Mount Briscoe

Places of Interest

Croghan Hill

Peak

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Croghan Hill is a hill with a height of 234 metres in County Offaly, Ireland. The remains of an extinct volcano, it rises from the Bog of Allen and dominates the surrounding plains. Croghan Hill is situated 4 km north of Mount Briscoe.

St Brigid’s Church

Church

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St Brigid’s Church is situated 2½ km north of Mount Briscoe.

Places in the Area

Daingean

Village

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Daingean, formerly Philipstown, named after King Philip II of Spain, is a small town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated midway between the towns of Tullamore and Edenderry on the R402 regional road.

Croghan

Village

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Tullamore is the county town of County Offaly, and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond. The town is best known for Tullamore Dew whiskey. Croghan is situated 3½ km north of Mount Briscoe.

Rhode

Village

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Rhode is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated on the R400 at its junction with the R441 which leads to Edenderry, 12 km to the east. Rhode village is on an "island" of high ground surrounded by an expanse of raised bog which forms part of the Bog of Allen. Rhode is situated 6 km northeast of Mount Briscoe.

Mount Briscoe

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