Birdhill is a village in North Tipperary

North Tipperary

North Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-West Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

. It is in the barony

Barony (Ireland)

In Ireland, a barony is a historical subdivision of a county. They were created, like the counties, in the centuries after the Norman invasion, and were analogous to the hundreds into which the counties of England were divided. In early use they were also called cantreds...

 of Owney and Arra

Owney and Arra

Owney and Arra is one of the baronies of Ireland, an historical geographical unit of land. Its chief town is Newport...

 and is part of the parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 of Newport, Bridhill and Toor in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly

The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in mid-western Ireland. The diocese is in the secular province of Munster. The Diocese of Cashel was established in 1111 by the Synod of Rathbreasail and promoted to the status of a Metropolitan Province in 1152 by the...

. Its Irish name was historically anglicised as Knockan or Knockaneeneen.

Location and access

The village is located at the junction of the R445 (formerly N7), the R466

R466 road

The R466 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs southeast-northwest from the N7 at Birdhill, County Tipperary to the R352 in East Clare....

, R504

R504 road

The R504 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs north-south from Birdhill to its junction with the R503 at Shower Cross, one kilometre west of the town of Newport, all in County Tipperary. En route it passes through Clery's Cross and Barna Cross, and crosses over the M7 motorway.The road is...

 and the R494

R494 road

The R494 road is a regional road in Ireland which runs southwest-northeast from the N7 at Birdhill, County Tipperary to the N52 at Nenagh - all in County Tipperary...

 about 20km from Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

. The R494 route connects Birdhill to the M7.
Public transport is provided by Bus Eireann

Bus Éireann

Bus Éireann provides bus services in Ireland with the exception of those operated entirely within the Dublin Region, which are provided by Dublin Bus. Bus Éireann, established as a separate company in 1987, is a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann. The logo of Bus Éireann incorporates a red Irish...

 who provide hourly bus services to Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

 and Dublin from Birdhill.
Birdhill railway station

Birdhill railway station

Birdhill railway station serves the town of Birdhill in North Tipperary, Ireland.The station opened on 23 July 1860. It is on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line and served by a skeleton service on the Limerick to Nenagh Commuter Service. The station once had a large station house but now has...

 is served by a skeleton service on the Limerick to Nenagh Commuter Service

Limerick Suburban Rail

Limerick Suburban Rail is are a group of Iarnród Éireann commuter train services from Limerick Colbert to various other destinations on three different lines.* Limerick - Ennis calling at Sixmilebridge* Limerick - Nenagh calling at Castleconnell and Birdhill...

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Birdhill was named the "Tidiest Village" in the Tidy Towns Awards in 2007 and again in 2008.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland