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Horse and Jockey

Local name: An Marcach

Located in County Tipperary, Munster Coordinates: 52°36′59″ N 7°46′31″ W

Horse and Jockey
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Elevation
115 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport78 km
ORK Cork International Airport99 km

About Horse and Jockey

Horse and Jockey is a village. Location: County Tipperary, Munster. Elevation: 115 m.

From Wikipedia

Horse and Jockey (Irish: An Marcach) is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on the R639 road, where it meets the N62 road to Thurles. It lies just off junction 6 of the M8 motorway, which by-passed the village in December 2008. It is in the parish of Moycarkey in the barony of Eliogarty.

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Climate of Horse and Jockey

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 127 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (145 mm)
Driest month
July (71 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Horse and Jockey
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°20°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1451131047782777110199136127135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Horse and Jockey

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 58 km to the west.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 78 kmwest
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 99 kmsouthwest
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 128 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 58 kmwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 93 kmsouthwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 130 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 252 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 285 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Horse and Jockey

Within 100 km: 256 historic and cultural sites, 754 natural sites, 633 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km78 places

  • Grange Lough Lake 24 kmNW
  • Rock of Cashel Mountain 13 kmSW
  • Knockane Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Ring Hill Mountain 19 kmW

25–60 km545 places

  • Saint Thomas Island Island 58 kmW
  • Illaunmore Island 52 kmNW
  • Holy Island Island 56 kmNW
  • Gull Island Island 59 kmS

60–100 km1,020 places

  • Curracloe Beach Beach 99 kmE
  • Bush Island Island 69 kmW
  • Saltee Islands Island 97 kmSE
  • Rocky Island Island 94 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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