Ballyknockan Graveyard
Ballyknockan Graveyard is a cemetery in County Carlow, Leinster. Ballyknockan Graveyard is situated nearby to the ruins Ballyknockan Church (ruin), as well as near Leighlinbridge Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Leighlinbridge Castle and St Laserian’s Cathedral.
Leighlinbridge Castle
Ruins
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Leighlinbridge Castle, also called Black Castle, is in the village of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland, on the River Barrow. The early castle was built c.1181 for the Normans. Leighlinbridge Castle is situated 440 metres northeast of Ballyknockan Graveyard.
St Laserian’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
St Laserian's Cathedral, Old Leighlin, previously the cathedral of the Diocese of Leighlin, is now one of the six cathedral churches in the Diocese of Cashel and Ossory of the Church of Ireland. St Laserian’s Cathedral is situated 3 km west of Ballyknockan Graveyard.
St Laserian’s Well
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Laserian’s Well is a spring, which is situated 3½ km west of Ballyknockan Graveyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leighlinbridge and Old Leighlin.
Leighlinbridge
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Leighlinbridge is a town in County Carlow, with an ancient bridge over the River Barrow that's still in use. It stood astride the main Dublin-Waterford road until bypassed in the 1980s. In 2022 its population was less than 1,000.
Old Leighlin
Village
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Old Leighlin, also Oldleighlin, is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. The village is 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1,500 monks in residence. Old Leighlin is situated 3 km west of Ballyknockan Graveyard.
Royal Oak
Village
Royal Oak is a small village in County Carlow, Ireland. It is on the west side of the River Barrow, across from Bagenalstown, and is off the former N9 road. It is not in or a part of Bagenalstown. Royal Oak is within the townland of Clorusk. Royal Oak is situated 3½ km south of Ballyknockan Graveyard.
Ballyknockan Graveyard
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: County Carlow, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.73246° or 52° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-6.98059° or 6° 58′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C4MP2J9+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 436941053OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yard
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ballyknockan Church (ruin) and Saint Laserian’s Church.
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