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Encyclopedia > Pallasgreen
Nicker Hill, the home of the Ancient Irish Goddess of Love, and highest of the local group of volcanic hills that extends into Kilteely-Dromkeen.
Nicker Hill, the home of the Ancient Irish Goddess of Love, and highest of the local group of volcanic hills that extends into Kilteely-Dromkeen.

Pallasgreen or Pallas Grean (Pailís Ghréine in Irish) is a village in East County Limerick, situated on the Limerick - Tipperary N24 road. The name means "the Stockade of Grian," referring to an ancient Irish Goddess of Love, whose is associated with the a nearby hill of Nicker. The area is notable for its many ancient extinct volcanoes, and hexagonal basalt columns, similar to the rock formations at The Giant's Causeway, can be seen on a steep scarp near the Village.[citation needed] Image File history File links Nickerhill. ... Image File history File links Nickerhill. ... Volcano 1. ... The Old Church of Ireland Church at Dromkeen, near the site of the Dromkeen Ambush. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Limerick Code: LK Area: 2,686 km² Population (2006) 183,863 (including Limerick City); 131,303 (without Limerick City) Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... The N24 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland forming a route from Limerick to Waterford, running through County Tipperary and passing Tipperary, Cahir, Carrick-on-Suir and Clonmel. ... The Giants Causeway is an area of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns resulting from a volcanic eruption. ...


Just a short distance down the road is the related town, Old Pallas, and roughly three miles south of Pallasgreen is Sarsfield's Rock[1], a large rocky outcrop near the church of Templebredon. The Rock looks down on the site where Patrick Sarsfield destroyed the Williamite artillery during the Jacobite-Williamite War. The Rock itself commands fine views of the surrounding hill country. Patrick Sarsfield (d. ... For the context of this war see Jacobitism and Glorious Revolution. ...


Pallasgreen Gaelic Athletic Association Club play in the colours of blue and gold, identical to the county colours of Tipperary whose border is just 6 miles away. A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Gaelic games - traditional Irish sports, such as hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball, and rounders. ...


Coordinates: 52°33′N 8°21′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 

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