Upperchurch

Upperchurch
an Teampall Uachtarach
Village

Upperchurch, County Tipperary
Upperchurch

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°42′10″N 8°01′10″W / 52.702668°N 8.019443°W / 52.702668; -8.019443Coordinates: 52°42′10″N 8°01′10″W / 52.702668°N 8.019443°W / 52.702668; -8.019443
Country  Ireland
Province Munster
County County Tipperary
Population (2006)
  Total 314
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Upperchurch (Irish: an Teampall Uachtarach, meaning "the upper church") is a small village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies in the Slievefelim Hills, just off the R503 regional road between Thurles and Limerick. Its Irish name was historically anglicised as Templeoughteragh, Templeoughtragh and Templeoughtera.[1] It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Kilnamanagh Upper.


Sacred Heart Church

Sport

See also

References

  1. Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)



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