St. John’s Graveyard

St. John’s Graveyard is a cemetery in , . St. John’s Graveyard is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: graveyard on the Dublin Road in Kilkenny
  • Also known as: Saint John’s Cemetery”, “Saint John’s Churchyard”, “Saint John’s Graveyard”, “Saint Stephen’s Graveyard”, “St John’s Cemetery”, and “St John’s Graveyard

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kilkenny MacDonagh railway station and Maudlin Castle.

Railway station
Kilkenny railway station serves the city of in . It is a station on the Dublin to Waterford intercity route. and was given the name MacDonagh on 10 April 1966 in commemoration of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. is situated 140 metres north of St. John’s Graveyard.

Ruins
is a tower house which formed part of a and National Monument located in , .

Photo: Tolivero, Public domain.
is a castle in , , built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… is situated 480 metres southwest of St. John’s Graveyard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnswell and Bennettsbridge.

Locality
is a village in , . On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. is situated 7 km northeast of St. John’s Graveyard.

Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
is a village in in . It is situated on the 6 kilometres south of city, in the centre of the county. is situated 8 km southeast of St. John’s Graveyard.

St. John’s Graveyard

Latitude
52.65322° or 52° 39′ 12″ north
Longitude
-7.24379° or 7° 14′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C4JMQ34+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97540272
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­grave_yard
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q119296262
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