Saint Fortchern’s Church
Saint Fortchern’s Church is a community center in County Carlow, Leinster. Saint Fortchern’s Church is situated nearby to the cemetery Saint Fortchern’s Graveyard, as well as near the coniferous forest Rathanna Wood.Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Community center
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Rathanna, County Carlow, Ireland
- Also known as: “Rathanna Community Centre” and “Saint Fortehern Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter’s Church and Mount Leinster.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 1½ km northwest of Saint Fortchern’s Church.
Mount Leinster
Peak
Photo: Lukemcurley, Public domain.
Mount Leinster is a 794-metre-high mountain in the Republic of Ireland. It straddles the border between Counties Carlow and Wexford, in the province of Leinster. Mount Leinster is situated 4 km northeast of Saint Fortchern’s Church.
St Patrick’s Church
Church
Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Patrick’s Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Saint Fortchern’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballymurphy and Borris.
Ballymurphy
Village
Photo: sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballymurphy, historically Ballymurchoe, is a village in County Carlow, Ireland on the R702 regional road. It lies on the western flank of the Blackstairs Mountains. Ballymurphy lies between the Carlow town of Borris and the Wexford village of Kiltealy. Ballymurphy is situated 3½ km southwest of Saint Fortchern’s Church.
Borris
Photo: sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Borris is a village in the south of County Carlow, with a population in 2016 of 652. The main reasons to visit are for events at Borris House and for hiking in the Blackstairs mountains.
Kiltealy
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Kiltealy is a small village in the southeastern corner of Ireland. It is situated on the foothills of the Blackstairs Mountains in County Wexford at the junction of the R702 and R730 regional roads, on the eastern flank of the Blackstairs Mountains. Kiltealy is situated 7 km southeast of Saint Fortchern’s Church.
Saint Fortchern’s Church
- Categories: church and building
- Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.60132° or 52° 36′ 5″ northLongitude
-6.83172° or 6° 49′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C4MJ529+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 247632640OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=community_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q55044997
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Fortchern’s Graveyard and Killedmond Graveyard.
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