Monicknew
Monicknew is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Monicknew is situated nearby to the locality Bordowin, as well as near Castleconnor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Slieve Bloom Mountains and Baunreaghcong.
Slieve Bloom Mountains
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The Slieve Bloom Mountains are a low range of mountains between County Laois and County Offaly. The upper reaches are a nature reserve open heath and blanket bog.
Baunreaghcong
Peak
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Baunreaghcong is a mountain in County Laois, Ireland. Baunreaghcong stands at a height of 509 metres.
Castleconor
Peak
Castleconor is a mountain in County Laois, Ireland. Castleconor's summit is at an altitude of 407 metres making it the fourth-highest point in Laois, the ninth-highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 907th-highest summit in Ireland. Castleconor is situated 2½ km west of Monicknew.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyfin and Mountrath.
Ballyfin
Hamlet
Photo: Djkeddie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballyfin is a village and parish in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois, Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between Mountrath and Mountmellick. Ballyfin is situated 9 km east of Monicknew.
Mountrath
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Mountrath is a town in County Laois, with a population in 2022 of about 2100. In the 18th and 19th century it was industrial, with weaving and metal-working from local iron ores.
Cadamstown
Village
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Kinnity is a village in County Offaly, 13 km east of Birr. In Irish Cionn Eitigh means "the head of Etech", a mythical princess whose head is supposedly buried here, and the rest who knows where. Cadamstown is situated 10 km northwest of Monicknew.
Monicknew
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.07572° or 53° 4′ 33″ northLongitude
-7.53942° or 7° 32′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C5J3FG6+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 5157352601OpenStreetMap feature
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