Kilmacar
Kilmacar is a locality in Kilkenny, Leinster. Kilmacar is situated nearby to the locality Barrack Village, as well as near the hamlet Conahy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilmacar Church and Dunmore Cave.
Dunmore Cave
Cave
Photo: Jan-Philipp Litza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunmore Cave is a limestone solutional cave in Ballyfoyle, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is formed in Lower Carboniferous limestone of the Clogrenan Formation. Dunmore Cave is situated 4 km southeast of Kilmacar.
Foulksrath Castle
Castle
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Foulksrath Castle is a 14th-century Anglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Foulksrath Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Kilmacar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyragget and Castlecomer.
Ballyragget
Village
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Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue. Ballyragget is situated 5 km northwest of Kilmacar.
Castlecomer
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue.
Johnswell
Locality
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Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 10 km southeast of Kilmacar.
Kilmacar
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.76584° or 52° 45′ 57″ northLongitude
-7.27167° or 7° 16′ 18″ westElevation
147 metres (482 feet)Open location code
9C4JQP8H+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 52248717OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2963287
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