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Towns of Laois
Castletown —County Laois
The Dublin-Limerick road bypasses this small and justly-proud Georgian village built around a triangular fair green. In 1182 Hugh de Lacy built a castle here for Robert de Bigarz, and it became the centre of an important Norman borough. Only fragments of the castle remain. South of the village in Churchtown are the ruins of a medieval church.
Castletown performs well each year in the Tidy Towns competition, and was the 2000 gold medal winner in its category.
Within 25kms of here
