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Hollyford
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | South Tipperary |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R922535 |
Hollyford (Irish: Áth an Chuillinn), is a small village in the barony of Kilnamanagh Lower, South Tipperary, Ireland. It is in the Roman Catholic parish of Kilcommon and Hollyford and Rearcross, in the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly.
Hollyford lies in a valley running through the Slieve Felim Mountains. It is on the R497 regional road, which runs north-south for 55 km through the Silvermine and Slieve Felim Mountains from Nenagh to Tipperary Town.
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It was historically known in Irish as Áth Bhéal a' Chuillinn (anglicised Aghbellacullin), Béal a' Chuillinn (anglicised Bellacullin) and Cluain Mhurchaidh (anglicised Clonmurragha).
Part of the Cian route Patrick Sarsfield took for his daring attack on the Williamite siege train during the Siege of Limerick (1690) is marked out today, as "Sarsfield's Ride", and is a popular walking and cycling route. It passes near the village of Hollyford. The O'Sullivan Beara Route, which passes through the village, runs from Castletownbere, County Cork for 350 km (220 mi) to Monaghan.
During the War of Independence on 11 May 1920, the IRA attacked the RIC barracks at Hollyford.[1]
The only industry of any scale in the village today is the sawmill (see thumbnail). The surrounding hills are heavily forested on the less productive land with agriculture mainly on the better areas.
Hollyford was briefly a location of some copper mining, the mines were mainly worked between 1837–39, and again between 1848-1862. Ref:[2]
Hollyford's local GAA club is Sean Treacy's GAA and is named after Irish rebel Sean Treacy, who was born nearby.
There is also a handball alley in Hollyford which was built in the 1950s but renovated in 1991 with the addition of a roof, toilets and a car park. The money for the renovation was paid for by local residents.[3]
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