Brownstown

Places of Interest

Kilkenny Castle

Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.

Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… Kilkenny Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Brownstown.

Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station

Railway station

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Kilkenny railway station serves the city of Kilkenny in County Kilkenny. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. and was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Brownstown.

UPMC Nowlan Park

Stadium

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nowlan Park, known for sponsorship reasons as UPMC Nowlan Park, is the principal Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Kilkenny, Ireland. Named after James Nowlan, the longest serving President of the GAA, the stadium hosts major hurling matches and is home to the Kilkenny hurling team. UPMC Nowlan Park is situated 2½ km southwest of Brownstown.

Places in the Area

Johnswell

Locality

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Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 4½ km northeast of Brownstown.

Castlewarren

Village

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Castlewarren, previously known as Buile, is a small village in County Kilkenny, Ireland, located some 4 kilometres north of the N10 national primary road at Flagmount. Castlewarren is situated 8 km east of Brownstown.

Bennettsbridge

Village

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Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 10 km south of Brownstown.

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