Ballaghmore Castle
Set 4.6 km northwest of Borris-In-Ossory is Ballaghmore Castle. Top of the 11 other places within 15 km is Leap Castle, 10 km off. 3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
Castle near Borris-In-Ossory
Just outside Borris-In-Ossory
Ballaghmore Castle is 4.6 km northwest of Borris-In-Ossory. Towns near it ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Afternoons in Borris-In-Ossory peak at 17–20°C, June to September.
Ballaghmore Castle
- Type
- Castle
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 4.6 km northwest of Borris-In-Ossory
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting your bearings
The orange dot is Ballaghmore Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline
Nearby towns
Roscrea, with 5,542 people, is the largest of the 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Borris-In-Ossory
Roscrea
Errill
Rathdowney
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Ballaghmore Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borris-In-Ossory | 4.6 km southeast of it | 629 | 2 |
| Roscrea | 5 km west of it | 5,542 | 7 |
| Errill | 11 km south of it | 192 | 1 |
| Rathdowney | 14 km southeast of it | 1,368 | 1 |
| Castletown | 14 km east of it | 454 | 1 |
| Shinrone | 15 km west of it | 707 | 1 |
| Kinnitty | 15 km north of it | 270 | 0 |
| Mountrath | 16 km east of it | 2,070 | 1 |
Nearby, too
Choose from 11 places within 15 km, such as 3 abbeys or priories, 2 castles and a historic house.
CastleLeap Castle10 km away2
CastleRoscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House6.1 km away3
Abbey or prioryThe Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph10 km away4
Abbey or prioryRoscrea Friary6.3 km away5
Abbey or prioryAghaboe Abbey14 km away6Historic houseHistoric houseSt. Crónán's High Cross at Black Mills6 km away7GardenGardenClonohill Gardens6.2 km away8Natural landscapeNatural landscapeGolden Grove Forest6.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Ballaghmore Castle in questions
Where is Ballaghmore Castle?
Ballaghmore Castle is 4.6 km northwest of Borris-In-Ossory, Laois.
What is Ballaghmore Castle?
Castle.
How well known is Ballaghmore Castle?
Ballaghmore Castle has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #540 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Ballaghmore Castle?
June to September are the warmest months in Borris-In-Ossory, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Ballaghmore Castle?
Within 15 km: Leap Castle (10 km), Roscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House (6.1 km), The Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph (10 km) and Roscrea Friary (6.3 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Ballaghmore Castle: dougf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leap Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscrea Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aghaboe Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).