Hike the Tipperary hill country where an Irish 'Robin Hood' once roamed
Éamonn an Chnoic, commemorated in song by the Wolfe Tones and The Pogues, met a grisly end when it is believed a relative decapitated him with an axe to try claim a bounty
Walkers enjoying the view from the Eamonn an Chnoic Loop, Upperchurch. Picture: John G O'Dwyer
In the century between the 1550s and 1650s, the land of Ireland moved through a series of plantations from 100% owned by Irish Catholics to less than 10% in such ownership. Forced dispossession of native landowners created a deep and lasting pit of resentment.
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