Kilgarvan, County Tipperary

Kilgarvan (Coill an Gharráin in Irish) is a townland in County Tipperary within the historical Barony of Ormond Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. The townland is on the shores of Lough Derg.[1]

Kilgarvan Quay

When the River Shannon was a commercial thoroughfare Kilgarvan was a barley exporting station shipping to Banagher and Dublin. The quay is now a popular mooring for pleasure craft on the lough.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.logainm.ie/en/46001
  2. ↑ http://www.shannon-river.com/Town.aspx?TownID=25
  3. ↑ http://irishwaterwayshistory.com/tag/kilgarvan/

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