 Hollyford lies in a valley running through the Slieve Felim Mountains.It is on the R497 regional road, which runs north-south for 55 km through the Silvermine and Slieve Felim Mountains from Nenagh to Tipperary Town.It was historically known in Irish as "Áth Bhéal a' Chuillinn" (anglicised "Aghbellacullin"), "Béal a' Chuillinn" (anglicised "Bellacullin") and "Cluain Mhurchaidh" (anglicised "Clonmurragha").