Country Ireland County County Tipperary EU Parliament South constituency Elevation 97 m | Province Munster Dáil Éireann Tipperary South Irish Grid Reference R888419 | |
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Soloheadbeg or Solloghodbeg (/ˌsɒləhədˈbɛɡ/; from Irish: Sulchóid Bheag) is a townland and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland, lying northwest of Tipperary town.
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Map of Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
History
In 968, Soloheadbeg was the location for the Battle of Sulcoit, where the Dalcassian King Mahon of Thomond and his brother Brian Ború defeated the viking Ivar, King of Limerick. In 1603, it was a stopping-point for Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare during his epic march from Dunboy Castle in west Cork to O'Rourke's Castle in Leitrim.
Soloheadbeg
The Soloheadbeg Ambush, said to be the first engagement of the Irish War of Independence, took place here on 21 January 1919. The event is commemorated by a monument at Solohead Cross, some 1.5 km northwest of Limerick Junction railway station, where a ceremony of remembrance is held each year on the anniversary of the ambush, which was led by Dan Breen and Seán Treacy of the Third Tipperary Brigade.