New Birmingham

New Birmingham
Gleann an Ghuail
Village
Church of St. Patrick & St. Oliver, Glengoole
Church of St. Patrick & St. Oliver, Glengoole
New Birmingham is located in Ireland
New Birmingham
New Birmingham
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°37′05″N 7°38′16″W / 52.618°N 7.6377°W / 52.618; -7.6377
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Tipperary
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceS245519

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.

  1. ^ "Gleann an Ghuail / New Birmingham". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ Bassett, George Henry (1889). "New Birmingham, Thurles". Book of County Tipperary. Retrieved 3 December 2021 – via libraryireland.com.
  3. ^ "Gortnahoe & Glengoole Parish, Co. Tipperary, Ireland". glengoole.net. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Gleann an Ghuail Thuaidh / Glengoole North". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.