Mountbolus

#1049 among destinations in Ireland

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Mountbolus is a small village in the parish of Killoughey situated at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Offaly, Ireland. It has a church, a national school and one public house. ()

Coordinates: 53°13'45"N, 7°37'32"W

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Mountbolus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Esker Hills Golf Club, Charleville Castle, Sculpture in the Parklands, Boora Bog.

5.4 miNE
53°17'47"N • 7°33'29"W
Esker Hills Golf Club, Tullamore
139 min walk • Golf
4.8 miNE
Forts and castles, Park, Reportedly haunted
Charleville Castle
122 min walk • Charleville Castle is a Gothic-style castle located in County Offaly, Ireland, bordering the town of Tullamore, near the River Clodiagh. It is considered one of the finest of its type in the country.
4.3 miW
Museum
Sculpture in the Parklands
110 min walk • The Sculpture in the Parklands is a 50-acre land and environmental sculpture park located in Lough Boora, County Offaly, Ireland. The park is open to the public 365 days of the year and admission is free.
4.3 miW
Archaeological site
Boora Bog
111 min walk • Boora Bog is a cutaway peat bog situated in County Offaly, Ireland. Peat was harvested for fuel between the 1950s and 1970s, and the land is now being reclaimed for agricultural and eco-tourism use.
4.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Charleville Forest Castle, Tullamore
117 min walk • Charleville Castle is a Gothic-style castle located in County Offaly, Ireland, bordering the town of Tullamore, near the River Clodiagh. It is considered one of the finest of its type in the country.
4.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Ballycowan Castle
109 min walk • Ballycowan Castle is a castle located 4 km west of Tullamore, Co. Offaly. It was built in 1589 as a fortified house by Thomas Morres.
7 miSE
Village
Clonaslee
179 min walk • Clonaslee is a village in north County Laois, Ireland, situated in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains on the R422 Mountmellick to Birr road. Clonaslee is approximately 100 km west of Dublin, and is close to the towns of Portlaoise and Tullamore. As of the 2016 census, the village had a recorded population of 566.