded SuperValu with the smaller outlets subse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
