Dromakeenan National School

Dromakeenan National School is a school in County Offaly, Leinster. Dromakeenan National School is situated near the peak Golden Grove Hill, as well as near Eagle Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Roscrea railway station and Mount St. Joseph Abbey.

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 3 km southeast of Dromakeenan National School.

Mount St. Joseph Abbey

Monastery

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount St. Joseph Abbey is an abbey of the Trappist branch of the Cistercians located in County Offaly, near Roscrea, County Tipperary in Ireland. The abbey was founded in 1878 by a group of 32 monks from Mount Melleray Abbey, County Waterford, a number of years earlier Arthur John Moore MP of County Tipperary visited Mt Melleray petitioning for it. Mount St. Joseph Abbey is situated 2 km southwest of Dromakeenan National School.

Roscrea Castle

Castle

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 southeast of Dromakeenan National School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roscrea and Brosna.

Roscrea

Photo: Steve Edge, 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.

Brosna

Hamlet

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Brosna is a small village and townland in County Offaly, Ireland. 7 km north-west of Roscrea, it lies in the valley of the Little Brosna River near the N62 road. Brosna is situated 4 km northwest of Dromakeenan National School.

Dunkerrin

Hamlet

Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 9 km southwest of Dromakeenan National School.

Dromakeenan National School

Type: School
Category: education
Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.97566° or 52° 58′ 32″ north

Longitude

-7.83076° or 7° 49′ 51″ west

Open location code

9C4JX5G9+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 825374874

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Golden Grove Hill and Eagle Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Mill House and Fanure Water Treatment Plant.

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