Bouladuff

Bouladuff
An Bhuaile Dhubh
Village
Entrance to Bouladuff R498
Bouladuff
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°43′02″N 7°54′40″W / 52.717112°N 7.911179°W / 52.717112; -7.911179Coordinates: 52°43′02″N 7°54′40″W / 52.717112°N 7.911179°W / 52.717112; -7.911179
Country  Ireland
Province Munster
County County Tipperary
Population (2011 Census) 409

Bouladuff (Irish: An Bhuaile Dhubh),[1] also known as Inch and The Ragg,[2] is a village near Thurles in County Tipperary, Ireland. According to the CSO census of 2011, the population is 409 a reduction of 43 people since the previous Census in 2006. It is in the barony of Eliogarty.

Location and access

It lies 5 miles from Thurles and 3 miles from Borrisoleigh. The village is set in the Suir valley and bounded by the Silvermine Mountains to the northwest and the Slieveardagh hills to the Southeast. The main road is the R498 regional road from Nenagh to Thurles. The area around Bouladuff is rich and varied in scenery with views of the Devils Bit and Tower mountains.

Amenities

Gateway Drom and Inch GAA club
Drom and Inch GAA Club Bouladuff

See also

Notes

Putting the barony in its historico-geographical context.

  • Barony - an old administrative division. Eliogarty - one of 14 baronies in the old county, between Ikerrin to the north (whose chief town is Roscrea), Kilnamanagh Upper to the west (whose chief town is Borrisoleigh) and Middle Third to the south (whose chief town is Cashel).

References

  1. ↑ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Dublin City University. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Moves Afoot to Inch Out The Ragg". Tipperary Star. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 2008-11-17.


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