East Coast & Midlands
Leinster
County Laois

Aghancon

Aghancon is a locality in , . Aghancon is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Leap Castle and St. Kieran’s bush.

Ruins
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is a castle in , , , about 6 kilometres north of the town of and 10 kilometres south of on the R421.

Place of worship
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is a place of worship, which is situated 3½ km north of Aghancon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clareen and Kinnitty.

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 4 km north of Aghancon.

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Kinnity is a village in , 13 km east of Birr. In Irish Cionn Eitigh means "the head of Etech", a mythical princess whose head is supposedly buried here, and the rest who knows where.

Hamlet
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is a small village and townland in , . 7 km north-west of , it lies in the valley of the near the N62 road. is situated 9 km southwest of Aghancon.

Aghancon

Latitude
53.03608° or 53° 2′ 10″ north
Longitude
-7.78281° or 7° 46′ 58″ west
Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)
Open location code
9C5J26P8+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52253745
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2967052
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aghancon Church (C of I) and Aghancon Graveyard (C of I).

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