Holycross
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Holycross is a historic village in County Tipperary, Ireland, best known for its medieval Cistercian abbey and religious heritage.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedStructure | Holycross Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | 20th-century restoration of Holycross Abbey ⓘ |
| hasRelicTradition | relic of the True Cross historically associated with the abbey ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrderHistory | Cistercian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite | Holycross Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural village ⓘ |
| hasSportsClub | Holycross–Ballycahill GAA club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | stone bridge over the River Suir ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| hasTransportAccess | local roads connecting to Thurles ⓘ |
| IrishName | Mainistir na Croiche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Holycross Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Tipperary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Suir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Ballycahill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Thurles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mid-West Region of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDenominationTradition | Roman Catholic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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