Killeen
Killeen is a locality in County Tipperary, Munster. Killeen is situated nearby to the village Riverstown, as well as near the locality Killenaule.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birr Castle and Leviathan of Parsonstown.
Birr Castle
Castle
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Birr Castle is a large castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is the home of the 7th Earl of Rosse and his family, and as such the castle is generally not open to the public, though the grounds and gardens of the demesne are publicly… Birr Castle is situated 2½ km east of Killeen.
Leviathan of Parsonstown
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Leviathan of Parsonstown, or Rosse six-foot telescope, is a historic reflecting telescope of 72 inches aperture, which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of the 100-inch Hooker Telescope in California in 1917. Leviathan of Parsonstown is situated 2½ km east of Killeen.
John’s Hall
Museum
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John's Hall, also known as Birr Town Hall is a municipal building in John's Mall, Birr, County Offaly, Ireland. The building is currently used by the Irish Heritage School as their lecturing and exhibition venue. John’s Hall is situated 3 km east of Killeen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverstown and Birr.
Riverstown
Village
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Riverstown is a small village straddling the border between Counties Tipperary and Offaly on the outskirts of Birr in Ireland. It is mostly within the townland of Ballyloughnane, on the Tipperary side of the river.
Birr
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Birr is a town in County Offaly in the Midlands of Ireland, with a population of 5741 in 2016. Birr is a well preserved Georgian town with graceful streets and elegant buildings.
Crinkill
Village
Crinkill, sometimes spelt Crinkle, is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, close to Birr. Crinkill was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, at which time it had a population of 682 people. Crinkill is situated 4 km east of Killeen.
Killeen
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.09056° or 53° 5′ 26″ northLongitude
-7.95333° or 7° 57′ 12″ westElevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
9C5J32RW+6MGeoNames ID
3313143
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