The Swan
Swan or The Swan is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. Around 20 km south-east of Portlaoise, it lies near the County Kilkenny border where the R430 regional road crosses the R426.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 213 residents
- Description: city in Leinster, Ireland
- Also known as: “Swan” and “The Swan, County Laois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church Well.
Church Well
Spring
Aughatubbrid, also known as Chatsworth, is a townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The townland, which has an area of approximately 6.63 square kilometres, is in the civil parish of Castlecomer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newtown and Spink.
Newtown
Village
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Newtown or Newtown Cross is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Clonbrock and Doonane. Newtown lies close to the border between Counties Laois and Kilkenny at the point where the R430 regional road from Abbeyleix to Carlow crosses the N78 from Kilkenny to Athy. Newtown is situated 4 km southeast of The Swan.
Spink
Hamlet
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Spink is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. It is situated near the Kilkenny border on the R430 regional road. Spink is situated 4½ km west of The Swan.
Crettyard
Hamlet
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Crettyard is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland. It is on the border with County Kilkenny, at the junction of the N78 and the R431 roads. Carlow town is 14 km to the east, and Kilkenny city is 22 km to the south. Crettyard is situated 5 km south of The Swan.
The Swan
- Categories: human settlement, geographic location, town, and locality
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.8861° or 52° 53′ 10″ northLongitude
-7.15625° or 7° 9′ 23″ westPopulation
213Elevation
174 metres (571 feet)Named after
Swan InnOpen location code
9C4JVRPV+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 52257661OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“The Swan” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “The Swan”
- Basque: “The Swan”
- Cebuano: “The Swan”
- Dutch: “The Swan”
- Irish: “An Eala, Contae Laoise”
- Irish: “An Eala”
- Russian: “Суон (Ирландия)”
- Russian: “Суон”
- Swedish: “The Swan”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Swan and Moyadd Bridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swan Community Centre and Tobernacrow.
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