Grange, County Tipperary Explained

Grange
Native Name:Irish: An Ghráinseach
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Tipperary
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.3384°N -7.8297°W

Grange is a village near Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland.[1]

History

In 1829, a catholic church was established in the village.[2] In 1857, a school was established adjacent to the church. Separate boys' and girls' schools used the same building, and were headed by Thomas Hackett and his wife, Bridget, respectively. In 1932, school principal James Mulcahy combined the boys' and girls' schools.[3] In January 1967, the school was amalgamated with the national school in North Grange, with 19 students moving to Grange School.

Sport

The village is served by Ballybacon-Grange GAA, an intermediate hurling team in the Gaelic Athletic Association.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. 18 February 2015.
  2. Web site: North Grange National School. History. 2006. 19 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723135948/http://www.grangens.net/node/7. 23 July 2011. dead.
  3. Web site: Grange National School. History. 2006. 19 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723135948/http://www.grangens.net/node/7. 23 July 2011. dead.