Ballycowan Castle
Ballycowan Castle is a castle located 4 km west of Tullamore, County Offaly. It was built in 1589 as a fortified house by Thomas Morres. The castle was built on the previous site of the O’Molloy castle or tower house called Baile-mhic-Abhainn which was destroyed by a fire in 1557.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charleville Castle and Tullamore.
Charleville Castle
Castle
Charleville Castle is a Gothic-style castle located in County Offaly, Ireland, bordering the town of Tullamore, near the River Clodiagh. It is considered one of the finest of its type in the country. Charleville Castle is situated 2½ km southeast of Ballycowan Castle.
Tullamore
Railway station
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Tullamore railway station serves the town of Tullamore in County Offaly, Ireland. The station lies on the Dublin to Galway and Dublin to Westport or Ballina line. Tullamore is situated 4 km east of Ballycowan Castle.
Leah Victoria Park
Sports venue
Leah Victoria Park is an Irish football ground situated in Tullamore, County Offaly. It is the home of Tullamore Town F.C. The ground has three pitches in total, two which are of international standard and an all-weather pitch. Leah Victoria Park is situated 3 km northeast of Ballycowan Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mucklagh and Rahan.
Mucklagh
Village
Mucklagh is a townland and village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is located 5 km southwest of Tullamore. As of the 2016 census, the population of Mucklagh was 826 people. Mucklagh is situated 3 km south of Ballycowan Castle.
Rahan
Village
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Rahan is a parish and village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is associated with medieval abbot Mochuda. The village is located on the banks of the river Clodagh, approximately 8 km from Tullamore. Rahan is situated 4 km west of Ballycowan Castle.
Tullamore
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tullamore is the county town of County Offaly, and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond.
Ballycowan Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle / Fortified House in County Offaly, Ireland
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.27636° or 53° 16′ 35″ northLongitude
-7.55878° or 7° 33′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C5J7CGR+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 242081206OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q24196363
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Ballycowan Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Ballycowan Castle”
- German: “Ballycowan Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Баллікован”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilbride Chapel and Kilbride Graveyard.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ballinamere National School and Rahan Lodge.
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