Puckane
Coordinates: 52 ° 56 ′ N , 8 ° 15 ′ W
Puckane ( Irish : Pocán ), sometimes also called Puckaun , is a rural village in the north of County Tipperary in Ireland . It is 10 km north of Nenagh on the R493 road and close to Lough Derg and Dromineer . The village has over 257 inhabitants (as of 2006) . The local landmark is the "Paddy Kennedy's Pub".
Personalities
Lyricist Shane MacGowan spent most of his childhood in the adjoining Carney Estate and immortalized a variety of local places in his songs such as "The Broad Majestic Shannon". The village is also mentioned in a popular Christy Moore song.
literature
Puckane is not to be confused with the invented village of the same name in Spike Milligan's novel Puckoon .
Sports
- Kildangan GAA is the local Gaelic Athletic Association club.