Balleen

Balleen is a locality in Kilkenny, Leinster. Balleen is situated nearby to the locality Foyle Bridge, as well as near Clontubbrid.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Balleen Castle and Tobernapeastia.

Balleen Castle

Residential building

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balleen Castle is a residential building.

Tobernapeastia

Spring

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

Tobernapeastia is a spring.

Hermit’s Well

Spring

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

Hermit’s Well is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullohill and Ballyragget.

Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it. Cullohill is situated 8 km north of Balleen.

Ballyragget

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue. Ballyragget is situated 8 km northeast of Balleen.

Johnstown

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Johnstown, historically known as Coorthafooka, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. Johnstown is situated 8 km west of Balleen.

Balleen

Type: Locality
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.75306° or 52° 45′ 11″ north

Longitude

-7.4375° or 7° 26′ 15″ west

Elevation

137 metres (449 feet)

Open location code

9C4JQH36+6X

GeoNames ID

3307812

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Localities in the Area

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