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Local History

Nenagh is known as the Friendly Town and offers good food, entertainment and a variety of shops and local crafts which all go to make a visit to Nenagh a pleasurable experience.
Nenagh or An taonach which is its Irish name, derives from the word 'Fair' which explains its history as a trading and commercial centre for North Tipperary.
You can take a stroll down the streets of Nenagh and browse the many pleasant craft shops and when you want to take a break, there are many good food places, bars and coffee houses to take your rest.

Nenagh Castle

Nenagh is the chief town of North Tipperary and site of the finest castle keep of its kind in Ireland.
on your travels around the town you will get a glimpse of the massive round towers of a norman Castle which rears up above the roof lines of Nenagh. The castle was built between 1200 and 1220 by Theobald Fitzwalter, ancestor of the Bulters of Ormonde and a cousin of Thomas Becket. Its tower is 100ft high and 55ft across and its walls are 20ft thick.

Other Notable Buildings in Nenagh Town

In the castles shadow, the town's streets are a mixture of architechural styles from the ruins of a 13th Century Franciscan Friary to the classical Courthouse of 1943 and the elegant late 19th Century Town Hall. Close by is the beautiful St. Mary's Church with its magnificent stonework and interior which was built in 1896. Close also to the Courthouse is the Governor's house and the gaol block where in 1858 two brothers were publicly hanged for murder on dubious evidence. The history and much more is found in the Nenagh District Heritage Centre.

Nenagh District Heritage Centre

The Governor's House now the town's Heritage Centre, with a re-created victorian schoolroom and models of Nenagh and its villages, but the jail's condemned cells, execution room and cells can still be seen.
Heritage Centre open May to Sept, Mon to Fri 10.00am - 5.00pm and Sat/Sun 2.30pm to 5.00pm Tel 067 32633

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