Urlingford Castle

Urlingford Castle is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Urlingford Castle is situated nearby to the cemetery Islands Graveyard, as well as near the ruins Islands Church Ruin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church (Fertagh) and St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown.

St Mary’s Church (Fertagh)

Church

Photo: Renehanf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Mary’s Church (Fertagh) is situated 3½ km northeast of Urlingford Castle.

St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown

Church

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St Kieran’s Church, Johnstown is situated 3½ km northeast of Urlingford Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urlingford and Johnstown.

Urlingford is a town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is also a civil parish within the barony of Galmoy. The town is in the north west of the county, along the boundary with County Tipperary, 16 km north-east of Thurles.

Johnstown

Village

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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 3½ km northeast of Urlingford Castle.

Gortnahoe

Village

Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Gortnahoe, also known as Gurtnahoe or Gortnahoo, is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is on the R689 road, 5 km south of Urlingford, County Kilkenny, where the N8 Dublin–Cork road can be accessed. Gortnahoe is situated 6 km south of Urlingford Castle.

Urlingford Castle

Type: Ruins
Description: castle ruin in Kilkenny, Ireland
Categories: castle, tower house, building, and historic site
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7242° or 52° 43′ 27″ north

Longitude

-7.58552° or 7° 35′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C4JPCF7+MQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 752019999

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q116272167

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In Other Languages

“Urlingford Castle” goes by many names.

Irish: “Caisleán Átha na nUrlainn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Islands Graveyard and Islands Church Ruin.

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