Islands

Islands is a locality in Kilkenny, Leinster. Islands is situated nearby to the town Urlingford, as well as near the locality Carrownaroagh.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Mary’s Church (Fertagh) and St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown.

St Mary’s Church (Fertagh)

Church

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St Mary’s Church (Fertagh) is situated 3 km northeast of Islands.

St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown

Church

Photo: Renehanf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown is situated 3 km northeast of Islands.

Foulkscourt Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Foulkscourt Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3 km north of Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urlingford and Johnstown.

Urlingford is a town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is also a civil parish within the barony of Galmoy. The town is in the north west of the county, along the boundary with County Tipperary, 16 km north-east of Thurles.

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 3 km northeast of Islands.

Gortnahoe

Village

Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gortnahoe, also known as Gurtnahoe or Gortnahoo, is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is on the R689 road, 5 km south of Urlingford, County Kilkenny, where the N8 Dublin–Cork road can be accessed. Gortnahoe is situated 7 km south of Islands.

Islands

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

52.73444° or 52° 44′ 4″ north

Longitude

-7.59306° or 7° 35′ 35″ west

Elevation

129 metres (423 feet)

Open location code

9C4JPCM4+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 52253462

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3308256

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