Grangemockler

Grangemockler (Irish: Gráinseach Mhóicléir)^[1] is a village, civil parish and townland in southeastern County Tipperary, Ireland. It is located 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Ninemilehouse on the N76 national secondary road. As of the 2011 census, Grangemockler townland had a population of 193 people.^[2]

Grangemockler Gráinseach Mhóicléir
Saint Mary's RC Church, Grangemockler
Grangemockler Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52.4453°N 7.4693°W / 52.4453; -7.4693
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Tipperary
Irish grid reference	S361328

Grangemockler likely gets its name from the Norman Irish family Mockler.^{[citation needed]} Carrigmoclear Hill, a foothill of Slievenamon approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of the village, was the site of a battle during the 1798 Rebellion.^[3][4] The local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Saint Mary and was built c. 1880.^[5]

Grangemockler is the home of Grangemockler/Ballyneale GAA club.

People

• Michael Browne (1887–1971), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church^[6]
• Pádraig de Brún (1889–1960), clergyman, mathematician, academic and president of University College Galway^[7]
• Daniel Hogan (1895-1940), Irish General who fought in the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War^[8]
• Michael Hogan (1896–1920), Gaelic footballer killed in the Croke Park massacre^[9]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Ireland