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Borrisokane
Buiríos Uí Chéin | |
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  Borrisokane Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°59′46″N 8°07′40″W / 52.9960°N 8.1277°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Tipperary |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population | 1,117 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R914939 |
| Website | www |
Borrisokane (Irish: Buiríos Uí Chéin, meaning 'the burgage of the Cianacht')[2] is a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is 15 km north of Nenagh, at the junction of the N52 and N65 roads. At the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,117.[1] The Ballyfinboy River flows through the town on its way to Lough Derg, 12 km (7 mi) to the west. It is also a civil parish in the historical barony of Ormond Lower and an Ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[3]
- ^ a b "Sapmap Area: Settlements Borrisokane". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ [1] Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Website of the town. Origins of the name of the town.
- ^ Parishes of Killaloe Diocese. Archived February 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine