Killoscully Explained

Killoscully [1] is a small village, townland and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland.[2] Located approximately 8km (05miles) northeast of Newport, overlooked by the Silvermine Mountains, the linear village has a Catholic church, graveyard, community centre and public house.[2] The church, the Church of the Sacred Heart, was built in 1874 and is in the parish of Ballinahinch and Killoscully in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.[3] [4] The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Ballinahinch GAA, is also in Ballinahinch and Killoscully parish.[5] Some scenes for the fictional TV show, Killinaskully, were filmed in the area.[6]

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52.7687°N -8.3272°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cill Ó Scolaí / Killoscully . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 3 March 2024 .
  2. Web site: Tipperary County Development Plan 2022-2028 - Volume 2 - Settlement Guide and Settlement Plan . Tipperary County Council . 3 March 2024 .
  3. Web site: Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Killoscully, Killoscully, Tipperary North . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage . buildingsofireland.ie . 3 March 2024 .
  4. Web site: Sacred Heart, Killoscully . Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly . cashel-emly.ie . 3 March 2024 .
  5. Web site: Ballinahinch GAA . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627230541/http://ballinahinch.tipperary.gaa.ie/ . 27 June 2013 . ballinahinch.tipperary.gaa.ie . Ballinahinch GAA club is located in the parish of Killoscully & Ballinahinch in North Tipperary .
  6. Web site: Famous 'Killinaskully' pub serving pints again . Nenagh Guardian . 4 November 2023 . 3 March 2024 . the interior as seen on the screens [for Killinaskully] was shot in Ryan's thatched pub in the neighbouring Killoscully.