Ballingarry (Tipperary)

Ballingarry is a small town in County Tipperary, right on the border with Limerick in Ireland's midwest. The R518 runs straight through it, making it handy for getting to larger towns in either direction. From Dublin, you'll want the M7 southwest for about 170 kilometers, then the R445 through Nenagh before picking up the R518. From Cork, it's roughly 80 kilometers north via the N20 through Mallow and Charleville. Limerick city is only 30 kilometers southwest, and Tipperary town is about 25 kilometers east. The ruins of 15th-century Ballingarry Castle still stand in the town, a proper Norman tower house that shows how important this spot was back in medieval times.