Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in

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, Ireland. It is located in the

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of the same name in the

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of Eliogarty and in the

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of Thurles. The

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of the

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is located in the town. The birthplace of the

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(GAA), Thurles is the third largest town in the county, with a population of 8,185 at the 2022 census.

Location and access

Thurles is located in mid-County Tipperary and is surrounded by the Silvermine Mountains (to the northwest) and the Slieveardagh Hills (to the southeast). The town itself is built on a crossing of the

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. The M8 motorway connects Thurles to Cork and

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via the N75 and N62 roads. The N62 also connects Thurles to the centre of Ireland (

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) via Templemore and

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. The R498 road links Thurles to

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. Thurles railway station opened on 13 March 1848 and has connections to Cork, Dublin,

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and

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History

Ancient history

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The ancient territory of

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obtained its name from pre-historic inhabitants called the Eli, about whom little is known beyond what may be gathered from legends and traditions. The extent of ''Éile'' varied throughout the centuries with the rise and fall of the tribes in occupation. Before the 5th century A.D. the details of its history which can be gleaned from surviving records and literature are exceedingly meagre, obscure and confusing. During this century however ''Éile'' appears to have reached its greatest extent, stretching from ''Croghan Bri Eli'' ( Croghan Hill in Offaly) to just south of

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(in ''Corca Eathrach Eli''). The southern part of this territory embraced the baronies of Eliogarty and Ikerrin, a great part of Middle Third, the territory of Ileagh and a portion of the barony of Kilnamanagh Upper. By the 8th century, the territory of ancient ''Éile'' had broken up into a number of petty kingdoms: the O'Carroll occupied the northern portion, the O'Spillanes held Ileagh, the

Eóganacht Chaisil Eóganacht Chaisil were a branch of the Eóganachta, the ruling dynasty of Munster between the 5th and 10th centuries. They took their name from Cashel (County Tipperary) which was the capital of the early Catholic kingdom of Munster. They were de ...

had annexed Middle Third while the O'Fogartys held what is now the barony of Eliogarty. The O'Fogarty's gave their name to the town. In Irish, ''Durlas Éile'' means "Strong Fort of Éile", or more correctly ''Durlas Éile Uí Fhogartaigh'' ("Strong Fort of the O'Fogarty's of Éile"). The clan dominated the regions of Templemore and the Devil's Bit stretching as far as the Tipperary/Kilkenny border.

Feudal period

Towards the end of the 12th century the power of the O'Donoghue clan began to wane, and by the early part of the 13th century, the Norman

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came to be the most powerful. It is to the Butlers that Thurles owes much of its early development. Their architectural legacy may be seen today with two of the original family fortresses still standing (the Black Castle near the centre and O'Fogarty Castle by the Suir). Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler (Theobald Butler) was the ancestor of the Irish branch of the Butler dynasty. His father had been the hereditary holder of the office of Chief Butler of England and when Theobald assisted Kings

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and

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in their invasions of Ireland, he was named "Chief Butler of Ireland". He was also granted a large section of the northeastern part of the kingdom of Limerick. Later in 1328, his descendant, James Butler, was created Earl of Ormond by King

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Commerce

Thurles was originally an agricultural market town. It is now a retail town, with

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, Supervalu,

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, and Holland and Barrett established in the town. The headquarters of the meat processing factory Dew Valley Foods is also located in the Thurles environs. Thurles Shopping centre was recently extended and plans to open a new a

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store to replace the current store in Liberty Square have also been announced. Stakelum's Hardware, which recently moved to the Nenagh road, is one of the biggest family owned business in the town. McKevitt's "Costcutter" is another large family business that operates with one supermarket in the town. High technology industries have been established in the Thurles Technology Park.

Jobs

Is the home of food company Erin gravy, sauce, soup and vegetable maker.

Music and arts

The Source Arts Centre

The Source Arts Centre opened on 2 October 2006 and has become the biggest music, theatre and arts venue in north Tipperary. It consists of a 250-seat auditorium with fully flexible seating, and a dedicated gallery space. The year-round programme of events includes film, theatre, dance, ballet, opera, music, family events and visual art exhibitions. Acts like

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, Foster and Allen, The Fureys are among the list to have played there.

Féile festival

The Féile Festival, which ran from 1990 to 1997, was held in

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. At the height of its success, an estimated 100,000 people attended the festival, which was also known as "The Trip to Tipp". Acts that played included

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, Blur,

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and

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. The festival was revived in 2019 with

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among others playing.

Thurles Arts Festival

Thurles Arts Festival started in 2009. Organised by local councillor Jim Ryan. It will return for a third time in 2011 with various events around the town in Pubs, Clubs and The Source arts centre.

Amenities and features

Semple Stadium

Thurles is the birthplace of the

(GAA), founded in 1884 in Hayes' Hotel.

is the second largest GAA stadium in Ireland with a capacity of 53,500, second only to

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in Dublin. The stadium is the "spiritual home" of Munster hurling and many famous matches, especially Munster Finals, have been played there. In 1984, it hosted the All-Ireland Hurling Final to celebrate 100 years since the founding of the GAA in Thurles.

