Doon
Doon is a small village in the north-west corner of County Offaly, Ireland. The Doon landscape is dominated by the ruins of the castle of Esker, which stands on a sandy ridge north of Doon crossroads.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Doon Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballinahown and Castledaly.
Ballinahown
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Ballinahown, also spelled Ballynahown, is a village in County Westmeath in Ireland. On the N62 road, it is 10 km south of Athlone and 5 km east of the River Shannon. Ballinahown is situated 2½ km northwest of Doon.
Castledaly
Village
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castledaly is a village and electoral district in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is 5 km southwest of Moate and 11 km east of Athlone, on the R444 road. Castledaly is situated 5 km north of Doon.
Ferbane
Town
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Banagher is a town at the western edge of County Offaly on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation. Ferbane is situated 7 km south of Doon.
Doon
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Doon, County Offaly”
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.3324° or 53° 19′ 57″ northLongitude
-7.82175° or 7° 49′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C5J85JH+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 7672084458OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q4170647
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Doon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Doon (Offaly konderria)”
- Basque: “Doon”
- Dutch: “Doon”
- Russian: “Дун”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eskerbreague and Corbeg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Togher Monastery (in Ruins) and Doon GAA.
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