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Shinrone (Irish: Suí an Róin, meaning 'Róin's seat/retreat') is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is in the southernmost part of the county, situated very close to the border with County Tipperary. It lies at the junction of the R491 regional road between Nenagh and Roscrea with the R492 to Sharavogue. At the 2016 census, the village population was 645. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Shinrone is located at the southern tip of County Offaly, along the border with County Tipperary. While the majority of Shinrone Catholic parish is in Offaly, a small portion of the parish lies in Tipperary, including the village of Ballingarry.
Towns and villages near Shinrone include Roscrea (8 km), Birr (14 km), Cloughjordan (9 km), Moneygall and Borrisokane (13 km).
There are two GAA clubs in Shinrone parish: Shinrone GAA is the club on the Offaly side of the parish and Knockshegowna GAA on the Tipperary side. Hurling is the dominant sport played in Shinrone, like most South Offaly GAA clubs. Shinrone won the 2022 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship, beating Kilcormac–Killoughey GAA in the final.
A number of buildings of architectural interest in and around Shinrone are listed on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage website, including:
As at 2021 Local Link Tipperary operates a bus service between Roscrea railway station and Nenagh which stops at Shinrone Post Office. The service operates daily.
The nearest train stations to Shinrone are at Roscrea and Cloughjordan, both on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line.
Shinrone Community Centre has hosted notable international musicians including Arlo Guthrie in 1988, The Pogues and Shane MacGowan, Christy Moore, The Waterboys and Nanci Griffith. The Pogues and Shane MacGowan played in Shinrone numerous times, and many dubbed Shinrone as MacGowans home venue, as it was just a short distance from his native Tipperary.[citation needed] Shinrone is referenced in the Pogues song "The Broad Majestic Shannon".[citation needed]
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Shinrone
Shinrone (Irish: Suí an Róin, meaning 'Róin's seat/retreat') is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is in the southernmost part of the county, situated very close to the border with County Tipperary. It lies at the junction of the R491 regional road between Nenagh and Roscrea with the R492 to Sharavogue. At the 2016 census, the village population was 645. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name.
Shinrone is located at the southern tip of County Offaly, along the border with County Tipperary. While the majority of Shinrone Catholic parish is in Offaly, a small portion of the parish lies in Tipperary, including the village of Ballingarry.
Towns and villages near Shinrone include Roscrea (8 km), Birr (14 km), Cloughjordan (9 km), Moneygall and Borrisokane (13 km).
There are two GAA clubs in Shinrone parish: Shinrone GAA is the club on the Offaly side of the parish and Knockshegowna GAA on the Tipperary side. Hurling is the dominant sport played in Shinrone, like most South Offaly GAA clubs. Shinrone won the 2022 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship, beating Kilcormac–Killoughey GAA in the final.
A number of buildings of architectural interest in and around Shinrone are listed on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage website, including:
As at 2021 Local Link Tipperary operates a bus service between Roscrea railway station and Nenagh which stops at Shinrone Post Office. The service operates daily.
The nearest train stations to Shinrone are at Roscrea and Cloughjordan, both on the Limerick–Ballybrophy railway line.
Shinrone Community Centre has hosted notable international musicians including Arlo Guthrie in 1988, The Pogues and Shane MacGowan, Christy Moore, The Waterboys and Nanci Griffith. The Pogues and Shane MacGowan played in Shinrone numerous times, and many dubbed Shinrone as MacGowans home venue, as it was just a short distance from his native Tipperary.[citation needed] Shinrone is referenced in the Pogues song "The Broad Majestic Shannon".[citation needed]