Glenough
Glenough is a hill-walking area. There are a number of forests in Glenough, which consist mainly of coniferous trees and completely cover most of the hill tops. Some of these forests have been planted and maintained by the Irish state forestry agency – Coillte, while other forests have been planted by local farmers with the help of government grants. Deciduous trees are also present, especially in Aughnaclanny Valley. Wild fallow deer live in the forests of Glenough. The Aughnaclanny River flows through Glenough, and is most easily visible at the bridge beside Glenough's former National School. It still stocks trout, and up to recently, salmon were still returning to spawn in the gravel beds beside the school. Aughnaclanny Valley is a Special Area of Conservation due to the alluvial wet woodlands, yew woods, and floating river vegetation associated with the lower course of the River Suir and its tributaries. Aughnaclanny Valley is also a proposed National Heritage Area.
Glenough National School was permanently closed in the 1980s due to falling numbers, and since then children from Glenough have attended primary school at Rossmore National School. The original school was built in 1856, and served as a one teacher class, for most of its existence.
Geography
Glenough townland is a sub-division of the following areas:
- Clonoulty and Rossmore Roman Catholic parish
- Clonoulty-Rossmore GAA club
- Clonoulty West - electoral division
- Clonoulty - old civil parish
- Tipperary County Council
- Tipperary (Dáil constituency)
References
- ^ "Gleann Achaidh Íochtarach / Glenough Lower". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) | National Parks & Wildlife Service".