River Blackwater
River Blackwater is a stream in County Laois, Leinster. River Blackwater is situated nearby to the locality New Mills, as well as near Derrygile.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountmellick and Ballyfin.
Mountmellick
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Mountmellick is a town in County Laois, with a population of about 4900 in 2022. It's difficult to believe that this small place was once a large industrial town: English Quakers settled in the 17th century and founded breweries, a distillery, woollen mills, cotton, tanneries and glassworks.
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 6 km southwest of River Blackwater.
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.
River Blackwater
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Blackwater”
- Category: body of water
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.09972° or 53° 5′ 59″ northLongitude
-7.35083° or 7° 21′ 3″ westElevation
78 metres (256 feet)Open location code
9C5J3JXX+VMGeoNames ID
3313636
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mountmellick Museum and Owenass River.
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