Famine Memorial Garden

Famine Memorial Garden is a garden in Kilkenny, Leinster which is located on Castlecomer Road. Famine Memorial Garden is situated nearby to the bowling alley K-Bowl, as well as near MacDonagh Slip.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station and Kilkenny Castle.

Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station

Railway station

Photo: Irish Typepad, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilkenny railway station serves the city of Kilkenny in County Kilkenny. It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. and was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station is situated 160 metres southeast of Famine Memorial Garden.

Kilkenny Castle

Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.

Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… Kilkenny Castle is situated 630 metres southwest of Famine Memorial Garden.

St John’s Priory

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St John's Priory, is a medieval Augustinian priory and National Monument located in Kilkenny City, Ireland. The Lady Chapel of the priory is now used as a parish church of the Church of Ireland. St John’s Priory is situated 300 metres southwest of Famine Memorial Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnswell and Bennettsbridge.

Johnswell

Locality

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 7 km northeast of Famine Memorial Garden.

Bennettsbridge

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 8 km southeast of Famine Memorial Garden.

Famine Memorial Garden

Type: Garden
Address: Castlecomer Road, Kilkenny
Category: recreation area
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.65548° or 52° 39′ 20″ north

Longitude

-7.24527° or 7° 14′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C4JMQ43+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 627445622

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

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