Clogheen, County Tipperary
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Clogheen (Irish: An Chloichín) is a village in south County Tipperary, Ireland, situated directly on the 8W line, and more visibly on the R665 and R668 regional roads. The village is nestled in the foothills of the Knockmealdown Mountains.
A one-time Roman Catholic Parish Priest of Clogheen Fr. Nicholas Sheehy is buried in the Shanrahan graveyard just outside Clogheen having being executed in 1766 on false charges of murder and treason because of his involvement in agitation against eviction of tenants by local landlords.