Thurles Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in County Tipperary, Ireland
About Thurles
By the 19th century, people had more leisure time, disposable income and transport. Various ball games were played, but the rules were haphazard (could you pick up the ball, or not? Grab your opponent by the throat, or not?) and some games were little better than mass brawls between entire villages. Soccer and rugby then became codified and developed sporting structures, but Gaelic football and hurling were slow off the mark — they remained strong in Tipperary and Limerick but were losing support elsewhere. Only in 1887 was the Gaelic Athletic Association founded, at Hayes Hotel in Thurles. From the outset the GAA wrapped itself in the Irish flag, making out that rival games were unpatriotic, the "garrison games" of the British oppressor. That was a cockamamie version of history: English g
Top Attractions in Thurles
Explore the best things to see and do in Thurles:
- ★Cathedral of the Assumption
- ★Famine Warhouse 1848
- ★Farney Castle
- ★Holy Cross Abbey
- ★Lár na Páirce Museum
- ★St Mary's
- ★Thurles Golf Club
- ★Thurles Greyhound Stadium
Where to Stay in Thurles
- 🏨Anner Hotel
- 🏨Hayes Hotel
- 🏨Inch House
Thurles Travel Guide Sections
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