Rathbeagh
Rathbeagh is a townland and hill on the River Nore in the parish of Lisdowney near Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The Irish language name is Rath Beithigh, meaning "rath of the birch trees".- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ringfort in the townland of Rathbeagh West of the River Nore
- Also known as: “Rathbeagh Ringfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse and Foulksrath Castle.
St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Catherine’s Church and towerhouse is a ruins, which is situated 290 metres northwest of Rathbeagh.
Foulksrath Castle
Castle
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Foulksrath Castle is a 14th-century Anglo-Norman tower house located in Jenkinstown in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Saint Lachtain’s Well
Spring
Freshford is a village in the barony of Crannagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is 13 km north-west of Kilkenny city. The village is in a civil parish of the same name. Saint Lachtain’s Well is situated 4 km southwest of Rathbeagh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyragget.
Ballyragget
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Castlecomer is the largest town in north County Kilkenny in southeast Ireland, with a population in 2022 of 1500. In Irish Caisleán an Chomair is "castle of the confluence", meaning the Norman castle at the confluence of the small rivers Dinin, Brocagh and Cloghogue. Ballyragget is situated 4 km north of Rathbeagh.
Rathbeagh
- Categories: ringfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.75253° or 52° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-7.3446° or 7° 20′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C4JQM34+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 531218242OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7295596
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In Other Languages
From German to Irish—“Rathbeagh” goes by many names.
- German: “Rathbeagh”
- Irish: “Rath Beithigh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Catherine’s Well and Rathbeagh Castle.
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