Rathcabbin
Ráth Cabáin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Rathcabbin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°07′02″N 8°01′36″W / 53.11722°N 8.02656°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Dáil constituency | Tipperary |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Rathcabbin (Irish: Ráth Cabáin, meaning 'fort of the cabin'),[1] often Rathcabban, is a village and electoral district in the northernmost part of County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located off the R489 regional road between Portumna, County Galway and Birr, County Offaly. It is 5 km (3 mi) east of the River Shannon and Lough Derg.
The modern church of Our Lady Queen of Ireland stands at the village crossroads. The church was dedicated in 1984.[2]
Rathcabbin was used as a filming location for the 2007 film Garage. Parts of the film were shot in the village over a six-week period in summer 2006, and the film's premiere was held in Rathcabbin in 2007.[3]
At nearby Redwood, a raised bog is located where the Little Brosna River joins the Shannon. Established in 1991, it includes area of bog dome, fen and bog pools. The area is in state ownership and forms part of the Shannon Callows, an area classified as being of Special Area of Conservation.[4]
- ^ "Ráth Cabáin/Rathcabban". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Church of Our Lady Queen of Ireland, GURTEEN (DORRHA PR), Gurteen, TIPPERARY NORTH". Buildings of Ireland.
- ^ "Garage film premiere in Rathcabbin". The Nenagh Guardian. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2007.
- ^ "Tipperary - National Parks & Wildlife Service". Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.