Newtown

Newtown is a locality in , . Newtown is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cullahill Castle and Aghmacart Church.

Ruins
Photo: Krigh, CC BY 3.0.
was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650. takes its name from an ancient forest that covered Cullahill Mountain and extended down to village.

Church
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is situated 3½ km west of Newtown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullohill and Durrow.

Village
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Abbeyleix is a town in 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.

Town
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is a village located in south-east , . Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. is situated 5 km east of Newtown.

Village
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, officially Ballycolla, is a village in , . It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. is situated 6 km north of Newtown.

Newtown

Latitude
52.83167° or 52° 49′ 54″ north
Longitude
-7.46417° or 7° 27′ 51″ west
Elevation
90 metres (295 feet)
Open location code
9C4JRGJP+M8
Geo­Names ID
3308014
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