Stooagh

Stooagh is a locality in County Laois, Leinster. Stooagh is situated nearby to the locality Nealstown, as well as near Tubbrid.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Garraunbaun and Ballaghmore Castle.

Garraunbaun

Peak

Garraunbaun is a mountain in County Laois, Ireland. Garraunbaun's summit is at an elevation of 406 metres, making it the fifth highest point in Laois, the tenth-highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 911th-highest summit in Ireland.

Ballaghmore Castle

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Ballaghmore Castle is situated 3½ km south of Stooagh.

Farbreague

Peak

Farbreague is a mountain in County Offaly, Ireland. It is a popular walking destination in the county. At 430 metres high, it is the county's sixth-highest mountain, the eighth-highest mountain in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 798th-highest summit in Ireland. Farbreague is situated 3½ km north of Stooagh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballaghmore and Borris in Ossory.

Ballaghmore

Hamlet

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Roscrea is a town in County Tipperary, with a population of 5500 in 2022. It has several medieval buildings, notably the castle, and is also a good base for nearby sites across the county boundary in Offaly and Laois. Ballaghmore is situated 3½ km south of Stooagh.

Borris in Ossory

Village

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Borris-in-Ossory is a village in west County Laois, Ireland, close to the Tipperary border and the M7 motorway. Borris in Ossory is situated 7 km southeast of Stooagh.