Rathnamanagh

Rathnamanagh is an archaeological site in , . Rathnamanagh is situated near the peak , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Portlaoise and Midlands Prison.

Railway station
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railway station is a station on the Dublin to Cork/Limerick lines in Ireland. It is also the terminus for the South Western Commuter also called the Commuter Line which forms part of the Dublin Suburban Rail network in the commuter belt for . is situated 3 km southwest of Rathnamanagh.

Prison
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The is a medium security prison in , . It receives prisoners who are aged 17 years and over. It has a bed capacity of 870 and its daily average number of inmates resident in 2009 was 512. is situated 2½ km south of Rathnamanagh.

Prison
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is a maximum security prison in , , . Until 1929 it was called the Maryborough Gaol. It should not be confused with the , which is a newer, medium security prison directly beside it; or with , which was the original Maryborough Gaol built c. 1789. is situated 2½ km south of Rathnamanagh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portlaoise and Emo.

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or Port Laoise is the county town of , in the south midlands of Ireland. It's a large town that acts as a transport hub for the region and is within an hour's travel of Dublin.

Village
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is a village in , . It is located near on the R422 regional road just off the M7 – motorway. is situated 6 km northeast of Rathnamanagh.

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is a town in , with a population of about 4900 in 2022. It's difficult to believe that this small place was once a large industrial town: English Quakers settled in the 17th century and founded breweries, a distillery, woollen mills, cotton, tanneries and glassworks.

Rathnamanagh

Latitude
53.05989° or 53° 3′ 36″ north
Longitude
-7.281° or 7° 16′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C5J3P59+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 960189789
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Straboe Church ruins and Red Hill.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Brook View and Brook Lodge.

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