Knockaroo Church

Knockaroo Church is a church in County Laois, Leinster. Knockaroo Church is situated nearby to the park Kilcotton GAA Grounds, as well as near the peak Sentry Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aghaboe Abbey.

Aghaboe Abbey

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The Abbey of Aghaboe is one of the most important of the abbeys and priories in County Laois. It was founded in the kingdom of Osraige by St. Canice in the 6th century. Aghaboe Abbey is situated 4 km east of Knockaroo Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aghaboe and Borris in Ossory.

Aghaboe

Locality

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Abbeyleix is a town in County Laois in the midlands of Ireland, with a population of 1770 in 2016. The abbey was Cistercian, founded in 1183 in the valley of the River Nore, and the original settlement grew up around it. Aghaboe is situated 4 km east of Knockaroo Church.

Borris in Ossory

Village

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Borris-in-Ossory is a village in west County Laois, Ireland, close to the Tipperary border and the M7 motorway. Borris in Ossory is situated 4 km west of Knockaroo Church.

Ballybrophy

Village

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Ballybrophy is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It had a population of 145 as of the 2002 census, and forms part of the Borris-in-Ossory electoral area. Ballybrophy is situated 4 km southwest of Knockaroo Church.

Knockaroo Church

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.93115° or 52° 55′ 52″ north

Longitude

-7.57156° or 7° 34′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C4JWCJH+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 615548955

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

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