Bannagagole

Places of Interest

St Laserian’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland.

St Laserian’s Well

Spring

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Laserian’s Well is a spring.

Leighlinbridge Castle

Ruins

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. Leighlinbridge Castle is situated 3½ km northeast of Bannagagole.

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Old Leighlin

Village

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1,500 monks in residence.

Royal Oak

Village

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Royal Oak is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is on the west side of the River Barrow, across from Bagenalstown, and is off the former N9 road. It is not in or a part of Bagenalstown. Royal Oak is within the townland of Clorusk. Royal Oak is situated 3½ km southeast of Bannagagole.

Leighlinbridge

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Leighlinbridge is a town in County Carlow, with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.

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