Knock Playground
Knock Playground is a playground in County Mayo, Connacht. Knock Playground is situated nearby to Church of St. John the Baptist, as well as near the church Apparition Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knock Shrine and Church of St. John the Baptist.
Knock Shrine
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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, commonly referred to as Knock Shrine, is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage site and national shrine in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, where locals claimed to have seen an apparition in 1879 of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, Saint John the Evangelist, angels, and Jesus Christ. Knock Shrine is situated 410 metres southeast of Knock Playground.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Church
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Church of St. John the Baptist is situated 230 metres southeast of Knock Playground.
Knock Basilica
Church
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The Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland is a Roman Catholic basilica church of the Latin Church located in the small town of Knock, in County Mayo in Ireland. Knock Basilica is situated 380 metres southeast of Knock Playground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knock and Bekan.
Knock
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Knock is a village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland which has a Marian pilgrimage shrine and is near the regional airport. In Irish Cnoc means "hill", a very common placename, so this one is Cnoc Mhuire, "Hill of the Virgin Mary".
Bekan
Village
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Bekan is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. Because of the almost entirely rural population, it is traditionally a farming community. The village is between Ballyhaunis and Knock on the L1501 local road which connects the N60 and R323 roads. Bekan is situated 6 km southeast of Knock Playground.
Kiltamagh
Town
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Kiltimagh is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 1,232 people. Although there is no river going through the town, three rivers flow around the town: the Glore River, Yellow River and Pollagh River. Kiltamagh is situated 8 km northwest of Knock Playground.
Knock Playground
- Type: Playground
- Category: recreation area
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.79348° or 53° 47′ 37″ northLongitude
-8.92253° or 8° 55′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C5HQ3VG+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 181461248OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=playground
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Apparition Chapel and Chapel of Reconciliation.
Nearby Places
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