Roscrea is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 2016 had a population of 5,446. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Saint Crónán of Roscrea, parts of which remain preserved today.
Castle Street
The 9th century Roscrea Brooch was found in or near the town sometime in the early 1820s
Surviving west gable of the 12th-century Romanesque Church with the Anglican parish church in the background.
Gate Tower of Roscrea Castle
County Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland. It is Ireland's largest inland county and shares a border with eight counties, more than any other. The population of the county was 167,895 at the 2022 census. The largest towns are Clonmel, Nenagh and Thurles.
County Tipperary with subdivision into baronies
The Rock of Cashel, seat of the Kings of Munster
The Roscrea Brooch, 9th century
Galtee Mountains seen from the Glen of Aherlow