St. Lachtain’s Church
St. Lachtain's Church was built in 1731 in the village of Freshford, County Kilkenny, Ireland. The church is named after St. Lachtain who died in Donoughmore, County Cork, in 622.- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Republic of Ireland
- Also known as: “Freshford Church”, “Saint Lachtain’s Church”, “St Lachtain’s Church”, and “St. Lachtain’s Church, Freshford”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Lachtain’s Well and Tobernapeastia.
Saint Lachtain’s Well
Spring
Freshford is a village in the barony of Crannagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is 13 km north-west of Kilkenny city. The village is in a civil parish of the same name. Saint Lachtain’s Well is situated 570 metres east of St. Lachtain’s Church.
Tobernapeastia
Spring
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tobernapeastia is a spring, which is situated 1½ km west of St. Lachtain’s Church.
Ballylarkin Church
Ruins
Photo: A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballylarkin Church, also called Ballylarkin Abbey, is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Ballylarkin Church is situated 2½ km southwest of St. Lachtain’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballyragget.
Ballyragget
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
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 St. Lachtain’s Church.
St. Lachtain’s Church
- Categories: Church of Ireland, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.73269° or 52° 43′ 58″ northLongitude
-7.39777° or 7° 23′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C4JPJM2+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 755495775OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q7589444
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