Blessington

Blessington is a small town in , with a population in 2022 of about 5600. It's west of the Wicklow mountains and this part of the county is low-lying and rural.
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  • Type: Town with 5,520 residents
  • Description: town in County Wicklow, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Baile Coimin”

Places of Interest

Highlights: St Mary’s Church and Blessington GAA.

Church
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mary's Church is a church located in Blessington, , .

Sports venue
Blessington Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic…

Ruins
Photo: Hamish Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a three-storey tower house…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lacken and Kilbride.

Hamlet
or Lackan is a townland and small village… is situated 4½ km southeast of Blessington.

Village
Photo: Hamish Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, or Manor , is a village, civil… is situated 5 km northeast of Blessington.

Hamlet
, a village, civil parish and District… is situated 5 km north of Blessington.

Blessington

Latitude
53.1726° or 53° 10′ 21″ north
Longitude
-6.5331° or 6° 31′ 59″ west
Population
5,520
Elevation
207 metres (679 feet)
UN/LOCODE
IE BLE
Open location code
9C5M5FF8+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 52243982
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2966101
Wiki­data ID
Q883912
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Blessington” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Blessington”
  • Bulgarian: “Блесингтън”
  • Cebuano: “Blessington”
  • Chinese: “布莱辛顿”
  • Chinese: “布萊辛頓”
  • Danish: “Blessington”
  • Dutch: “Blessington”
  • French: “Blessington”
  • German: “Blessington”
  • Hebrew: “בלסינגטון”
  • Indonesian: “Blessington”
  • Irish: “Baile Coimín”
  • Italian: “Blessington”
  • Japanese: “ブレッシントン”
  • Kikuyu: “Blessington”
  • Lithuanian: “Bledingtonas”
  • Persian: “بلسینگتون”
  • Polish: “Blessington”
  • Russian: “Блессингтон”
  • Slovak: “Blessington”
  • Spanish: “blessington”
  • Spanish: “Blessington”
  • Swedish: “Blessington”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Edmonstown and Killmalum.

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