Foulksrath Castle
Foulksrath Castle is a 14th-century Anglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rathbeagh and St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse.
Rathbeagh
Archaeological site
Rathbeagh is a townland and hill on the River Nore in the parish of Lisdowney near Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The Irish language name is Rath Beithigh, meaning "rath of the birch trees".
St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse is a ruins.
St Coleman’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Coleman’s Well is a spring, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Foulksrath Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyragget and Castlecomer.
Ballyragget
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2016 of about 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue small rivers. Ballyragget is situated 4½ km north of Foulksrath Castle.
Castlecomer
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2016 of about 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue small rivers.
Foulksrath Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Ireland
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.74961° or 52° 44′ 59″ northLongitude
-7.31601° or 7° 18′ 58″ westElevation
68 metres (223 feet)Open location code
9C4JPMXM+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 524081526OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2964238Wikidata ID
Q8564973
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Foulksrath Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Foulksrath gaztelua”
- German: “Foulksrath Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Rátha”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Фоулксрах”
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