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Clonmel
Cluain Meala |
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WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
52°21′14″N 7°42′42″W / 52.3539°N 7.7116°W / 52.3539; -7.7116
Irish grid reference
S199229
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Province:
| Munster |
County:
| Tipperary |
Population (2006)
| 15,482 |
Clonmel.
Clonmel (Cluain Meala in Irish), in County Tipperary is the county seat of South Tipperary County Council. The town lies mainly on the northern bank of the River Suir with a smaller section south of the river. It lies in a valley, surrounded by mountains and hills. The Comeragh Mountains are to the south, while northeast of the town is Slievenamon. The town is noted in Irish history as having withstood the Cromwellian forces which sacked both Drogheda and Wexford. |
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