Ballyragget
Ballyragget is a town in north County Kilkenny. It has a population of 1,450. The town is beside the river Nore. It is named after Richard Le Ragget, a Norman who owned the land around the town in the 13th century.Notable Places in the Area
Rathbeagh
Archaeological site
Rathbeagh is a hill on the River Nore in the parish of Lisdowney Parish near Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Rathbeagh is situated 4 km south of Ballyragget.
Foulksrath Castle
Castle
Foulksrath Castle is a 14th-centuryAnglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Foulksrath Castle is situated 4½ km south of Ballyragget. Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballyragget
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Ireland
- Location: County Kilkenny, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- Population: 1090
- United Nations Location Code: IE BRG
- Latitude: 52.7889° or 52° 47' 20" north
- Longitude: -7.3303° or 7° 19' 49" west
- Elevation: 76 metres (249 feet)
- Neighbors: Kilkenny
- GeoNames ID: 2966420
Also Known As
- Basque: Ballyragget
- Bulgarian: Балйрагет
- Cebuano: Ballyragget
- Dutch: Ballyragget
- French: Ballyragget
- German: Ballyragget
- Irish: Béal Atha Raghad
- Irish: Béal Átha Ragad
- Italian: Ballyragget
- Japanese: バリーラゲット
- Norwegian: Ballyragget
- Norwegian Bokmål: Ballyragget
- Russian: Баллираггет
- Slovenian: Ballyragget
- Spanish: Ballyragget
- Swedish: Ballyragget
In the Area
Localities
- FinnanLocality
- OldtownLocality, 2 km south
- ParksgroveLocality, 2 km west
- Ballyconra2½ km northwest
- TinnalintanLocality, 2½ km north
- Seven Cross Roads3 km east
Landmarks
- Foulksrath CastleEstate, 4½ km south
- Tinnaslatty HouseRuin, 6 km west
- BallyringHill, 7 km west
- Castle DurrowEstate, 8 km northwest
- Dunmore CaveCave, 8 km southeast
- Castle of ArdraCastle, 9 km northeast
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Popular Destinations in County Kilkenny
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