Historic site · Ireland
Kilkenny Union Workhouse Paupers' Remains
Kilkenny Union Workhouse Paupers' Remains is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Famine Memorial Garden, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Herein lie the remains of 970 famine victims discovered at this Workhouse site in 2005. They were paupers of the Kilkenny Union Workhouse whose deaths occurred between August 1847 and March 1851. Their names were not recorded [...]
How to reach it
Coordinates52.65557, -7.24530
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Kilkenny Cat: 0.0 mi
- The Age Friendly Cat: 0.1 mi
- Byzantine: 0.2 mi
- Hare: 0.2 mi
- Flight (No. 2): 0.2 mi
Peaks
- Knockanbawn: 4.0 mi
- Purcell's Kill: 4.5 mi
- Castle Hill: 7.5 mi
- Foyleatalure: 9.3 mi
- Kyle Hill: 10.1 mi
Springs
- Saint Francis' Well: 0.3 mi
- Angel's Well: 0.5 mi
- Saint Molagga's Well: 1.2 mi
- Toberacrin: 3.0 mi
- Saint Fiachre's Well: 3.1 mi
Parks: 50
- Peace Park: 0.3 mi
- Riverside Garden: 0.3 mi
- Watergate Urban Park: 0.4 mi
- Kilkenny Castle Park: 0.4 mi
- James's Green: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Famine Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- John and Patrick Saul Memorial: 0.0 mi
- O'Loughlin Memorial Church: 0.1 mi
- St. John's Priory: 0.2 mi
- Maudlin Castle: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 38
- Boat Trips: 0.3 mi
- St. Francis Abbey: 0.3 mi
- Kyteler's Inn: 0.4 mi
- Smithwick's Brewery Experience: 0.4 mi
- Tholsel: 0.4 mi
Museums: 22
- Stephens Barracks Museum: 0.3 mi
- Medieval Mile Museum: 0.4 mi
- Rothe House & Garden: 0.4 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 7.9 mi
- Ionad Lachtain: 8.3 mi
Gardens: 21
- Famine Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Rothe House Garden: 0.4 mi
- Butler House Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Orchard: 1.1 mi
- Ballyfoyle Active Retirement Garden: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Newpark Marsh Park: 0.6 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 9.3 mi
- Fiddown Island: 22.9 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock of Foyle: 9.5 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Castle View: 10.5 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 7.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Kilkenny Union Workhouse Paupers' Remains. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | E 97° | 794 m | 19.7 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | ESE 112° | 732 m | 19.9 mi |
| Sheegouna | SW 220° | 554 m | 19.9 mi |
| Knockroe | ESE 103° | 539 m | 19.5 mi |
| Slievebawn | E 93° | 525 m | 18.3 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SE 131° | 515 m | 15.2 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 121° | 509 m | 19.8 mi |
| Knockahunna | SW 222° | 503 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:57 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:01 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:11 | 16:16 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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