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Recorded forms
An Teampall Mór· Irish · main form · validated name
Templemore· English · main form
Place & story
The scale of Richmond Barracks
The complex later occupied by the Garda College began as Richmond Barracks in the early nineteenth century, on land owned by Sir John Craven Carden. A Garda historical study describes a major military establishment with accommodation, medical facilities and two large squares. Ensign Harry Loft, stationed there during the Famine in 1847, contrasted the imposing barracks with his much less favourable impression of the town. The establishment brought employment and recruits to Templemore while connecting it to the wider movements of British army regiments.[2]
Folklore & tradition
The reported miracles of 1920
In August 1920, claims of apparitions and bleeding statues associated with teenager James Walsh brought pilgrims to Templemore and nearby Curraheen. Historian John Reynolds documents reported cures alongside scepticism and clerical caution. His study also examines the disruption to IRA activity and later accounts alleging mechanical trickery. One witness recalled Michael Collins finding clockwork inside a statue. These are historical records of belief, investigation and competing testimony during the War of Independence; the reported supernatural events and cures are not established facts.[3]
The Templemore Special
Garda recruit training moved from Dublin to Templemore on 14 February 1964. A specially chartered train brought 190 recruits and instructional staff from Kingsbridge station, now Heuston. At Templemore, the newly formed Thomas McDonagh Pipe Band led their march to the training centre. An advance party had arrived earlier to prepare beds, offices and classrooms, staying in the Templemore Arms while catering facilities were completed. The formal opening followed on 21 February. The journey marks a precise change in the old military site's role, from barracks to national police training centre.[4]
Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.
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Templemore — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
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Templemore Legal Town, North Tipperary — Legal town, CSO 2006 report — census population
Templemore Environs, North Tipperary — Town environs only, CSO 2006 report
2002–2006: town environs only
129people · 2006
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Templemore Environs, North Tipperary — Town environs only, CSO 2006 report — census population
Templemore, North Tipperary — Census town, CSO 2006 report
2002–2006: census town
2,384people · 2006
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Templemore, North Tipperary — Census town, CSO 2006 report — census population
These are the historical areas published in the 1996 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.
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Templemore Legal Town, North Tipperary — Legal town, CSO 1996 report — census population
Templemore Environs, North Tipperary — Town environs only, CSO 1996 report
1991–1996: town environs only
129people · 1996
These are the historical areas published in the 1996 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.
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Templemore Environs, North Tipperary — Town environs only, CSO 1996 report — census population
Templemore, North Tipperary — Census town, CSO 1996 report
1991–1996: census town
2,244people · 1996
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Templemore, North Tipperary — Census town, CSO 1996 report — census population
Figures cover the historical town area printed in the 1986 report. Boundaries may have changed between censuses. Legal town, environs and suburb totals remain separate and differ from modern settlement boundaries.
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Templemore, Tipperary — Legal town, CSO 1986 report — census population
Templemore, Tipperary — Town environs only, CSO 1986 report
1981–1986: town environs only
125people · 1986
Figures cover the historical town area printed in the 1986 report. Boundaries may have changed between censuses. Legal town, environs and suburb totals remain separate and differ from modern settlement boundaries.
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Templemore, Tipperary — Town environs only, CSO 1986 report — census population
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Templemore, North Tipperary — 2011 legal town and environs; 2016 census settlement
Published census settlement populations
1,939people · 2016
Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.
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Templemore, North Tipperary — 2011 legal town and environs; 2016 census settlement — census population
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