Ninemilehouse
Ninemilehouse (Irish: Tigh na Naoi Míle), historically called Killcullen (Irish: Cill Chuillinn)[1] is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on the N76 national secondary road at its junction with the R690 regional road.
Ninemilehouse
Tigh na Naoi Míle | |
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Village | |
  Ninemilehouse Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°27′40″N 7°27′48″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Ninemilehouse is on the border with County Kilkenny, on a pass through the eastern foothills of Slievenamon. It derives its name from the fact that it is nine Irish miles (18 km; 11 statute miles) along from Glenbower along the turnpike road.[2]
References
- Placenames Database of Ireland (see archival records)
- http://homepage.tinet.ie/~mikeloyer/history.html
See also
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