Castletown
in County Laois of Leinster, Ireland
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Kilkenny Airport (24 mi) - Waterford Airport (57 mi)
- Dublin Airport (59 mi)
- Castlebridge Airport (62 mi)
- Shannon Airport (63 mi)
- Galway Airport (64 mi)
- Cork Airport (89 mi)
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St Angelo Airport (98 mi) - Belfast International Airport (127 mi)
- George Best Belfast City Airport (131 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.976 and -7.492 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 58' 35" and W -7° 29' 32"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- English, Irish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:10 AM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:58 am and 8:55 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.483 and 169.700 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pounawea - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Ireland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ireland. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Delve into Castletown
Castletown in County Laois (Leinster) with it's 418 habitants is a town located in Ireland about 2,751 mi (or 4,427 km) west of Qeshlaq, the country's capital town.
Time in Castletown is now 01:10 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Dublin with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports closer to Castletown, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Ireland is Kilkenny Airport in a distance of 24 mi (or 39 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Portlaoise, Tullamore, Kilkenny, An Muileann gCearr and Carlow. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 85% |
| Air Pressure | 1001 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 98% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ballyfin Demesne
Videos from this area
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ScourgeCraft part 1 {The evil tower}
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Waterwheel in Laois
Waterwheel 8 ft in diameter and 22" wide currently turning at 23 rpm. Made from steel and galvanized. Then assembled on the site. Generator to be added yet.
Clonaslee July 20th 08
Discovery/LR3 Crossing the repaired Gully at Clonaslee.
Timelapse Slieve Bloom Mountains
Went for a daytrip up to Slieve Bloom Mountains between Counties Laois and Offaly. It was the hottest day of the year so far in Ireland and man I nearly melted up there.
Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Mountrath, Co. Laois, Ireland, 2010
Saint Patrick's Day Parade in Mountrath, Co. Laois, Ireland. Apologies for the giggling and the cuts (I did not want to do it in 2 parts). Hope you enjoy it! :)
Bleeding an Oil Burner
Freddie Bentley of METAC Training, goes through the steps to safely bleed an oil burner in METAC Training, Mountrath, Co. Laois, IRELAND.
Husker the beagle
Husker the beagles first day in the house mountrath Laois Ireland.
saddle.wmv for black beauty RAW
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Hate - Cat Power Cover by Natalia Cooper
Oil Burner Fault Finding
METAC's Dominic Dunne goes through a fault finding process on an Oil Burner showing how to find the fault and repair the burner. Dominic also covers the basic use of a Flue Gas Analyser.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Castletown GAA
Castletown GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling club in County Laois, Ireland. The club colours are blue and white. The current Castletown club was founded in 1974 and has won a total of 8 Laois Senior Hurling Championship titles since 1995. They have also played in 3 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship finals but lost all 3. At underage level the club amalgamates with Slieve Bloom GAA club. Now known as Naomh Eamann.
St Fintans, Mountrath GAA
St Fintans, Mountrath is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club in Mountrath, County Laois, Ireland. The club colours are red and white and the club grounds are called St Fintans GAA Grounds. The club is a senior hurling club and won its only Laois Senior Hurling Championship in 1942.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Castletown.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Castletown, Baile an Chaisleáin
