Clonmel County Tipperary.

 



Clonmel.
 

Cluain Meala
(Meadow of honey.)

Clonmel is the administrative centre of the county and a market town for the local beef and dairy farms. It is also a centre for Irish greyhound racing.

Clonmel was the headquarters of Bianconi, once the most successful coach firm in the country started by an Italian immigrant. It was an early coaching town and several 18th century coaching inns still survive. The Main Guard is a classical building partly built by James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, in the 17th century.

Tourist Office
Old St. Mary's Church,
Mary Street
Clonmel
Tel 052 22960
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Three novelists are associated with Clonmel: Laurence Sterne was born there; George Borrow was educated at the local grammar school; and it was the home of Anthony Trollope after his marriage.