Finsboro
Finsboro is a hamlet in Kilkenny, Leinster. Finsboro is situated nearby to the locality Coolbaun, as well as near Drumgoole Bridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Colliery Church.
Colliery Church
Church
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Colliery Church is situated 2½ km northeast of Finsboro.
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Church
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Church of the Immaculate Conception is situated 3 km southwest of Finsboro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlecomer and Crettyard.
Castlecomer
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Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue.
Crettyard
Hamlet
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Crettyard is a hamlet in County Laois, Ireland. It is on the border with County Kilkenny, at the junction of the N78 and the R431 roads. Carlow town is 14 km to the east, and Kilkenny city is 22 km to the south. Crettyard is situated 4½ km northeast of Finsboro.
Newtown
Village
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Newtown or Newtown Cross is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is within the townlands of Clonbrock and Doonane. Newtown lies close to the border between Counties Laois and Kilkenny at the point where the R430 regional road from Abbeyleix to Carlow crosses the N78 from Kilkenny to Athy. Newtown is situated 7 km northeast of Finsboro.
Finsboro
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.82148° or 52° 49′ 17″ northLongitude
-7.18621° or 7° 11′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C4JRRC7+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6534847655OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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