Rathcabbin Explained

Rathcabbin
Native Name:Irish: Ráth Cabáin
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 Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Tipperary
Subdivision Type3:Dáil constituency
Subdivision Name3:Tipperary
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:53.1172°N -8.0266°W

Rathcabbin,[1] often Rathcabban, is a village and electoral district in the northernmost part of County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located off the R489 regional road between Portumna, County Galway and Birr, County Offaly. It is east of the River Shannon and Lough Derg.

The modern church of Our Lady Queen of Ireland stands at the village crossroads. The church was dedicated in 1984.[2]

Rathcabbin was used as a filming location for the 2007 film Garage. Parts of the film were shot in the village over a six-week period in summer 2006, and the film's premiere was held in Rathcabbin in 2007.[3]

At nearby Redwood, a raised bog is located where the Little Brosna River joins the Shannon. Established in 1991, it includes area of bog dome, fen and bog pools. The area is in state ownership and forms part of the Shannon Callows, an area classified as being of Special Area of Conservation.[4]

Sport

Hurlers from the village play for the parish team Lorrha-Dorrha GAA at St. Ruadhan's Park at Moatfield, Redwood.[5]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ráth Cabáin/Rathcabban. Placenames Database of Ireland. 12 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Church of Our Lady Queen of Ireland, GURTEEN (DORRHA PR), Gurteen, TIPPERARY NORTH. Buildings of Ireland.
  3. Web site: Garage film premiere in Rathcabbin. 2007-09-29 . 2007-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412213001/http://www.nenaghguardian.ie/news/garage-film-premiere-in-rathcabbin-1092002.html. 2008-04-12 . .
  4. Web site: Tipperary - National Parks & Wildlife Service . 2013-05-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120518015814/http://www.npws.ie/naturereserves/tipperary/ . 2012-05-18 .
  5. Web site: St. Ruadhan' Park - Lorrha-Dorrha . Lorrha-dorrha.tipperary.gaa.ie . 2013-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223045107/http://lorrha-dorrha.tipperary.gaa.ie/club-executive/committees/history/sponsors/club-location . 2014-02-23 .
  6. Web site: A Profile of Anne Young – Matron. Contacts. www.lenus.ie. July 1988. 13. 20 August 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820060453/https://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/324481/RContactsVol14Issue3JulySept1988.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. 20 August 2021.