O’Rourke’s Tower
O’Rourke’s Tower is a tower in County Offaly, Leinster. O’Rourke’s Tower is situated nearby to Clonmacnoise Cathedral, as well as near the historic site Bullaun Stone.Photo: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: round tower in Clonmacnoise
- Also known as: “Clonmacnoise Round Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Clonmacnoise and Clonmacnoise.
Clonmacnoise
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Clonmacnoise is a medieval monastery complex in County Offaly in the centre of Ireland. The village is tiny, with almost no visitor amenities, and most people come on day trips from Dublin or Athlone.
Clonmacnoise
Archaeological site
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clonmacnoise is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cornafulla and Shannonbridge.
Cornafulla
Hamlet
Cornafulla is a village in the parish of Drum in south County Roscommon, Ireland about 8 km west of Athlone along the R446 road. In the centre of the village is a national school, garage and car sales business. Cornafulla is situated 6 km north of O’Rourke’s Tower.
Shannonbridge
Village
Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Banagher is a town at the western edge of County Offaly on the banks of the River Shannon. In Irish it's Beannchar na Sionna, "the place of the pointed rocks on the Shannon" - the river is shallow so it can be forded and is less flood-prone, but it's a block to navigation. Shannonbridge is situated 7 km southwest of O’Rourke’s Tower.
Ballinahown
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Ballinahown, also spelled Ballynahown, is a village in County Westmeath in Ireland. On the N62 road, it is 10 km south of Athlone and 5 km east of the River Shannon. Ballinahown is situated 10 km east of O’Rourke’s Tower.
O’Rourke’s Tower
- Categories: Irish round tower, building, and historic site
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.32647° or 53° 19′ 35″ northLongitude
-7.98664° or 7° 59′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C5J82G7+H8OpenStreetMap ID
way 71996235OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerWikidata ID
Q116603697
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clonmacnoise Cathedral and Clonmacnoise.
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