New Birmingham
Gleann an Ghuail | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°37′05″N 7°38′16″W / 52.618°N 7.6377°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Tipperary |
Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Irish Grid Reference | S245519 |
New Birmingham (known locally as Brimigim or Glengoole, Irish: Gleann an Ghuail)[1] is a small village of approximately 20 houses, in the parish of Kilcooly,[2] and the townland of Gortnahoe and Glengoole,[3] in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located approximately 15 kilometres from Thurles and also on the R689 regional road between Urlingford and Fethard. It is within the townland of Glengoole (from Irish Gleann an Ghuail, meaning 'glen of the coal'),[4] and is in the barony of Slievardagh.