Cullahill Castle
Cullahill Castle was the principal stronghold of the MacGillapatricks of Upper Ossory built around 1425 and destroyed around 1650. Cullahill Castle takes its name from an ancient forest that covered Cullahill Mountain and extended down to Cullahill village.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aghmacart Church.
Aghmacart Church
Church
Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aghmacart Church is situated 2½ km west of Cullahill Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cullohill and Durrow.
Cullohill
Village
Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it.
Durrow
Town
Photo: Peter Clarke, CC BY 3.0.
Durrow is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. Durrow is situated 6 km northeast of Cullahill Castle.
Galmoy
Locality
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Galmoy is a village in the barony of Galmoy, County Kilkenny in the southeastern part of the midlands of Ireland. It is located on the Kilkenny–Laois border, between the villages of Cullohill and Johnstown. Galmoy is situated 7 km west of Cullahill Castle.
Cullahill Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ruined castle in County Laois, Ireland
- Categories: castle, castle ruin, building, and historic site
- Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.81613° or 52° 48′ 58″ northLongitude
-7.47282° or 7° 28′ 22″ westHeight
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
9C4JRG8G+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 180726239OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5192972
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Cullahill Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Cullahill Castle”
- Irish: “Caisleán Chúlchoill”
- Russian: “Замок Каллахилл”
- Russian: “Замок Кэллахил”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Каллахіл”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Garden and Cullahill Castle Chapel.
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