Thurles

In the billiard room of Hayes's Hotel on 1 November 1884, seven men founded the Gaelic Athletic Association to save hurling and Gaelic football from dying out. The GAA now has some 2,200 clubs on five continents, and Semple Stadium in the town is one of the great hurling grounds.

• The Devil's Bit · The devil bit a chunk from this mountain and spat it out — where it became the Rock of Cashel. The gap in the ridge is his tooth-mark.

All of these are pinned on the Hidden Ireland map.