Borris House
Borris House is a country house in County Laois, Leinster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portlaoise and Portlaoise Prison.
Portlaoise
Railway station
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Portlaoise railway station is a station on the Dublin to Cork/Limerick lines in Ireland. It is also the terminus for the South Western Commuter also called the Portlaoise Commuter Line which forms part of the Dublin Suburban Rail network in the commuter belt for Dublin. Portlaoise is situated 1¼ km southwest of Borris House.
Portlaoise Prison
Prison
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Portlaoise Prison is a maximum security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. Until 1929 it was called the Maryborough Gaol. It should not be confused with the Midlands Prison, which is a newer, medium security prison directly beside it; or with Dunamaise Arts Centre, which was the original Maryborough Gaol built c. 1789. Portlaoise Prison is situated 1 km south of Borris House.
Midlands Prison
Prison
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The Midlands Prison is a medium security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois. It receives prisoners who are aged 17 years and over. It has a bed capacity of 870 and its daily average number of inmates resident in 2009 was 512. Midlands Prison is situated 1 km southeast of Borris House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portlaoise and Ballyfin.
Portlaoise
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Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.
Ballyfin
Hamlet
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Ballyfin is a village and parish in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois, Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between Mountrath and Mountmellick. Ballyfin is situated 8 km west of Borris House.
Emo
Village
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Emo is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located near Portlaoise on the R422 regional road just off the M7 Dublin–Limerick motorway. Emo is situated 8 km northeast of Borris House.
Borris House
- Type: Country house
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.04611° or 53° 2′ 46″ northLongitude
-7.29333° or 7° 17′ 36″ westElevation
98 metres (322 feet)Open location code
9C5J2PW4+CMGeoNames ID
3313566
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