Callan

Kilkenny is the county town of in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland.
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  • Type: Town with 2,480 residents
  • Description: market town in County Kilkenny, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Callan, County Kilkenny”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Callan Town Hall (Callan Market House) and St. Mary’s Church.

Public building
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a public building.

Ruins
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St. Mary's Church is a medieval church and National Monument in Callan, Ireland.

Spring
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The Callan Augustinian Friary is an Augustinian friary in Callan, County Kilkenny, . Originally founded in the 15th century, it is located in what is known locally as the "Abbey Meadow", in the north-east of the town, on the banks of the Kings River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunnamaggin and Kells.

Village
is a small village in the south , Ireland, on the R699 road between Callan and , east of its intersection with the R697 between and . is situated 8 km southeast of Callan.

Village
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Kilkenny is the county town of in southeast Ireland, with a population of 27,000 in 2022. At its core is the medieval city founded by the Normans, and in the 1640s it was effectively the capital of Ireland. is situated 8 km east of Callan.

Village
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is a village located in the barony of Slievardagh, in . It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. As of 2016, the village population was 499. is situated 9 km southwest of Callan.

Callan

Latitude
52.54459° or 52° 32′ 41″ north
Longitude
-7.39009° or 7° 23′ 24″ west
Population
2,480
Elevation
67 metres (220 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IE LLN
Open location code
9C4JGJV5+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52259985
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2965841
Wiki­data ID
Q1027150
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Callan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Callan (Kilkenny konderria)”
  • Basque: “Callan”
  • Cebuano: “Callan”
  • Chinese: “卡倫”
  • Danish: “Callan”
  • Dutch: “Callan”
  • French: “Callan”
  • German: “Callan”
  • Irish: “Callain”
  • Irish: “Callainn”
  • Italian: “Callan”
  • Persian: “کالن، کانتی کیلکنی”
  • Persian: “کالن”
  • Polish: “Callan”
  • Portuguese: “Callan”
  • Russian: “Каллан (Килкенни)”
  • Russian: “Каллан”
  • Scots: “Callan”
  • Spanish: “Callan”
  • Swedish: “Callan”
  • Welsh: “Callan”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Old Charter House and Saint Mary’s Church.

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