St Carthach’s Church
St Carthach’s Church is a church in County Offaly, Leinster. St Carthach’s Church is situated nearby to the cemetery Graveyard at Rahan, as well as near the community center Rahan Community Centre.Photo: Jiffy93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church building in County Offaly, Ireland
- Also known as: “Rahan Church (C of I)” and “Saint Carthach’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballycowan Castle.
Ballycowan Castle
Castle
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Ballycowan Castle is situated 3½ km east of St Carthach’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rahan and Mucklagh.
Rahan
Village
Photo: Jiffy93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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 5 km southeast of St Carthach’s Church.
Blue Ball
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Blue Ball, historically known as Pallas, is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland. It is 9 km southwest of Tullamore, at the junction of the N52 and the R357 roads, in the civil parish of Killoughy. Blue Ball is situated 6 km south of St Carthach’s Church.
St Carthach’s Church
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.27907° or 53° 16′ 45″ northLongitude
-7.61263° or 7° 36′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C5J79HP+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 264542724OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q33097328
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Highlights include Graveyard at Rahan and Rahan Community Centre.
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