🌐 If The Past Could Talk

Ballyadams Castle & Church Trail

📍 Laois🚶 4 stops🚶️ 1.24km⌛ ~30 min

A six-storey O'More and Bowen tower house, the ivy-clad medieval church that stood beside it, two ancient wells said to carry St Patrick's blessing, and the parish's 1830s chapel — a short rural walk through five centuries of one Laois estate. Looking for things to do in Ballyadams? Start here — no car, no ticket, no booking.

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Stops on This Trail

  1. Ballyadams Castle
  2. Ballyadams Old Church & Graveyard
  3. The Holy Wells of Ballyadams
  4. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church

For Schools

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