Saint Mary’s, Knockbeg College
St Mary's Knockbeg College is a Roman Catholic, all-boys secondary school located on the Laois/Carlow border in Ireland, approximately 3 km from both Carlow town and Graiguecullen, County Laois.Photo: Blue165.32, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: School
- Description: voluntary school in Laois/Carlow, Ireland
- Also known as: “Knockbeg College”, “St Mary’s Knockbeg College”, and “St. Mary’s Knockbeg College”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sleaty Church and Carlow railway station.
Sleaty Church
Ruins
Photo: Iodate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sleaty Church is a medieval church and National Monument located in County Laois, Ireland. Sleaty Church is situated 1 km south of Saint Mary’s, Knockbeg College.
Carlow railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carlow railway station serves the town of Carlow in County Carlow. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. The station has two platforms. Carlow railway station is situated 3 km south of Saint Mary’s, Knockbeg College.
Carlow Castle
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carlow Castle is located near the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It was built between 1207 and 1213, and is a National Monument of Ireland. Carlow Castle is situated 3½ km south of Saint Mary’s, Knockbeg College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carlow and Killeshin.
Carlow
Photo: IrishFireside, CC BY 2.0.
Carlow is the county town of County Carlow, some 85 km south of Dublin. It's become a commuter town for the city and in 2022 had a population of about 27,000; it's fairly compact and has preserved its old centre.
Killeshin
Village
Killeshin is a village in County Laois, Ireland on the R430 regional road. Killeshin is a small rural community situated five kilometres west of Carlow town and overlooks the picturesque Barrow Valley. Killeshin is situated 4½ km southwest of Saint Mary’s, Knockbeg College.
Arless
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Arles or Arless is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It lies 2 kilometres northwest of Ballickmoyler and 10 km northwest of Carlow, on the N80 national secondary road. Arless is situated 6 km northwest of Saint Mary’s, Knockbeg College.
Saint Mary’s, Knockbeg College
- Categories: secondary school, nonprofit organization, and education
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.86718° or 52° 52′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.93777° or 6° 56′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C4MV386+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 267109473OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7590346
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Saint Mary’s, Knockbeg College” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “St. Mary’s Knockbeg College”
- Irish: “Coláiste Muire Cnoc Beag”
- Swedish: “St. Mary’s Knockbeg College”
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Highlights include Quaker Burial Ground and Painstown Graveyard.
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