East Coast & Midlands
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County Offaly

Crinkill

Crinkill, sometimes spelt Crinkle, is a village in , , close to . Crinkill was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, at which time it had a population of 682 people.
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  • Type: Village with 682 residents
  • Description: village in County Offaly, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Crinkle”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Birr Aerodrome and Birr Castle.

Aerodrome
Birr Airfield is located 1 NM south of the town of in in . It was originally called Birr View Air Strip. The area for many years has been closely linked with aviation, dating from the time of the British Army air strip which was very near the present air field.

Castle
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is a large castle in the town of in , . It is the home of the 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as such the castle is generally not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens of the demesne are publicly…

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, or Rosse six-foot telescope, is a historic reflecting telescope of 72 inches aperture, which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope in California in 1917.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverstown and Birr.

Village
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is a small village straddling the border between Counties and on the outskirts of in . It is mostly within the townland of Ballyloughnane, on the Tipperary side of the river.

Photo: Magrietha Knight, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in in the Midlands of Ireland, with a population of 5741 in 2016. is a well preserved Georgian town with graceful streets and elegant buildings.

Locality
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is a village in the parish of Seir Kieran in , . It is located 8 km east of on the R421 regional road. The village is situated at the foot of the . is situated 7 km east of Crinkill.

Crinkill

Latitude
53.07788° or 53° 4′ 40″ north
Longitude
-7.89874° or 7° 53′ 56″ west
Population
682
Elevation
70 metres (230 feet)
Open location code
9C5J34H2+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52218310
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2965033
Wiki­data ID
Q3777946
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Crinkill” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Crinkill”
  • Dutch: “Crinkill”
  • German: “Crinkill”
  • Irish: “Críonchoill”
  • Russian: “Кринкилл”
  • Spanish: “Crinkill”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hillbrook and Whiteford.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Birr Military Cemetery and Crinkill Post Office.

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