Horse and Jockey
Horse and Jockey is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on the R639 road, where it meets the N62 road to Thurles. It lies just off junction 6 of the M8 motorway, which by-passed the village in December 2008.
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights: Grallagh Castle and Derrynaflan Church.
Grallagh Castle
Ruins
Derrynaflan Church
Ruins
Derrynaflan Church is a medieval church and National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Derrynaflan Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Horse and Jockey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moycarkey and Holycross.
Holycross
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.Thurles
Thurles is a market town in County Tipperary, with a population of 8200 in 2022.Horse and Jockey
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.61639° or 52° 36′ 59″ north
Longitude
-7.77528° or 7° 46′ 31″ west
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Open location code
9C4JJ68F+HV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Horse and Jockey” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Horse and Jockey”
- Dutch: “Horse and Jockey”
- Irish: “An Marcach”
- Russian: “Хорс-энд-Джоки”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Spring Garden and Grallaghmore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Gift Horse Gallery and Black Fort.
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Worth a closer look: Clonmel and Nenagh.
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