词条 | Rathgormack |
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|name = Rathgormack |native_name = {{Irish place name|Ráth Ó gCormaic}} |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Ireland |pushpin_label_position = top |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Ireland |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Ireland}} |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Munster |subdivision_type3 = County |subdivision_name3 = County Waterford |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone1 = WET |utc_offset1 = +0 |timezone1_DST = IST (WEST) |utc_offset1_DST = -1 |coordinates = {{coord|52.305451|-7.496179|dim:100000_region:IE|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |blank_name = |blank_info = }}Rathgormack [1] ({{lga|Ráth Ó gCormaic|Cormac's ringfort}}) is a village and parish in northern County Waterford, Ireland. AmenitiesThe award-winning village has a pub, a shop, a national school[2] and a Roman Catholic Church. GeographyThe closest centres of population to Rathgormack are the County Tipperary towns of Carrick-on-Suir and Clonmel. It is the twin parish of Clonea-Power. The population of the area is around 1200. Farming and agriculture-related industries are the main sources of employment. Tourism is also important, with a hiking centre located in the village. It caters mainly for hikers to the nearby Comeragh Mountains. The town is overlooked by Cruachan Paorach.[3] It is often confused with Rathcormac, a town in north County Cork. HistoryIn 1921, during the Irish War of Independence, a District Inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary, Gilbert Potter was executed by Dinny Lacey of the Third Tipperary Brigade of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on the banks of the River Clodagh, about 1 km south of the village.{{fact|date=April 2008}} See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://debates.oireachtas.ie/dail/1974/05/28/00021.asp |title=Dáil Eireann - 28/May/1974 Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Rathgormac (Waterford) Sewage Discharge |publisher=Debates.oireachtas.ie |date= |accessdate=2012-08-31}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Rathgormack National School|url=http://www.rathgormackns.com/|accessdate=19 January 2015}} 3. ^http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?rf=20370 External links
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