Ballyboodin
Ballyboodin is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Ballyboodin is situated nearby to the area The Curragh, as well as near the locality Newtown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cullahill Castle.
Cullahill Castle
Ruins
Cullahill Castle was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650. Cullahill Castle takes its name from an ancient forest that covered Cullahill Mountain and extended down to Cullahill village. Cullahill Castle is situated 3½ km south of Ballyboodin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullohill and Ballacolla.
Cullohill
Village
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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 3½ km south of Ballyboodin.
Ballacolla
Village
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Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla, is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. Ballacolla is situated 4 km north of Ballyboodin.
Durrow
Town
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Durrow is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. Durrow is situated 5 km east of Ballyboodin.
Ballyboodin
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.84806° or 52° 50′ 53″ northLongitude
-7.4675° or 7° 28′ 3″ westElevation
86 metres (282 feet)Open location code
9C4JRGXJ+6XGeoNames ID
3308016
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