Nenagh

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Nenagh (An tAonach in Irish) is the largest town in North Tipperary, Ireland, with a population in 2002 of 6,454. It lies on the Nenagh River, which empties into Lough Derg at Dromineer, 9 km to the north. The Silvermine mountains lie to the south of the town.

Originally a market town – its full name in Irish, Aonach Urmhumhan, means "Ormonde (East Munster) Fair" – Nenagh is today a busy commercial town.

Chief amongst the town's attractions is Nenagh Castle, constructed by the FitzGerald family in the 13th Century, and one of the finest of its kind in Ireland. A project is currently under way to develop the castle and its surrounds. This project will position the castle as the main tourist attraction in the area. It is over thirty metres high, and has a base of sixteen metres. Also worth a visit is the ruined Franciscan abbey, which was built in 1212. It was in use for six hundred years, Fr. Patrick Harty, who died in 1817, being its last inhabitant.

1 Transport
- 1.1 Road
- 1.2 Rail
2 See also
3 External links

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Transport

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Road

Nenagh is situated on the N7 National Primary Route between Limerick and Dublin.

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Rail

Nenagh has a station on the railway line between Limerick and Ballybrophy. Passengers can connect at Ballybrophy to trains heading northeast to Dublin or southwest to Cork or Tralee.

The railway line is lightly used due to low passenger numbers. Lack of upkeep means the line is restricted to speeds of 25 miles per hour (40 kilometers per hour) and the existing trains are poorly timetabled for commuters. A committee (the Nenagh Rail Steering Committee) working in conjunction with Irish Railway News, had a meeting with Iarnród Éireann on September 1 2005 to present the results of a traffic study funded by Nenagh Town Council and North Tipperary County Council, and to seek a morning and evening service between Nenagh and Limerick which would increase commuter traffic. Iarnród Éireann agreed to delay an afternoon service from the December 2005 timetable and to work towards an early service when equipment permitted from 2007.