St. Rioch’s Graveyard
St. Rioch’s Graveyard is a cemetery in Kilkenny, Leinster. St. Rioch’s Graveyard is situated nearby to the grassland Closh, as well as near the community center Cois Nore.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: graveyard in Kilkenny, Ireland
- Also known as: “Saint Rioch’s Cemetery”, “Saint Rioch’s Graveyard”, “St. Rioch’s Cemetery”, “St. Rioch’s Churchyard”, and “St. Rock’s Cemetery”
- Address: Kilkenny
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kilkenny Castle and St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny.
Kilkenny Castle
Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… Kilkenny Castle is situated 610 metres east of St. Rioch’s Graveyard.
St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny
Church
Photo: Stevage, CC BY-SA 2.5.
St Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory. It is situated on James's Street, Kilkenny, Ireland. Saint Mary's was designed by William Deane Butler. St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny is situated 410 metres north of St. Rioch’s Graveyard.
Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tholsel, also known as the Town Hall, is a municipal building in the High Street, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It served as the meeting place by Kilkenny Borough Council until the council was abolished in 2014. Town Hall is situated 480 metres northeast of St. Rioch’s Graveyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bennettsbridge and Johnswell.
Bennettsbridge
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 8 km southeast of St. Rioch’s Graveyard.
Johnswell
Locality
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 8 km northeast of St. Rioch’s Graveyard.
St. Rioch’s Graveyard
- Category: burial
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.64875° or 52° 38′ 56″ northLongitude
-7.25775° or 7° 15′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C4JJPXR+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 231278160OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardWikidata ID
Q116193469
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