Durrow
Local name: Darú
Located in County Laois, Leinster Coordinates: 52°50′39″ N 7°23′33″ W
- Population
- 835
- 835
- Elevation
- 85 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
About Durrow
Durrow is a village. Location: County Laois, Leinster. Population: 835. Elevation: 85 m.
Durrow (Irish: Darú, formerly Darmhagh Ua nDuach) is a village located in south-east County Laois, Ireland. Bypassed by the M8 motorway on 28 May 2010, the village is located on the R639 road at its junction with the N77. The River Erkina flows through Durrow and joins the River Nore about 1.5 km east of the village. The village takes its name from the Irish Darmhagh Ua nDuach (meaning 'the oak plain [in the territory] of Ui Duach'). It is in a civil parish of the same name.
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In comparison
- No. 9 of 22 places in County Laois by population
- Nearest larger town: Ballyragget, 7 km SE
- 13 sights and natural places within 10 km Erkina River, River Gully
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Erkina River River, County Laois1.2 km E
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River Gully River, County Laois1.8 km N
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Caponellan Hill Mountain, County Laois2.3 km S
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Water Castle Historic site, County Laois3.7 km NE
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River Goul River, County Laois3.5 km W
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Owenbeg River River, Ireland4.4 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources