| 'Pallasgreen' An Pailís Ghréine |
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| Irish Grid Reference R757440 |
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| Province: | Munster | |
| County: | County Limerick | |
| Population (2006) - Town: - Rural: |
3,938 1,977 |
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Pallasgreen or Pallas Grean (Irish: Pailís Ghréine) is a village in East County Limerick, situated on the Limerick–Tipperary N24 road. The name means "the Stockade of Grian," referring to an ancient Irish Goddess of Love, whose is associated with the a nearby hill of Nicker. The area is notable for its many ancient extinct volcanoes, and hexagonal basalt columns, similar to the rock formations at the Giant's Causeway, can be seen on a steep scarp near the Village. Just a short distance down the road is the related town, Old Pallas, and roughly three miles south of Pallasgreen is Sarsfield's Rock[1], a large rocky outcrop near the church of Templebredon. The Rock looks down on the site where Patrick Sarsfield destroyed the Williamite artillery during the Jacobite-Williamite War. The Rock itself commands fine views of the surrounding hill country. Pallasgreen Gaelic Athletic Association Club play in the colours of blue and gold, identical to the county colours of Tipperary whose border is just six miles away.
