The Ardfinnan Journal
Every place worth visiting in County Tipperary — mountains, abbeys, caves, towns and castles — and how near each one is to Ardfinnan.

Tipperary town, Co. Tipperary: the origin of its name, the famous 'Long Way to Tipperary' song, Main Street, the Peace Award and the Glen of Aherlow on its doorstep.
What to do in Tipperary when it rains: Mitchelstown Cave, Cahir Castle, Ormond Castle, Brú Ború, the Main Guard in Clonmel and more, all within reach of Ardfinnan.
A Tipperary road trip loop of about 130 km from Ardfinnan: Cahir, Mitchelstown Cave, the Glen of Aherlow, the Rock of Cashel and Clonmel, with distances and stops.
The Swiss Cottage near Cahir, Co. Tipperary: an early-19th-century cottage orné built for the Butlers, attributed to John Nash, and open by OPW guided tour.
Explore the River Suir and the 53 km Suir Blueway from Cahir through Ardfinnan and Clonmel to Carrick-on-Suir: paddling, the towpath and the Swiss Cottage walk.
A guide to the Knockmealdown Mountains and the Vee Gap on the Tipperary–Waterford border: the switchback road, Bay Lough, Sugarloaf Hill and Grubb's Monument.
The Glen of Aherlow, Co. Tipperary: a 13 km valley between the Galtee Mountains and Slievenamuck, with walking trails, the Christ the King statue and views.
A guide to the Galtee Mountains in Tipperary: Galtymore at 918 m, the corrie lakes of Lough Curra and Lough Dihneen, popular routes and mountain safety.

Roscrea, Co. Tipperary: St Cronan's monastery, the Round Tower, Romanesque church, Roscrea Castle, Damer House and the Black Mills, in a designated Heritage Town.

Nenagh, Co. Tipperary: the great round keep of Nenagh Castle, the old gaol and Heritage Centre, the friary, and Lough Derg at Dromineer, a short drive away.

Mitchelstown Cave at Burncourt, Co. Tipperary: discovered in 1833, home to huge caverns and the Tower of Babel column, visited on guided tours by booking.

Holy Cross Abbey near Thurles, Co. Tipperary: a Cistercian abbey on the Suir, famed for a relic of the True Cross, restored in 1975 and now a parish church.

Fethard in Co. Tipperary keeps much of its medieval town wall, plus Holy Trinity church, tower houses and the Horse Country Experience. A visitor's guide.
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary: the county's largest town on the Suir. Hearn's Hotel and Charles Bianconi, the West Gate, the Main Guard, Laurence Sterne and things to do.
Cashel town beyond the Rock: Brú Ború cultural centre, Cashel Folk Village, the GPA Bolton Library, Cashel Palace and what to know about eating and staying.
Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary: Ormond Castle's Elizabethan manor, the 1447 Old Bridge, the Clancy Brothers, Seán Kelly and the Comeragh Mountains nearby.

Athassel Priory near Golden, Co. Tipperary, was founded by William de Burgh around 1200. Explore Ireland's largest medieval priory, a free National Monument.
A weekend in Tipperary planned from Ardfinnan: Cahir Castle, the Swiss Cottage, Glen of Aherlow, the Rock of Cashel, Holy Cross Abbey and Clonmel, with real drive times.