Derrinlough briquette factory
The Derrinlough briquette factory was a briquette manufacturing facility in County Offaly, Ireland, opened in 1960. It ceased production on 26 May 2023.- Type: Industry
- Description: former peat briquette factory in Ireland
- Also known as: “Bord na Móna - Derrinlough Briquette Factory”
- Address: Fivealley, Birr
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cloghan and Clonony.
Cloghan
Town
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Cloghan is situated 4½ km north of Derrinlough briquette factory.
Clonony
Locality
Clonony is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is noted for Clonony Castle, a late medieval tower house built in 1500. The village is between the River Brosna and the Grand Canal, in the parish of Gallen and Reynegh. Clonony is situated 6 km northwest of Derrinlough briquette factory.
Shannon Harbour
Village
Photo: Royalcanalrunner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Shannon Harbour is situated 7 km northwest of Derrinlough briquette factory.
Derrinlough briquette factory
- Category: factory
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.18533° or 53° 11′ 7″ northLongitude
-7.87457° or 7° 52′ 28″ westOperator
Bord na MónaOpen location code
9C5J54PG+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 177903848OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q118966905
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