Kells

Kells is a locality in Limerick, Munster. Kells is situated nearby to the town Dromcolliher, as well as near the locality Ballynalacken.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilbolane Castle.

Kilbolane Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilbolane Castle is a historical fortification atop Kilbolane Hill, half a kilometre from the village of Milford, County Cork, Ireland. The castle was built in the 15th or 16th century but employed a 13th-century Norman style with high walls joined by circular guard towers and surrounded by a moat, similar to Liscarroll and Ballincollig. Kilbolane Castle is situated 4 km east of Kells.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dromcolliher and Milford.

Dromcolliher

Town

Photo: Harold Strong, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dromcollogher, officially Dromcolliher, is a village and civil parish in the west of County Limerick, Ireland. The village, which is located at the crossroads of the R522 and R515 regional roads, is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Dromcollogher-Broadford.

Milford

Village

Milford is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. It is in the townland of Kilbolane on the R515 road, close to the border with County Limerick. Milford is in the Dáil constituency of Cork North-West. Milford is situated 3 km east of Kells.

Feenagh

Village

Photo: Buchette, Public domain.

Feenagh is a village in west County Limerick, Ireland, ten miles from Newcastle West and six miles from Dromcolliher. The village has one shop which is located on the site of the former Royal Irish Constabulary barracks near the old village pump. Feenagh is situated 5 km north of Kells.

Kells

Type: Locality
Location: Limerick, Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.34889° or 52° 20′ 56″ north

Longitude

-8.9° or 8° 54′ west

Elevation

118 metres (387 feet)

Open location code

9C4H83XX+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52241680

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3291416

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