Gortmakellis

Gortmakellis is a locality in County Tipperary, Munster. Gortmakellis is situated nearby to the village Boherlahan, as well as near the locality Boscabell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hore Abbey and Cormac’s Chapel.

Hore Abbey

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Hore Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near the Rock of Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland. 'Hore' is thought to derive from 'iubhair' – yew tree. The former Benedictine abbey at Hore was given to the Cistercians by Archbishop David Mac Cerbaill, who later entered the monastery, and was buried there in 1289. Hore Abbey is situated 3½ km south of Gortmakellis.

Cormac’s Chapel

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Cormac’s Chapel is situated 3 km south of Gortmakellis.

St. Dominic’s Abbey

Ruins

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St. Dominic's Abbey is a medieval Dominican abbey and National Monument located in Cashel, Ireland. St. Dominic’s Abbey is situated 3½ km south of Gortmakellis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boherlahan and Cashel.

Boherlahan

Village

Boherlahan is a small village and census town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is 6 km north of Cashel, on the R660 road which runs between Cashel and Thurles. Boherlahan is situated 2½ km north of Gortmakellis.

Cashel

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Cashel is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. Its population in 2022 was only 4800, but it's one of Ireland's top tourist draws: the Rock of Cashel is a limestone outcrop with a collection of important medieval sites.

Dualla

Village

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Dualla is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located near Cashel on the R691 road. Its modern name derives from the Irish Dumha Aille, meaning 'mound of the cliff'. Dualla is situated 5 km east of Gortmakellis.

Gortmakellis

Type: Locality
Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.54722° or 52° 32′ 50″ north

Longitude

-7.88667° or 7° 53′ 12″ west

Elevation

90 metres (295 feet)

Open location code

9C4JG4W7+V8

GeoNames ID

3307056

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