Gortahile

Gortahile is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Gortahile is situated nearby to the hamlet Monavea Cross, as well as near the locality Kelly’s Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Longory’s Well and Bilboa Church.

St Longory’s Well

Spring

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Longory’s Well is a spring, which is situated 3 km northwest of Gortahile.

Bilboa Church

Church

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bilboa Church is situated 3 km southeast of Gortahile.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bilboa and Crettyard.

Bilboa

Hamlet

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bilboa is a settlement located on the boundaries of counties Carlow, Laois and Kilkenny in Ireland. A bridge, a short distance from the village and built c. 1800, is known as the 'Three Counties Bridge'. Bilboa is situated 3 km southeast of Gortahile.

Crettyard

Hamlet

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Crettyard is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland. It is on the border with County Kilkenny, at the junction of the N78 and the R431 roads. Carlow town is 14 km to the east, and Kilkenny city is 22 km to the south. Crettyard is situated 4½ km northwest of Gortahile.

Newtown

Village

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Newtown or Newtown Cross is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Clonbrock and Doonane. Newtown lies close to the border between Counties Laois and Kilkenny at the point where the R430 regional road from Abbeyleix to Carlow crosses the N78 from Kilkenny to Athy. Newtown is situated 6 km northwest of Gortahile.

Gortahile

Type: Locality
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.81667° or 52° 49′ north

Longitude

-7.07556° or 7° 4′ 32″ west

Elevation

291 metres (955 feet)

Open location code

9C4JRW8F+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52248199

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2963954

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