The Parish of Kilcommon and Hollyford and Rearcross is a combined Ecclesiastical 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 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...

. It includes the village

Village

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s of Rearcross

Rearcross

Rearcross is a village in the townland of Reardnogy in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is located on the R503 Thurles to Limerick Regional Road, in the Slieve Felim Mountains...

 and Kilcommon 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...

 and the village of Hollyford in South Tipperary

South Tipperary

South Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 52% 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

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. The parish is part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The parish is located in the Slieve Felim Mountains close to the border with County Limerick

County Limerick

It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...

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Churches

• St. Patrick's Church, Kilcommon
• St. Joseph's Church, Hollyford
• Our Lady of Visitation, Rearcross

Sport

Hollyford's local GAA club is Sean Treacy's GAA and is named after Irish rebel Sean Treacy who was born nearby.