Borrisokane forest in

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 ...

extends from the

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northward to

Portumna Portumna (- meaning 'the landing place of the oak') is a market town in the south-east of County Galway, Ireland, on the border with and linked by a Portumna bridge, bridge to County Tipperary. The town is located to the west of the point where ...

and from Lough Derg to the

County Offaly County Offaly (; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster. It is named after the Ancient Ireland, ancient Kingdom of Uí ...

border. The forest consists of several widely dispersed small areas of woodland centred on

Borrisokane Borrisokane () is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is 15 km north of Nenagh, at the junction of the N52 road (Ireland), N52 and N65 road (Ireland), N65 roads. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had a p ...

Coillte Coillte (; ; meaning /) is a state-owned commercial forestry business in Ireland based in Newtownmountkennedy. Coillte manage approximately 7% of the country’s land, and operates three businesses - their core forestry business, a 'land solut ...

, the state sponsored forestry company, manages the forest which includes plantations at Annagh ( Birr), Annagh (Portumna), Ballyquirk, Clonfinane, Coolbaun, Cowbaun, Croghan,

Crotta Crotta, () is a townland in the Barony of Ormond Lower in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located between the towns of Borrisokane and Cloughjordan. The woods at Crotta form a part of Borrisokane Forest which consists of several widely dispe ...

, Curraghglass, Derrybreen, Garraunorish, Kilcunnahin Beg, Kilcunnahin More, Killurane,

Knockanacree Knockanacree (''Cnocán an Chraoi'' in Irish) is a townland in the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. The townland is located within the civil parish of Modreeny north of the town of Cloughjordan. Three areas within Kn ...

near Cloghjordan, Kilbarron, Laghile, Minchins, Muckloon, Newlawn, Shanakill, Skehanagh (a farm partnership), Sopwell woods and Turravoghan. A weekly 5km

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takes place in the Knockanacree section of the forest.

References

Forests and woodlands of the Republic of Ireland Geography of County Tipperary Borrisokane {{Tipperary-geo-stub