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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 ...
in the
Slieveardagh Hills The Slieveardagh Hills are a low range of hills on the County Tipperary - Kilkenny border, mainly in the Tipperary barony of Slievardagh. The highest point is Clomantagh HillCounty 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 hi ...
are the most successful
Gaelic Athletic Association The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
club in
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 ...
, 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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, Walsh, Dunne, Connors, Dowling, Kavanagh, Fogarty and Comerford.Tullaroan
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Geography

Civil parishes adjoining Tullaroan parish include Ballingarry (Slieveardagh) in
County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) 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 afte ...
and in
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 ...
Ballinamara, Ballycallan, Ballylarkin, Killahy (Crannagh), Kilmanagh, Tubbridbritain.


See also

* Tullaroan Church


References


Further reading

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External links


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