The History of ArdfinnanWhat Does 'Ardfinnan' Mean? The Saint Behind the Name
Ardfinnan comes from the Irish Ard Fhionnáin — 'the height of Finnán' — named for an early Irish saint who gave his name to the hill above the Suir. The story of the name.
The History of ArdfinnanThe River Suir at Ardfinnan: Ford, Bridge, Weir and Blueway
How the River Suir shaped Ardfinnan: the ford and old bridge, the mill and weir, the fishing for salmon and trout, and the Suir Blueway paddling route.
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The Ardfinnan Woollen Mills: The Mill That Clothed the Suir Valley
The story of the Ardfinnan Woollen Mills, from the 1869 Mulcahy revival to a royal visit in 1904, the early GAA club and the 1973 closure on the River Suir.
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Saint Finnán and Early Christian Ardfinnan
Who was the saint behind Ard Fhíonáin? What is documented about Fíonán, Mochuda and the early monastery at Ardfinnan, and where tradition takes over from the record.
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Cromwell and the Suir Valley: Ardfinnan in the 1640s–50s
What happened to Ardfinnan Castle in the Confederate Wars and Cromwellian conquest? The documented facts, the conflicting dates, and what we cannot say for sure.
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Ardfinnan in the Twentieth Century: Revolution, Electric Light and a Changing Village
Ardfinnan from 1900 to today: the revolutionary years in south Tipperary, the mills and electric light, the ESB, Atari and the modern village on the Suir.
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A Short History of Ardfinnan, County Tipperary
From a saint's monastery on the Suir to Prince John's castle, a fourteen-arch bridge, the mills and the modern village: a short, sourced history of Ardfinnan.