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Aghaboe

Local name: Achadh Bhó

Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°55′08″ N 7°30′43″ W

Map showing the location of Aghaboe Aghaboe
Location in Ireland
Elevation
112 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport98 km
DUB Dublin Airport101 km

About Aghaboe

Aghaboe is a village. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Elevation: 112 m.

From Wikipedia

Aghaboe (Irish: Achadh Bhó, meaning 'field of cows') is a small village in County Laois, Ireland. It is located on the R434 regional road in the rural hinterland west of the town of Abbeyleix. It contains the ruins of the Abbey of Aghaboe which was founded by St. Canice in the Ossory in the 6th century and, beside it, the church that later would become the Church of Ireland church of St. Canice.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Aghaboe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (116 mm)
Driest month
April (68 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Aghaboe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°18°20°19°17°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°6°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)1149388687272729993116112116

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Aghaboe

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 98 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 80 km to the west.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 98 kmwest
  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 101 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 137 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 80 kmwest
  • Dublin Population: 1M 96 kmnortheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 131 kmsouthwest
  • Belfast Population: 348K 214 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 283 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Aghaboe

Within 100 km: 384 historic and cultural sites, 813 natural sites, 643 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • Grantstown Lough Lake 5 kmS
  • Butler’s Lough Lake 16 kmW
  • Black Lough Lake 15 kmW
  • Forked Lough Lake 15 kmW

25–60 km434 places

  • Long Island Island 57 kmNW
  • Illaunmore Island 53 kmW
  • Corrikeen Islands Island 53 kmW
  • Inishdala Islands Island 55 kmW

60–100 km1,326 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 81 kmE
  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 99 kmNE
  • Sandymount Strand Beach 99 kmNE
  • Curracloe Beach Beach 98 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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