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Town in County Tipperary, Ireland
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Clonmel is the county town of County Tipperary jointly with Nenagh; in 2022 it had a population of 18,000. It stands on the River Suir, which forms the boundary with County Waterford, though the boundary swings south opposite town to include buildings on the other bank within County Tipperary. In Irish Clonmel is Cluain Meala, "honey meadow", presumably referring to the area's good farmland. The town was defended by the river and by stout walls, withstanding a siege by Cromwell for a time before surrendering. Clonmel is mostly modern but has several antiquities worth seeing.
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Fine former courthouse and market house with a loggia of open arches, completed in 1674. It's named for the town barracks previously here, wrecked by Cromwell's forces after the siege of 1650. From 1810 the elegant design became obscured by an accretion of shop fronts, but these were removed in the 1990s. It's occasionally a performance venue.
County Museum
Small museum of local history within civic centre.
This was built circa 1204 but what you see nowadays is from 14th-16th century, with 19th-century restoration. It remains in use by the Protestant Church of Ireland.
Rotating exhibitions, talks and other events.
This stages both National Hunt (jumps) and flat races, with the main meetings in Feb and Nov.
Town centre pub with traditional "Long bar" and "Brewery bar" with live music Wednesday nights. They have rooms but it's the food that earns admiring reviews: breakfast, lunch and dinner are served daily.
Mediterranean and tapas restaurant, great dining, also has rooms.
Reliable Thai restaurant in town centre.
Town centre pub with rooms in Georgian building, standards vary, some noise from bar and street.
Pleasant country hose hotel on south bank of river.
Upscale hotel and spa in 1863 mansion plus newer wing - these have more space and fittings but the extension is a boxy modern affair. On south bank of river 2 km east of town.
formerly Clonmel Park
Modern functional hotel on edge of town, clean, convenient for motorists.
Bus Éireann Expressway Bus 55 runs daily every two hours from Waterford via Carrick-on-Suir to Clonmel, taking one hour. It continues to Cahir, Tipperary and Limerick.
Read in the guideTaxis are Smith Cabs (+353 86 052 9500), Noelie Cabs (+353 86 200 6699) and Pollard (+353 87 222 7222).
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