Rathcabbin (Irish: Ráth Cabáin, meaning 'fort of the cabin'),[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 5 km (3 mi) east of the River Shannon and Lough Derg.
Rathcabbin
Ráth Cabáin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Rathcabbin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°07′02″N 8°01′36″W / 53.11722°N 8.02656°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Dáil constituency | Tipperary |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
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
editHurlers from the village play for the parish team Lorrha-Dorrha GAA at St. Ruadhan's Park at Moatfield, Redwood.[5]
Notable people
edit- Tom Duffy, hurler born in Rathcabbin
- Charles Octavius Head, army colonel and author born in Rathcabbin
- Anne Young, founder of the first Irish school of general nursing, born in Rathcabbin[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ráth Cabáin/Rathcabban". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Church of Our Lady Queen of Ireland, GURTEEN (DORRHA PR), Gurteen, TIPPERARY NORTH". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ "Garage film premiere in Rathcabbin". The Nenagh Guardian. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ^ "Tipperary - National Parks & Wildlife Service". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "St. Ruadhan' Park - Lorrha-Dorrha". Lorrha-dorrha.tipperary.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "A Profile of Anne Young – Matron" (PDF). www.lenus.ie. Contacts. July 1988. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.