Tomard

Tomard is a locality in County Carlow, Leinster. Tomard is situated nearby to the locality Rathernan Bridge, as well as near Cloghrustick.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leighlinbridge Castle and Milford Mills.

Leighlinbridge Castle

Ruins

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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 south of Tomard.

Milford Mills

Electrical generator

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Milford Mills is an 18th-century watermill which sits on the banks of the River Barrow at Milford, County Carlow. Originally built as a flour mill and malting house, it was later employed as a hydroelectric power station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballinabranagh and Leighlinbridge.

Ballinabranagh

Village

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Ballinabranna or Ballinabrannagh is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is located approximately 8 kilometres south of Carlow and 5 kilometres from Junction 6 of the M9 motorway.

Leighlinbridge

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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.

Nurney

Village

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Nurney is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. Nurney is situated 4½ km east of Tomard.

Tomard

Type: Locality
Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.76639° or 52° 45′ 59″ north

Longitude

-6.97222° or 6° 58′ 20″ west

Elevation

55 metres (180 feet)

Open location code

9C4MQ28H+H4

GeoNames ID

3303118

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