Tarmonbarry
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History and development
The village originates from an abbey founded by saint Berach in the 6th century[4]—the name of the village in Irish means roughly "Berach's sanctuary". Berach is the patron saint of Termonbarry.[5]
Termonbarry has a boutique hotel with a restaurant and pub, several bars and restaurants, shops, a petrol station, a marina, a disused Garda station, a GAA pitch, and an art gallery.
Sport
Gaelic games
St Barrys is the name of the local Gaelic football club, which takes members from Tarmonbarry, Whitehall and the Scramogue region. The club's colours are green and white.[6]
Boat racing
For a period of about ten years from 1925 to 1935, Tarmonbarry was a centre for hydroplane racing in Ireland, due to the water of the Shannon which was relatively calm.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". This activity declined due to the high cost of running and maintaining the boats.[7]
See also
References
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