St. John the Baptist Church

St. John the Baptist Church is a church in County Tipperary, Munster which is located on Carrick Road. St. John the Baptist Church is situated nearby to the hamlet Dunkerrin.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roscrea Castle and Roscrea railway station.

Roscrea Castle

Castle

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Roscrea Castle is a 13th-century motte-and-bailey castle in the town of Roscrea, Ireland. The castle consists of a walled courtyard, gate block, and angled towers. Roscrea Castle is situated 3 km north of St. John the Baptist Church.

Roscrea railway station

Railway station

Roscrea railway station serves the town of Roscrea, County Tipperary, in Ireland. Roscrea station is on the Limerick-Ballybrophy railway line of the Irish railway network connecting to the main Cork-Dublin line at Ballybrophy. Roscrea railway station is situated 4 km north of St. John the Baptist Church.

Roscrea Friary

Ruins

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Roscrea Friary is a ruined medieval Franciscan friary and National Monument in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is on Abbey Street, in the west end of Roscrea, on the north bank of the River Bunnow. Roscrea Friary is situated 3 km north of St. John the Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roscrea and Dunkerrin.

Roscrea

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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.

Dunkerrin

Hamlet

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Dunkerrin is a small village in County Offaly, Ireland, just south of Roscrea and near the County Tipperary border. It is on the R445 road which was once the main road from Dublin to Limerick. Dunkerrin is situated 7 km west of St. John the Baptist Church.