Borness Bridge

Borness Bridge is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Borness Bridge is situated nearby to the locality Pollagh, as well as near Bay Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tinnakill Castle (ruins).

Tinnakill Castle (ruins)

Ruins

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Tinnakill Castle, also known as Tynekill, is a ruined medieval tower house in the parish of Coolbanagher, in the Barony of Portnahinch, County Laois in Ireland. Tinnakill Castle (ruins) is situated 4 km east of Borness Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountmellick and Clonygowan.

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.

Clonygowan

Village

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Clonygowan is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, on the R420 regional road between Tullamore to Portarlington road. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 198 people. The main village centre is built around a central green. Clonygowan is situated 6 km north of Borness Bridge.

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 southeast of Borness Bridge.

Borness Bridge

Type: Locality
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.1325° or 53° 7′ 57″ north

Longitude

-7.30799° or 7° 18′ 29″ west

Elevation

68 metres (223 feet)

Open location code

9C5J4MMR+2R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 320755712

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3313641

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clonterry Wood and Derryisheen Wood.

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