Skip to content

Market House

Market House from directly overhead

Market House is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Graiguenamanagh Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

former market house in Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny

Dates from 1800.

Wikidata Q124350717, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
c.1800. On Sunday 24th October 1830 the first meeting of the anti-tithe campaign that signalled the commencement of the Tithe War was held here.

How to reach it

Coordinates52.53991, -6.95532

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Springs
Peaks
Parks
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 5.8 mi
  • Cois Bearbha: 6.3 mi
  • Goresbridge Community Park: 6.5 mi
  • Jerpoint Park: 8.9 mi
  • Library Park: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 57
Gardens: 29
Museums: 25
Beaches: 11
  • Arthurstown Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Duncannon: 22.2 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 22.6 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 23.1 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Castle View: 7.2 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.3 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.3 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Market House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNE 54°794.4 m9.1 mi
Blackstairs MountainE 84°732.1 m6.3 mi
Moats of CraanENE 57°656.5 m10.1 mi
Black Rock MountainENE 61°599.6 m11.0 mi
KnockroeENE 62°538.77 m7.8 mi
SlievebawnNE 42°524.8 m9.2 mi
Brandon HillSSW 201°515 m2.2 mi
White MountainESE 116°509 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5518:41
June solstice05:0520:5921:55
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3715:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8712629530

More historic sites in Ireland

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Market House.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens