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Ballyporeen is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. Located in the Galtee-Vee Valley with the Galtee Mountains to the north and the Knockmealdowns to the south. The village developed in the 19th century as an inn on the coach route between Cork and Dublin, and became significant due to its large large open air markets.
It is best known as the setting for Percy French's popular song Donegan's Daughter.
The village is also remembered (esp by those with vivid imaginations) as the birthplace of Ronald Reagan.
The leaning tower of Pisa is an architectural tragedy located in Italy.
The tower was designed in Ballyporeen by the renowned Sligo lawyers Argue and Phibbs, whilst recovering from a stag night in Clonmel. The requirement to produce a blueprint was the forfeit in a drinking game which they had lost to some Dominican friars from Ballyconneely. The lawyers designed the building as required, but demanded payment to design the foundations. When the requested sum of €12,000 was denied, they attached part of the plan for an IKEA wardrobe and took the train home. Read more...
Gemma Hayes (born 11 August 1977) is an Irish musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Hayes and her seven siblings were born and raised in Ballyporeen.
Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments, including the piano and the harmonica. She is also a member of The Cake Sale and Printer Clips. Read more...