Clonmel
| Clonmel Cluain Meala Clonmel |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 21 '11 " N , 7 ° 42' 25" W | ||
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| Country | Ireland | ||
| Muenster | |||
| county | Tipperary | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | IE-TA | ||
| height | 20 m | ||
| surface | 11.4 km² | ||
| Residents | 14,257 (2016) | ||
| density | 1,250.6 Ew. / km² | ||
| Website | www.clonmel.ie (English) | ||
Clonmel ( Irish : Cluain Meala = honey meadow) is a town in the south of Tipperary County in the Republic of Ireland and the administrative seat of South Tipperary . It has 14,257 inhabitants (2016).
location
The city lies in a valley which is bordered by a series of mountains. The Comeragh Mountains (Sléibhte an Chomaraigh) lie in the south, while the Slievenamon (Sliabh na mBan) lies in the east of the city . The Suir flows through Clonmel .
history
In the Middle Ages , Clonmel grew very rapidly and many remains from that period can be found to this day. Once the city was completely surrounded by a city wall, of which only a small part is preserved today. Oliver Cromwell besieged Clonmel in 1650 and eventually captured it, albeit with heavy losses of his own.
Economy and Transport
The city has always had a rich business life. In the past, inland shipping across the Suir was the basis for rich trade. Later Clonmel was connected to the Waterford - Limerick rail link ; the city is also on the N24 between Limerick and Waterford.
Today Clonmel is mainly known in Ireland for the production of the Bulmers Original Irish Cider variety , which is marketed outside Ireland under the name Magners to avoid confusion with the English Bulmers Original of the same name .
The pharmaceutical company STADA also operates a production facility in Clonmel.
Attractions
One of the most striking buildings in the city is the Old St. Mary's Church . Like many churches in Ireland, it was built long ago (probably the 13th century) and has been renovated and rebuilt many times later. Soon after it was built, the church was fortified as the city gained strategic importance for the Earls of Ormonde and later the Earls of Kildare . During the siege by Cromwell, parts of this fortified church were destroyed.
Town twinning
Clonmel is by twinning twinned with
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sons and daughters of the town
- Laurence Sterne (1713–1768), English writer
- William J. Duane (1780–1865), American politician and Secretary of the Treasury
- Seán Treacy (1923–2018), politician
- Jackie Fahey (1928-2019), politician
- Frank Patterson (1938–2000), tenor singer and actor
- Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin (1950–2018), pianist and composer
- Anne Anderson (* 1952), diplomat
- Terry McHugh (* 1963), javelin thrower and bobsledder
- Con Sheehan (* 1989), boxer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b https://www.citypopulation.de/Ireland-Cities_d.html?cityid=1101 Retrieved on February 6, 2018
- ↑ Comune di Costa Masnaga ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Italians in Ireland ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bourough of Reding ( Memento June 21, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Mairie Eysines ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ City Troifach ( Memento of the original on 10 July 2012 at the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Friends of Clonmel ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
