Knuckawn
Knuckawn is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Knuckawn is situated nearby to the locality Ballycuddahy Cross Roads, as well as near Badgerisland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aghaboe Abbey and Aghaboe Church.
Aghaboe Abbey
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The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. Aghaboe Abbey is situated 3 km southwest of Knuckawn.
Aghaboe Church
Church
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Aghaboe Church is situated 3 km southwest of Knuckawn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aghaboe and Clogh.
Aghaboe
Locality
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Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it. Aghaboe is situated 3 km southwest of Knuckawn.
Clogh
Hamlet
Clough is a village in the civil parish of Bordwell in County Laois. It lies at a point where several townlands and two civil parishes meet. One of the churches of the Roman Catholic parish of Aghaboe, St. Clogh is situated 6 km southwest of Knuckawn.
Ballacolla
Village
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Ballacolla, officially Ballycolla, is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It sits at the crossroads of the R433 and R434 regional roads, 8 km southwest of Abbeyleix and 4 km northeast of junction 3 of the M8 motorway. Ballacolla is situated 6 km south of Knuckawn.
Knuckawn
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.93295° or 52° 55′ 59″ northLongitude
-7.47414° or 7° 28′ 27″ westOpen location code
9C4JWGMG+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 6407018107OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gortnaclea Castle (ruins) and Bog Wood.
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