Templemore An Teampeall Mór
Location
WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52.8,° N 7.833333° W
Irish Grid Reference S104720
Statistics
Province:	Munster
County:	County Tipperary
Population (2006)	2,255
Website: www.templemore.ie

Templemore (An Teampall Mór, meaning The Big Church, in Irish) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. Since February 1964, the town has been the site of the Garda Síochána College, the centre for training Ireland's police force. Templemore is on the Dublin — Cork Railway Line operated by Iarnród Éireann. Bullet for locations in Ireland, displays location and not area. ... Image File history File links Ireland Map with County Tipperary Magnified. ... The Global Positioning System (GPS), is currently the only fully-functional Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... During late Gaelic and early historic times Ireland was divided into provinces to replace the earlier system of the tuatha. ... Statistics Area: 24,607. ... The island of Ireland was historically divided into 32 counties (Irish language contae or condae, pronounced IPA: ). After the partition of Ireland in 1921, what became the Republic of Ireland comprised 26 of these, with Northern Ireland comprising the remaining six. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: North: Nenagh South: Clonmel Code: North: TN South: TS Area: 4,303 km² Population (2006) 149,040[[1]] County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, and situated in the province of Munster. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: North: Nenagh South: Clonmel Code: North: TN South: TS Area: 4,303 km² Population (2006) 149,040[[1]] County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, and situated in the province of Munster. ... Garda Síochána College (or Garda College) located at McCann Barracks, Templemore, County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland is the place at which members of An Garda Síochána (Irish police) receive formal education and training before commencing their duties as members of the force. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... Most rail services in Ireland are provided by Iarnród Éireann in the Republic of Ireland, and by Northern Ireland Railways in Northern Ireland. ... 1994: Iarnród Éireann Iarnród Éireann (IÉ; in English Irish Rail), is the national passenger railway system in Ireland. ...

The town is situated in the administrative county of North Tipperary and is on the N62 National route which joins Athlone with Thurles and the N8 road. The market square with its Town Hall in the centre of the town is reputed locally to be the widest in either Ireland or Britain , and backs on to an extensive wooded Town Park and lake. The town and park were built originally by Sir John Carden, a 19th century landlord. North Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann Thuaidh in Irish), known until 2002 as Tipperary North Riding, is a local government area in Ireland, consisting of the northern part of County Tipperary. ... The N62 road is a national secondary road in Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... The N8 road is a National Primary Route in the Republic of Ireland, connecting Dublin with Cork, through the midlands and Golden Vale of Ireland. ...

The local Gaelic Athletic Association club J.K. Brackens GAA and is named after Joseph Kevin Bracken, one of the founders of the GAA, who came from the town. His son, Brendan Bracken, who was a member of Winston Churchill's government during World War II, was born in Templemore. A stylised Celtic cross serves as the traditional logo of the GAA. The Gaelic Athletic Association (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. ... J.K. Brackens GAA is a hurling and football club located in Templemore, Clonmore and Killea in Mid Tipperary. ... Brendan Bracken (1901 - 1958) was an Irish-born British Conservative cabinet minister. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman, soldier, and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict...

The local area is quite scenic and there are expansive views from the Devil's Bit mountain close by. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ...

In 1920 buildings were burnt down by Crown Forces or Black and Tans. The town was the site of the so-called Templemore miracles in the 1920s, when a holy statue started to bleed. This caused Templemore to be a pilgrim town for a short time. Dan Breen - a famous Tipperary IRA freedom fighter, and later a Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary - said he always knew these 'miracles' to have been a nonsense but they did attract many sincere pilgrims at the time. This article deals with the RIC Reserve Force of the Anglo-Irish War. ... Daniel Breen (August 11, 1894–December 27, 1969) was an Irish freedom fighter and a Fianna Fáil politician. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; (mistranslated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though a literal translation is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland),¹ is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ...

Near the town is the historic Loughmoe Castle at the nearby village of Loughmore. Loughmoe Castle Loughmoe Castle (Irish: , also spelt Loughmore Castle) is a ruined castle at Loughmore Village, near Templemore in County Tipperary, Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ...

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External links

• History of Templemore @ Templemore Town Council

Coordinates: 52°48′N 7°50′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...