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Explore Ballyclider in Ireland

Ballyclider in the region of Leinster is a town in Ireland - some 47 mi or ( 75 km ) South-West of Dublin , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ballyclider is now 05:35 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Dublin " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Swansea, Plymouth, Glasgow, Exeter, and Belfast. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Swansea . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ballyclider ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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The Rose of Tralee Regional Finals 2011

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51 Contestants compete in the regional finals,to represent their town or city at the ( The Rose of Tralee ) festival in early September. ..

MANCHESTER UTD 4 CITY 3 20th OF SEPT 09

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FOOTBALL, MANCHESTER UNITED MANCHESTER CITY ..


FTO-Ireland: Roundtrip

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FTO-Ireland's April 2009 meet Music used was Turning Japanese by The Vapors but EMI bitched about it... ..

Dunamase Castle - Ireland

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The Dunamase Castle sits atop the Rock of Dunamase and rises 150 feet (46 m) above the surrounding flat plain. The site was ideal as a defensive position with its view right up to the Slieve Bloom Mou ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Portlaoise Prison

Portlaoise Prison (Irish: Príosún Phort Laoise) is the Republic of Ireland's only high security prison. It is located in Portlaoise, County Laois. It should not be confused with the Midlands Prison, which is a newer, medium security prison situated directly beside it. The prison was built in the 1830s, making it one of the oldest still operating today in the Irish prison system.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.04 -7.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1830s establishments, Buildings and structures in Portlaoise, Prisons in the Republic of Ireland

Midlands Prison

The Midlands Prison is closed, medium security prison in Portlaoise, Co. Laois. It receives prisoners who are aged 17 years and over. It has a bed capacity of 516 and its daily average number of inmates resident in 2009 was 512.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.04 -7.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Portlaoise, Prisons in the Republic of Ireland

Port Laoise railway station

Portlaoise railway station is a railway station on the Dublin to Cork Intercity railway line. It is the end of the widening commuter belt for Dublin, and the western limit in the "Giant Hop" zone. It is situated above the town of Portlaoise, in County Laois. Irish Rail opened a new Traincare depot south-west of Portlaoise town centre in March 2008 (officially opened on 25th July 2008).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.04 -7.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Portlaoise, Iarnród Éireann stations in County Laois, Railway stations in County Laois

Rock of Dunamase

The Rock of Dunamase is one of the most historic sites in Ireland. Its ruins date back to the late medieval period. The Rock stands 46m tall in the heart of what is otherwise a flat plain, and was ideal as a defensive position with its view right up to the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Excavations in the 1990s demonstrated that the Rock was first settled in the 9th century when a fort or dún was constructed on the site.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.03 -7.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Castles in County Laois, National Monuments in County Laois, Ruins in the Republic of Ireland

Portlaoise GAA

Portlaoise GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and Gaelic football club in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. The club grounds off the Abbeyleix road in the town of Portlaoise are called Pairc Ui Fhaolain, after a former stalwart Bill Phelan. The club colours are white with a green hoop. Portlaoise GAA club is Laois's biggest and the most successful club since the inception of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Laois. It is also the most successful club in Leinster.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.03 -7.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in County Laois, Gaelic football clubs in County Laois, Hurling clubs in County Laois, Sport in Portlaoise