Upperchurch Explained

Upperchurch
Native Name:Irish: An Teampall Uachtarach
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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 As Of:2006
Population Total:314
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:52.7027°N -8.0194°W

Upperchurch is a small village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies in the Slievefelim Hills, just off the R503 regional road between Thurles and Limerick. Its Irish name was historically anglicised as Templeoughteragh, Templeoughtragh and Templeoughtera.[1] It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Kilnamanagh Upper.

Sport

Upperchurch–Drombane GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.Clodiagh Rangers F.C is the local soccer club.

See also

References

  1. http://www.logainm.ie/1166811.aspx Placenames Database of Ireland

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