Glendowns
Glendowns is a residential area in County Laois, Leinster. Glendowns is situated nearby to St. Fintan’s Hospital, as well as near Portlaoise Fire Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Fintan’s Hospital and Portlaoise Prison.
St. Fintan’s Hospital
Hospital
St. Fintan's Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. St. Fintan’s Hospital is situated 260 metres north of Glendowns.
Portlaoise Prison
Prison
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Portlaoise Prison is a maximum security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. Until 1929 it was called the Maryborough Gaol. It should not be confused with the Midlands Prison, which is a newer, medium security prison directly beside it; or with Dunamaise Arts Centre, which was the original Maryborough Gaol built c. 1789. Portlaoise Prison is situated 460 metres north of Glendowns.
Midlands Prison
Prison
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The Midlands Prison is a medium security prison in Portlaoise, County Laois. It receives prisoners who are aged 17 years and over. It has a bed capacity of 870 and its daily average number of inmates resident in 2009 was 512. Midlands Prison is situated 590 metres north of Glendowns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portlaoise and Ballyfin.
Portlaoise
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Portlaoise or Port Laoise is the county town of County Laois, in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.
Ballyfin
Hamlet
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Ballyfin is a village and parish in the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Laois, Ireland. It is around 8 km west of Portlaoise, on the L21121 local road which joins the R423 regional road between Mountrath and Mountmellick. Ballyfin is situated 9 km west of Glendowns.
Emo
Village
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Emo is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located near Portlaoise on the R422 regional road just off the M7 Dublin–Limerick motorway. Emo is situated 9 km northeast of Glendowns.
Glendowns
Latitude
53.03353° or 53° 2′ 1″ northLongitude
-7.2859° or 7° 17′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C5J2PM7+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 299748482OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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