Nenagh

Nenagh takes its name from the fair of Ormond, recalling its role as a gathering and market place in northern Tipperary. A great round castle tower and a Franciscan friary marked the medieval town, which stood within the lordship of Ormond. The friary was among the religious houses affected by the violence of the sixteenth century: in 1548 the O'Carrolls burned Nenagh, including the friary. A century later the castle again became a military objective and was taken by Owen Roe O'Neill in 1648.