Noan Country House B&B
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Noan Country House B&B is a Fáilte Ireland approved 4-star b&b in Thurles, on the Tipperary coast, listed on Fáilte Ireland’s official register of quality-assured accommodation. It is a smaller, owner-run house of 4 rooms, the kind of place where you deal with the people who actually run it.
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The Tipperary cathedral town where the GAA was founded, and still home to the second-largest stadium in Irish sport.
Thurles is a substantial market and cathedral town on the River Suir in County Tipperary, and its place in Irish sporting history is hard to overstate: the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded here in 1884, in a meeting room at Hayes’s Hotel on Liberty Square, which still stands in the town centre today.
That legacy is most visible at Semple Stadium, the second-largest GAA ground in the country after Croke Park, and long regarded as the spiritual home of Munster hurling. Munster finals and other major hurling fixtures regularly fill the town on match days, and the stadium hosted the All-Ireland final in 1984 to mark the GAA’s centenary.
Away from sport, the town’s Cathedral of the Assumption is a striking Romanesque building with a facade modelled on Pisa Cathedral, built between 1865 and 1879 and consecrated by Archbishop Thomas Croke, after whom Croke Park itself is named. A B&B in Thurles puts both within easy walking distance, along with the everyday shops and pubs of a proper Tipperary market town.
Things to do near Noan Country House B&B
Semple Stadium
With a capacity of over 53,000, this is the second-largest stadium in Irish sport and the traditional home of Munster hurling, named after Tom Semple, the Thurles Sarsfields captain who won All-Ireland medals in the early 1900s.
Hayes’s Hotel and the birth of the GAA
The Gaelic Athletic Association was founded at a meeting in Hayes’s Hotel in Thurles in November 1884, making the town the starting point for organised Gaelic games across the country.
The Cathedral of the Assumption
Built between 1865 and 1879 in Romanesque style with a facade modelled on Pisa Cathedral, this is the mother church of the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly and one of the town’s most striking buildings.
The River Suir
Thurles sits on the River Suir, with riverside walks giving a quieter counterpoint to the town’s busy match-day atmosphere.
Getting to Thurles
Thurles is on the N62, close to junction 6 of the M8 motorway, with Cork around an hour and a quarter away and Dublin roughly an hour and three quarters by car. The town has its own railway station on the Dublin Heuston to Cork Kent line, with around 17 trains a day in each direction.
Booking Noan Country House B&B direct, and what the rating means
A real, assessed b&b
Noan Country House B&B holds a 4-star b&b rating under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, assessed against the bedrooms, bathrooms, breakfast and welcome rather than self-declared. It's an independent signal you can trust before you book, separate from any platform's own review score.
No fees, no middleman
Ring the owner, or use the contact details on this page, and arrange the stay with the house rather than through an app. No booking fee added to your bill and no commission taken from the owner, so the room rate you agree is the room rate you pay.
A better stay, direct
Owners answer the questions a booking platform never will: whether the room at the front is quieter, how early breakfast can be served, or where to park for a few days. Speaking to the house directly is how B&Bs in Ireland were booked for decades.
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Send the owner the details of your stay and they will come back to you directly. No booking fee, no platform in between, just Thurles on the other end.
Noan Country House B&B, common questions
Where is Noan Country House B&B?
Noan Country House B&B is at Noan Estate, Ballinure, Thurles, Co. Tipperary (Eircode E41 ND92). Give the Eircode to your sat-nav to find the door.
How do I book Noan Country House B&B?
You contact the owner directly, by phone or the enquiry form on this page. DirectBnB adds no booking fee and takes no commission, so you arrange the stay with the house itself and pay the room rate with nothing on top.
What star rating does Noan Country House B&B have?
Noan Country House B&B is a Fáilte Ireland approved 4-star b&b under Fáilte Ireland's National Quality Assurance Framework, and guests rate it 5 out of 5 across 38 Google reviews.
Is Noan Country House B&B suitable for families?
Yes, Noan Country House B&B is listed as family friendly. Ask the owner directly about room configurations and cots when you book.
How many rooms does Noan Country House B&B have?
Noan Country House B&B has 4 rooms. As a smaller, owner-run house it is worth booking ahead, particularly in summer and over weekends.
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