Farran Cross Roads
Farran Cross Roads is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Farran Cross Roads is situated nearby to the locality Ballycuddahy, as well as near Cloghachow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aghaboe Abbey and Aghaboe Church.
Aghaboe Abbey
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The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. Aghaboe Abbey is situated 3 km northwest of Farran Cross Roads.
Aghaboe Church
Church
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Aghaboe Church is situated 3 km northwest of Farran Cross Roads.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aghaboe and Ballacolla.
Aghaboe
Locality
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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. Aghaboe is situated 3 km west of Farran Cross Roads.
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 3½ km southeast of Farran Cross Roads.
Clogh
Hamlet
Clough is a village in the civil parish of Bordwell in County Laois. It lies at a point where several townlands and two civil parishes meet. One of the churches of the Roman Catholic parish of Aghaboe, St. Clogh is situated 4 km southwest of Farran Cross Roads.
Farran Cross Roads
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.91118° or 52° 54′ 40″ northLongitude
-7.47022° or 7° 28′ 13″ westElevation
117 metres (384 feet)Open location code
9C4JWG6H+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 760764383OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3313526
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