Holycross

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Holycross is a historic village in County Tipperary, Ireland, best known for its medieval Cistercian abbey and religious heritage.

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Holycross canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
country Ireland
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly
distanceFromThurles approximately 6 km southwest
hasAmenity GAA grounds
parish church
primary school
hasArchitecturalStyle Gothic
Romanesque elements
hasBuildingMaterial local limestone in abbey construction
hasCountyCouncil Tipperary County Council
hasCulturalSignificance important site of Catholic devotion in Ireland
hasEconomicActivity agriculture in surrounding area
tourism related to abbey
hasEventType local community festivals
religious ceremonies at Holycross Abbey
hasFeature historic graveyard at Holycross Abbey
village green near the abbey
hasHeritage medieval religious heritage
hasHistoricFunction pilgrimage centre
hasHistoricPeriod medieval period
hasLandmarkType Cistercian abbey
hasLandscape riverside setting on the Suir valley
hasLanguage English
Irish language place-name usage
hasNameOrigin named after a relic of the True Cross
hasParish Holycross–Ballycahill parish
hasProtectedStructure Holycross Abbey
hasReconstruction 20th-century restoration of Holycross Abbey
hasRelicTradition relic of the True Cross historically associated with the abbey
hasReligiousOrderHistory Cistercian Order
linked to: Cistercians
hasReligiousSite Holycross Abbey
hasSettlementType rural village
hasSportsClub Holycross–Ballycahill GAA club
hasStructure stone bridge over the River Suir
hasTourismType heritage tourism
religious tourism
hasTransportAccess local roads connecting to Thurles
IrishName Mainistir na Croiche
knownFor Holycross Abbey
locatedIn County Tipperary
Province of Munster
locatedOnRiver River Suir
nearbySettlement Ballycahill
nearbyTown Thurles
region Mid-West Region of Ireland
religiousDenominationTradition Roman Catholic
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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