Thurles Cathedral

The Cathedral of the Assumption is the

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of the

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of Cashel and the

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church of the

. It is not in its original site of the

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. This is due to the assumption of certain ecclesiastical properties by the established

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at the time of the

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. Instead, following the relaxation of the Penal Laws, the Roman Catholic archbishop chose to locate his ''

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'' and residence in nearby Thurles. The present Cathedral of the Assumption stands on the site of earlier chapels in the centre of the town. Work on the cathedral, with its Romanesque architectural style and its facade modelled on that of

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, commenced in 1865. It was consecrated by Archbishop Thomas Croke on 21 June 1879. The architect was J.J. McCarthy while Barry McMullen was the main builder. Mr. J.C Ashlin was responsible for the enclosing walls, railing and much of the finished work. The cathedral's main features include a rose window, a free-standing baptistery and a magnificent altar. Particularly noteworthy is the tabernacle, the work of

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, who was a pupil of

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. The cathedral was extensively renovated and the sanctuary sympathetically remodelled on the occasion of its centenary in 1979.

Famine museum

St. Mary's church, belonging to the

, is built on the site of another pre-reformation church in Thurles. This structure was built by the Normans in the 12th century to provide them with a separate and more exclusive place of worship. The building is currently occupied and has a famine museum as well as a war museum. The Famine Museum is now closed.

Library

Thurles Library is located in the arts centre.

Thurles Leisure Centre

In 2003, the county council demolished the old swimming pool with plans to build a new pool which were later scrapped. In 2007, a new swimming pool and gym was opened.

Sport

Gaelic games

Thurles Sarsfields and Thurles Gaels are local

clubs. The latter is an amalgamation of three longstanding clubs, Thurles Kickhams, Rahealty and Thurles Fennellys and have their pitch in Kickham Park on the Mill Road in Thurles.

Association football

There are a number of

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(soccer) clubs in the area. These include Peake Villa (founded 1967 and playing in Tower Grounds), Thurles Town F.C. (playing in the Greyhound Stadium), Borroway Rovers (restarted 2002 and playing at Loughtagalla Park), Thurles Celtic (founded 2007 also Loughtagalla Park), and Suirside Wanderers (founded 2009 playing in the Vocational School grounds).

Horse racing

Thurles Racecourse is the main

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venue in the town and stages both

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and

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. Racing has taken place at Thurles since 1732 when a three-day festival took place at the venue. The course is located 1.5 km west of the town centre. The course is an oval right-handed track of one and a quarter miles with 6 flights of hurdles and 7 steeplechase fences in each circuit. It is one mile, two furlongs long with a steep uphill finish.

Other sports

The local rugby club, Thurles Rugby Club, was founded in 1924 and is located close to the water tower. Thurles Cricket Club was founded in 2010. The local athletics club, Thurles Crokes Athletic Club, was founded in 1965.

Education

Primary

Primary schools serving the area include Gaelscoil Bhríde, Scoil Ailbhe CBS, Scoil Angela (Ursuline Convent) and Scoil Mhuire na Toirbhirte (Presentation Convent).

Secondary

Secondary schools include Thurles CBS, Coláiste Mhuire co-educational school, Presentation Convent and the Ursuline Convent.

Third-level and adult education

MIC St. Patrick's Campus, a former seminary runs teacher training degree courses. From 2011 to 2015 on its degrees were awarded by the

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offering full-time courses in Irish, Religion, Business Studies, Accounting, Maths and Home Economics.University of Limerick Degrees for Graduates of St Patrick’s College, Thurles
University of Limerick Website, Friday, 6 May 2011. A third-level college, the LIT Tipperary (formerly Tipperary Institute or TRBDI and later renamed

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Tipperary), was established in 1998. The Pallotine College in Thurles is a retreat, vocations and missions centre for the order. Other third-level and further education schools include Colaiste Eile, Colaiste Mhuire Adult Education and Thurles Community Training Centre.

Notable people

* William Bradshaw (1830–1861),

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recipient * Greg Broderick, Olympian equestrian * Séamus Callanan, hurler *

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, actress * Lar Corbett, hurler * John Cunningham (1890–1917), Victoria Cross recipient * Jimmy Doyle, hurler * Des Hanafin, politician * Mary Hanafin, politician *

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, singer of the girl group

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* Eddie Kennedy, painter *

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, bishop * Fergus O'Dowd, politician *

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, journalist * Dennis O'Driscoll (1954–2012), poet, essayist * Peter O'Meara, actor and singer * Paddy Ryan, world heavyweight champion boxer * Patrick John Ryan, Archbishop * Tony Ryan, founder of Ryanair * Pat Shortt, actor and comedian * Mary Turner, President of the GMB, (1997–2017)

International relations

Thurles is twinned with: * Bollington, Cheshire East, England, United Kingdom *

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Annalistic references

From the

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: * ''M894.6 - Gairbhith, son of Muireagan, lord of Dearlas, died.'' * ''M931.9 - A battle was gained in Magh-Uatha by Fearghal, son of Domhnall; and Sichfraidh, son of Uathmharan, i.e. the son of the daughter of Domhnall, over Muircheartach, son of Niall, where were slain Maelgarbh, son of Gairbhith, lord of Dearlas; and Conmhal, son of Bruadhran; and many others along with them.'' * ''M934.3 - Bec, son of Gairbhith, lord of Dearlass, died.'' * ''M962.9 - Furadhran, son of Bece, lord of Dearlas, was slain by the Cinel-Eoghain.'' * ''M983.8 - Dubhdarach, son of Domhnallan, lord of Dearlus, was slain.'' * ''M999.4 - Ua Domhnall, i.e. Cuchaill, lord of Durlas, was slain by Ua Neill, i.e. by Aedh.''

References

External links

Thurles.ie Website (Tipperary County Council)

Thurles Information
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Thurles Thurles (; ''Durlas Éile'') is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of the same name in the barony of Eliogarty and in the ecclesiastical parish of Thurles. The cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Arch ...

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