The Thatch

The Thatch is a building in County Offaly, Leinster. The Thatch is situated near the cemetery Graveyard at Rahan, as well as near St Carthach’s Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St Carthach’s Church and Ballycowan Castle.

St Carthach’s Church

Church

Photo: Jiffy93, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Carthach’s Church is situated 550 metres north of The Thatch.

Ballycowan Castle

Castle

Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballycowan Castle is a castle located 4 km west of Tullamore, County Offaly. It was built in 1589 as a fortified house by Thomas Morres. The castle was built on the previous site of the O’Molloy castle or tower house called Baile-mhic-Abhainn which was destroyed by a fire in 1557. Ballycowan Castle is situated 3½ km east of The Thatch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rahan and Mucklagh.

Rahan

Village

Photo: Jiffy93, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rahan is a parish and village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is associated with medieval abbot Mochuda. The village is located on the banks of the river Clodagh, approximately 8 km from Tullamore.

Mucklagh

Village

Mucklagh is a townland and village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 5 km southwest of Tullamore. As of the 2016 census, the population of Mucklagh was 826 people. Mucklagh is situated 5 km southeast of The Thatch.

Blue Ball

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Blue Ball, historically known as Pallas, is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is 9 km southwest of Tullamore, at the junction of the N52 and the R357 roads, in the civil parish of Killoughy. Blue Ball is situated 5 km south of The Thatch.

The Thatch

Type: Building
Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.27424° or 53° 16′ 27″ north

Longitude

-7.61061° or 7° 36′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C5J79FQ+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 164339054

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Graveyard at Rahan and Rahan GAA.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Thatch and Bridge House.

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