Lough DergThe largest lake on the Shannon. The Tipperary shore runs south from Terryglass to Ballina, across the bridge from Killaloe.
Castle
Nenagh Castle
Nenagh, County Tipperary
The circular Norman keep stands in the middle of Nenagh and is open to climb for the view over the town.
Nenagh Castle is a great example of a medieval building from the 13th century, with a stone spiral staircase all the way to the top.
- Where
- Nenagh, County Tipperary
- Address
- O'Rahilly, O'Rahilly St, Nenagh North
- Map
- Directions · OpenStreetMap
- Before you go
- Opening times, prices and access change. Check with the place itself.
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Lough DergThe largest lake on the Shannon. The Tipperary shore runs south from Terryglass to Ballina, across the bridge from Killaloe.
Holy Island (Inis Cealtra)Out in Lough Derg off Mountshannon, an island with a round tower and several church ruins on it. You go by boat.
Devil's BitThe gap in the rock ridge above Templemore is reached by a looped hill walk from the car park at the foot of it.
Portumna Castle and GardensThe seventeenth century semi-fortified house stands beside Lough Derg, with a walled kitchen garden behind it.
Glenstal AbbeyBenedictine monks live in a 19th century mock castle at Murroe, and the woodland and lake walks are open to anyone.
Clare GlensThe wooded river gorge near Newport straddles the Tipperary border, with a looped path past waterfalls on the Clare River.More in Tipperary
Rock of CashelMonastic site · CashelA limestone outcrop above the town carries a round tower, a Romanesque chapel and a roofless Gothic cathedral.
Cahir CastleCastle · CahirCahir Castle sits on a rock island in the Suir, keep and walls and towers all still standing.
Swiss CottageHouse and gardens · CahirBuilt for the Butler family as a thatched cottage orné, in woodland by the Suir a short walk outside Cahir.
Hore AbbeyAbbey · CashelCistercian ruins in a field directly below the Rock of Cashel, close enough to walk to from the town.
Holycross AbbeyAbbey · ThurlesThe Cistercian abbey on the Suir near Thurles was re-roofed in the 1970s and is back in use as a parish church.
Mitchelstown CaveCave · CahirThe cave runs under the Galtee foothills at Burncourt, walked on a guided route through three large chambers.
Glen of AherlowWalk · Tipperary townAherlow runs between the Galtees and the Slievenamuck ridge, with a nature park and trails at Newtown.
Galtee MountainsMountain · CahirA sandstone range on the Limerick border, with Galtymore the high point at 918 metres.