Balleen Church (ruins)

Balleen Church (ruins) is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Balleen Church (ruins) is situated nearby to the residential building Balleen Castle, as well as near the archaeological site Garranamanagh Ringfort (rath).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Balleen Castle and Tobernapeastia.

Balleen Castle

Residential building

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balleen Castle is a residential building, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Balleen Church (ruins).

Tobernapeastia

Spring

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

Tobernapeastia is a spring, which is situated 2 km southeast of Balleen Church (ruins).

Kilrush Castle

Castle

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilrush Castle is situated 2½ km south of Balleen Church (ruins).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnstown and Cullohill.

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 8 km west of Balleen Church (ruins).

Cullohill

Village

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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. Cullohill is situated 8 km north of Balleen Church (ruins).

Ballyragget

Village

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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 8 km northeast of Balleen Church (ruins).

Balleen Church (ruins)

Type: Ruins
Categories: church, building, and historic site
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.75139° or 52° 45′ 5″ north

Longitude

-7.44138° or 7° 26′ 29″ west

Open location code

9C4JQH25+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 696441882

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=church

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