Sheffield Cross

Sheffield Cross is a hamlet in County Laois, Leinster. Sheffield Cross is situated nearby to the locality Knocknashea, as well as near Kilcolmanbane.

Places of Interest

Highlights include O’Moore Park and Portlaoise.

O’Moore Park

Stadium

O'Moore Park is a GAA stadium in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. It is the home of the Laois Gaelic football and hurling teams. Under a new sponsorship deal it is known as "Laois Hire O'Moore Park". O’Moore Park is situated 2½ km northwest of Sheffield Cross.

Portlaoise

Railway station

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Portlaoise railway station is a station on the Dublin to Cork/Limerick lines in Ireland. It is also the terminus for the South Western Commuter also called the Portlaoise Commuter Line which forms part of the Dublin Suburban Rail network in the commuter belt for Dublin. Portlaoise is situated 3½ km northwest of Sheffield Cross.

Portlaoise Prison

Prison

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Portlaoise Prison is a maximum security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. Until 1929 it was called the Maryborough Gaol. It should not be confused with the Midlands Prison, which is a newer, medium security prison directly beside it; or with Dunamaise Arts Centre, which was the original Maryborough Gaol built c. 1789. Portlaoise Prison is situated 3 km north of Sheffield Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portlaoise and Ballyroan.

Portlaoise

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.

Ballyroan

Village

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Ballyroan is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. It is in the civil parish of Ballyroan and in the former barony of Cullenagh. The nearest town is Abbeyleix, 5 km to the south-west along the R425 road. Ballyroan is situated 7 km south of Sheffield Cross.

Timahoe

Village

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Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin. Timahoe is situated 7 km southeast of Sheffield Cross.

Sheffield Cross

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.01101° or 53° 0′ 40″ north

Longitude

-7.27518° or 7° 16′ 31″ west

Open location code

9C5J2P6F+CW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2072496449

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Knocknashea and Kilcolmanbane.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sheffield Woods and Kilcolmanbane Graveyard.

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