Boher

Boher is a hamlet in County Offaly, Leinster. Boher is situated nearby to the locality Castletown, as well as near the hamlet Leabeg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Manchan’s Shrine and Saint Manchan’s Well.

Saint Manchan’s Shrine

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.

Saint Manchan's Shrine is a large 12th-century Irish house-shaped shrine dedicated to Manchán of Lemanaghan, now in Boher Roman Catholic Church, outside Ballycumber, County Offaly.

Saint Manchan’s Well

Spring

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint Manchan’s Well is a spring, which is situated 4 km south of Boher.

Saint Mella’s Cell

Ruins

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint Mella’s Cell is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km south of Boher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballycumber and Pullough.

Ballycumber is a village located where the R436 regional road crosses the River Brosna in County Offaly, Ireland. It is 5 km west of the town of Clara, on the western edge of Clara bog. Ballycumber is situated 3 km east of Boher.

Pullough

Village

Photo: Mickadoo, Public domain.

Pollagh, also spelled Pullough, is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, located in the midlands of Ireland. It is a rural village on the Grand Canal and lies between Ferbane and Tullamore. Pullough is situated 5 km south of Boher.

Doon

Hamlet

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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. Doon is situated 6 km west of Boher.

Boher

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.32561° or 53° 19′ 32″ north

Longitude

-7.72831° or 7° 43′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C5J87GC+6M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7674560089

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Highlights include St Manchin’s Church and Boher Cemetery.

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