Booleyshea Castle

Booleyshea Castle is a ruins in Kilkenny, Leinster. Booleyshea Castle is situated nearby to the aerodrome Kilkenny Airport.

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Ruins
Description: tower house with bawn in Booleyshea, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Also known as: “Boolyshea Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilkenny Airport and Holdensrath Castle.

Kilkenny Airport

Aerodrome

Kilkenny Airport

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilkenny Airport is an airport located 1.5 NM west of Kilkenny in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The aerodrome was founded in 1963 by John Hehir, Martin Mulhall, Patrick Nolan and Edward Stallard. Kilkenny Airport is situated 3½ km east of Booleyshea Castle.

Holdensrath Castle

Ruins

Holdensrath Castle

Photo: kevin higgins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holdensrath Castle is a ruins, which is situated 3½ km east of Booleyshea Castle.

Booleyshea Castle

Categories: tower house, castle, building, and historic site
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.66326° or 52° 39′ 48″ north

Longitude

-7.35073° or 7° 21′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C4JMJ7X+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cloran Castle and Lacken Castle.

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