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 village.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cullahill Castle chapel and Aghmacart Church.

Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY 4.0.
is a ruins.

Church
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is situated 2½ km west of Cullahill Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cullohill and Durrow.

Village
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Abbeyleix is a town in 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.

Town
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is a village located in south-east , . Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. is situated 6 km northeast of Cullahill Castle.

Locality
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is a village in the barony of , in the southeastern part of the midlands of . It is located on the – border, between the villages of Cullohill and . is situated 7 km west of Cullahill Castle.

Cullahill Castle

Latitude
52.81613° or 52° 48′ 58″ north
Longitude
-7.47282° or 7° 28′ 22″ west
Height
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
9C4JRG8G+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 180726239
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data 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”
  • Italian: “castello di Cullahill”
  • Italian: “Castello di Cullahill”
  • Russian: “Замок Каллахилл”
  • Russian: “Замок Кэллахил”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Каллахіл”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Garden and Cullahill Community Centre.

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