Newcastle (Tipperary, Ireland)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Newcastle (Tipperary, Ireland)
Other forms of name
Newcastle on the Suir (Tipperary, Ireland)
Caisleán Nua na Siúire (Tipperary, Ireland)
Caisleán Nua (Tipperary, Ireland)
Coordinates
-7.811 -7.811 52.272 52.272 (gooearth )
W0074840 W0074840 N0521622 N0521622 (geonames )
Associated country
Ireland
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 156112474
Wikidata: Q7017303
Library of congress: n 97097441
Sources of Information
  • Tales from the Deise, 1996:
  • Gazetteer of Ireland, c1989, p. 258
  • Survey gazetteer of the British Isles, 1943:
Wikipedia description:

Newcastle (Irish: An Caisleán Nua) is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. Located close to the border with County Waterford, it is in a civil parish of the same name, in the barony of Iffa and Offa West. The River Suir runs past the village. Newcastle is located 17 km (11 mi) from Clonmel, the county town of County Tipperary. The remains of an Anglo-Norman castle (tower house) and medieval church are located near the village. Newcastle is the birthplace of Rev. Dr. Robert MacCarthy, Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (1999-2012). Politician Mattie McGrath is also from the area.

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