Clonmel Borstal, Clonmel

#3 among attractions in Clonmel

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St. Patrick's Borstal Institution, Clonmel, was established in 1906 as a place of detention for young male offenders aged between 16 and 21. Located in the centre of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland, it was the only Borstal instituted in Ireland and was established on the site of the historic town gaol, the former adult prisoners having been transferred to other jails. ()

Coordinates: 52°21'15"N, 7°41'57"W

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Clonmel Ireland

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Clonmel Borstal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Main Guard, Castle Gurteen de la Poer, Slievenamon, Comeragh Mountains.

~660 ftSW
Historical place, Architecture, Museum
Main Guard, Clonmel
4 min walk • The Main Guard is a National Monument and former courthouse located in Clonmel, Ireland.
4.5 miE
Forts and castles
Castle Gurteen de la Poer
115 min walk • Gurteen de la Poer, or Gurteen le Poer, is an Elizabethan Revival house in County Waterford, Ireland, situated on the south bank of the River Suir, close to Kilsheelan and about 8 km east of Clonmel.
7.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Slievenamon
188 min walk • Slievenamon or Slievenaman is a mountain with a height of 721 metres in County Tipperary, Ireland. It rises from a plain that includes the towns of Fethard, Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir.
7.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Comeragh Mountains
190 min walk • The Comeragh Mountains are a glaciated mountain range situated in southeast Ireland in County Waterford. They are located between the town of Dungarvan and stretch inland to the town of Clonmel on the County Tipperary border and the villages of Kilrossanty and Kilmacthomas in County Waterford.
6 miNW
Forts and castles
Moorstown Castle
153 min walk • Moorstown Castle is a late 15th-century stone structure consisting of an enclosed circular keep near Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
2 miW
Monastery
Inislounaght Abbey
51 min walk • Inislounaght Abbey, also referred to as Innislounaght, Inislounacht and De Surio, was a 12th-century Cistercian settlement on the river Suir, near Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland. It was originally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.
0.6 miW
Sport, Sport venue
Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel
16 min walk • Clonmel GAA Ground, also called Clonmel Sportsground, is a GAA stadium located in the town of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is the home ground of St. Mary's hurling team and Gaelic football team Clonmel Commercials.
1 miNE
Sport, Sport venue
Clonmel Racecourse
27 min walk • Clonmel Racecourse is a horse racing venue in the town of Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland which stages both National Hunt and Flat racing. The course is located in the Powerstown area of the town 2 km from the town centre. It is a right handed track of one and a quarter miles with a stiff uphill finish.
5 miE
Locality
Kilsheelan
128 min walk • Kilsheelan is a village and civil parish within the in the barony of Iffa and Offa East in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is also one half of the Roman Catholic parish of Kilsheelan & Kilcash in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore.