Ballaghmore Castle

Ballaghmore Castle is a castle in County Laois, Leinster. Ballaghmore Castle is situated near St Molua’s Church, Ballinla, as well as near the lake Forked Lough.

Photo: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cloncourse Castle and Monaincha Abbey.

Cloncourse Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cloncourse Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2 km east of Ballaghmore Castle.

Monaincha Abbey

Ruins

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

Monaincha Church is a 12th-century church in Roscrea, County Tipperary, Ireland. Monaincha Abbey is situated 3 km southwest of Ballaghmore Castle.

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.

Borris in Ossory

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Borris-in-Ossory is a village in west County Laois… Borris in Ossory is situated 6 km southeast of Ballaghmore Castle.

Roscrea

Photo: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roscrea is a town in County Tipperary, with a population of 5500 in 2022.

Ballaghmore Castle

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: County Laois, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.9596° or 52° 57′ 35″ north

Longitude

-7.70699° or 7° 42′ 25″ west

Established

1480

Levels

Open location code

9C4JX75V+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 932450076

OpenStreetMap feature

building=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q56356544

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In Other Languages

From German to Ukrainian—“Ballaghmore Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Ballaghmore Castle”
Russian: “Замок Балламор”
Ukrainian: “Замок Баллагмор”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ballaghmore Castle and St Molua’s Church, Ballinla.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ballaghmore Castle and Rise Grove.

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