Saint Finan’s Church

Saint Finan’s Church is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Saint Finan’s Church is situated nearby to the cemetery Gorteenara Graveyard, as well as near the spring St. Finan’s Well.

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Type: Ruins
Description: medieval church ruin in Gorteenara, Co. Kilkenny
Also known as: “Kilfinan Church”, “St Finan Church”, “St Finan’s Church”, and “St. Finan’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Finan’s Well and Kilcormac Graveyard.

St. Finan’s Well

Spring

Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Finan’s Well is a spring, which is situated 140 metres east of Saint Finan’s Church.

Kilcormac Graveyard

Cemetery

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Kilcormac Graveyard is a cemetery, which is situated 2 km southeast of Saint Finan’s Church.

St Mary’s Catholic Church

Church

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary’s Catholic Church is situated 2½ km north of Saint Finan’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballyragget and Durrow.

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 3½ km south of Saint Finan’s Church.

Durrow

Town

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Durrow is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. Durrow is situated 5 km northwest of Saint Finan’s Church.