St Molua’s Church, Ballinla

St Molua’s Church, Ballinla is a church in County Laois, Leinster. St Molua’s Church, Ballinla is situated nearby to the hamlet Ballaghmore, as well as near the sports venue Kyle GAA.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Ballinla, County Laois, Ireland
Also known as: “St. Lua’s Church” and “St. Molua’s Church”
Postal code: R32 RC53

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ballaghmore Castle and Cloncourse Castle.

Ballaghmore Castle

Photo: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ballaghmore Castle is situated 1 km west of St Molua’s Church, Ballinla.

Cloncourse Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cloncourse Castle is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ km east of St Molua’s Church, Ballinla.

Monaincha Abbey

Ruins

Photo: Martin Carroll Ireland, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monaincha Church is a 12th-century church in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is registered as National Monument number 125. Monaincha Abbey is situated 4 km southwest of St Molua’s Church, Ballinla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballaghmore and Borris in Ossory.

Ballaghmore

Hamlet

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roscrea is a town in County Tipperary, with a population of 5500 in 2022. It has several medieval buildings, notably the castle, and is also a good base for nearby sites across the county boundary in Offaly and Laois.

Borris in Ossory

Village

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Borris-in-Ossory is a village in west County Laois, Ireland, close to the Tipperary border and the M7 motorway. Borris in Ossory is situated 5 km southeast of St Molua’s Church, Ballinla.