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Vicarstown

Village in County Laois, Ireland

Vicarstown
Summary

Village in County Laois, Ireland

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nameVicarstown
native_nameBaile an Bhiocáire
native_name_langga
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineIMG VicarstownSign.jpg
image_captionEntering Vicarstown on the R427
pushpin_mapIreland
pushpin_label_positionright
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Ireland
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIreland
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Leinster
subdivision_type3County
subdivision_name3County Laois
unit_prefMetric
Grand Canal]] and to the left is the Vicarstown Inn bar.

Vicarstown, historically known as Ballynevicar, Ballyvicar and Ballyvicary (), is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It stands at the point where the R427 regional road crosses the Grand Canal.

Sport

Annanough (Áth na nEac in Irish) is the local Gaelic football team.

Vicarstown is the location of the only parkrun in County Laois.

Facilities

The village has a Catholic church, a community hall and a Gaelic Athletic Association field. The village also has a bar and a place to rent canal barges.

Notable people

  • Henry Grattan, the orator and politician, having been awarded £50,000 by the Irish Parliament in 1782 to purchase lands, bought property in this area from the Cosby family of Stradbally.
  • Patrick Noel Turley, rugby player who was capped for Ireland against England in 1962. Was later not allowed to play GAA for local team.

References

References

  1. "Placenames Database of Ireland".
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