Rathvinden Lock

Rathvinden Lock is a locality in County Carlow, Leinster. Rathvinden Lock is situated nearby to the locality Rathornan Bridge, as well as near Orchard Bridge.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leighlinbridge Castle and St Laserian’s Cathedral.

Leighlinbridge Castle

Ruins

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Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans.

St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland. St Laserian’s Cathedral is situated 3½ km west of Rathvinden Lock.

St Laserian’s Well

Spring

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St Laserian’s Well is a spring, which is situated 4 km west of Rathvinden Lock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leighlinbridge and Old Leighlin.

Leighlinbridge

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Leighlinbridge is a town in County Carlow, with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.

Old Leighlin

Village

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Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1,500 monks in residence. Old Leighlin is situated 3½ km west of Rathvinden Lock.