Castletown
Castletown is a village in County Laois, Leinster and has about 418 residents. Castletown is situated nearby to the hamlet Holy Cross, as well as near the locality Forest Bridge.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountrath and Aghaboe.
Mountrath
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Mountrath is a town in County Laois, with a population in 2022 of about 2100. In the 18th and 19th century it was industrial, with weaving and metal-working from local iron ores.
Aghaboe
Locality
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it. Aghaboe is situated 6 km south of Castletown.
Raheen
Village
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Raheen is a small village south of Portlaoise in County Laois, Ireland. Raheen is situated 8 km east of Castletown.
Castletown
- Type: Village with 418 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.97791° or 52° 58′ 41″ northLongitude
-7.49425° or 7° 29′ 39″ westPopulation
418Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)United Nations Location Code
IE CTNOpen location code
9C4JXGH4+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 52242186OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2965558
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Castletown” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Baile an Chaisleáin”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Edmund’s Church and De La Salle Brothers Community Cemetery.
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