Old Leighlin

Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in , Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of . The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in , with 1,500 monks in residence.
Wikipedia
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: medieval town in County Carlow, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Oldleighlin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Laserian’s Cathedral and St Laserian’s Well.

Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland.

Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a spring.

Ruins
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
, also called Black Castle, is in the village of , , , on the . The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. is situated 3 km east of Old Leighlin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leighlinbridge and Royal Oak.

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
is a town in , with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.

Village
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in , . It is on the west side of the , across from , and is off the former N9 road. It is not in or a part of Bagenalstown. is within the townland of Clorusk. is situated 4½ km southeast of Old Leighlin.

Photo: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muine Bheag, meaning "small thicket", is the official name of the town known in English as . It's in and in 2022 it had a population of 3000.

Old Leighlin

Latitude
52.73643° or 52° 44′ 11″ north
Longitude
-7.02387° or 7° 1′ 26″ west
Elevation
78 metres (256 feet)
Open location code
9C4JPXPG+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 756566860
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2962169
Wiki­data ID
Q3776314
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Satellite Map

Discover Old Leighlin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Russian—“Old Leighlin” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Old Leighlin”
  • Chinese: “旧利林”
  • Dutch: “Old Leighlin”
  • French: “Old Leighlin”
  • Georgian: “ოლდლოჰლინი”
  • Irish: “Sean Leithgleann”
  • Irish: “Seanleithghlinn”
  • Russian: “Олдлохлин”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Reddy’s Cross Roads and Cranroe.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Leighlin Post Office and Old Leighlin Graveyard.

County Carlow: Must-Visit Destinations

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