Rahan Mass Rock
Rahan Mass Rock is a church in County Offaly, Leinster. Rahan Mass Rock is situated nearby to the spring Saint Anthony’s Well, as well as near St. Carthage’s Church.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Also known as: “Killina Mass rock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballycowan Castle and St Carthach’s Church.
Ballycowan Castle
Castle
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballycowan Castle is a castle located 4 km west of Tullamore, County Offaly. It was built in 1589 as a fortified house by Thomas Morres. The castle was built on the previous site of the O’Molloy castle or tower house called Baile-mhic-Abhainn which was destroyed by a fire in 1557. Ballycowan Castle is situated 2½ km northeast of Rahan Mass Rock.
St Carthach’s Church
Church
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St Carthach’s Church is situated 2 km northwest of Rahan Mass Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rahan and Mucklagh.
Rahan
Village
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Rahan is a parish and village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is associated with medieval abbot Mochuda. The village is located on the banks of the river Clodagh, approximately 8 km from Tullamore.
Mucklagh
Village
Mucklagh is a townland and village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 5 km southwest of Tullamore. As of the 2016 census, the population of Mucklagh was 826 people. Mucklagh is situated 3 km southeast of Rahan Mass Rock.
Blue Ball
Village
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Blue Ball, historically known as Pallas, is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is 9 km southwest of Tullamore, at the junction of the N52 and the R357 roads, in the civil parish of Killoughy. Blue Ball is situated 4½ km south of Rahan Mass Rock.
Rahan Mass Rock
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.2642° or 53° 15′ 51″ northLongitude
-7.5925° or 7° 35′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C5J7C75+M2OpenStreetMap ID
node 10719903606OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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Notable Places Nearby
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