Islands Church Ruin

Islands Church Ruin is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Islands Church Ruin is situated nearby to the cemetery Islands Graveyard, as well as near the ruins Urlingford Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church (Fertagh) and St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown.

St Mary’s Church (Fertagh)

Church

Photo: Renehanf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Mary’s Church (Fertagh) is situated 3½ km northeast of Islands Church Ruin.

St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown

Church

Photo: Renehanf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown is situated 3½ km northeast of Islands Church Ruin.

Foulkscourt Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Foulkscourt Castle is a ruins, which is situated 4 km north of Islands Church Ruin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urlingford and Johnstown.

Urlingford is a town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is also a civil parish within the barony of Galmoy. The town is in the north west of the county, along the boundary with County Tipperary, 16 km north-east of Thurles.

Johnstown

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Johnstown, historically known as Coorthafooka, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Bypassed in December 2008 by the M8, the town lies at the junction of the R639, the R502 and the R435 regional roads. Johnstown is situated 3½ km northeast of Islands Church Ruin.

Gortnahoe

Village

Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gortnahoe, also known as Gurtnahoe or Gortnahoo, is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is on the R689 road, 5 km south of Urlingford, County Kilkenny, where the N8 Dublin–Cork road can be accessed. Gortnahoe is situated 6 km south of Islands Church Ruin.

Islands Church Ruin

Type: Ruins
Also known as: “Urlingford Church”
Categories: church, building, and historic site
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.72495° or 52° 43′ 30″ north

Longitude

-7.58559° or 7° 35′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C4JPCF7+XQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 524411097

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Islands Graveyard and Urlingford Castle.

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