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Piltown
Sign in to savePiltown (), historically known as Ballyfoyle, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. 5 km east of Carrick-on-Suir, it is on the R698 road and near the N24 national primary road.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Piltown
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ga
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Piltown, County Kilkenny - geograph.org.uk - 1817543.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sham Castle, Piltown
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ireland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ireland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Leinster
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Located in
- County Kilkenny
- Elevation
- +10
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Piltown, County Kilkenny - geograph.org.uk - 1817543.jpg
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- County Kilkenny
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Piltown (), historically known as Ballyfoyle, is a small town in County Kilkenny, Ireland. 5 km east of Carrick-on-Suir, it is on the R698 road and near the N24 national primary road.
Approaching Piltown from Carrick-on-Suir in the west is the landmark of "the Tower" (Sham Castle) which forms a roundabout in the road. This monument, dedicated to the son of a local landowner, dates back to the Napoleonic era. The son was enlisted in the War. During this time, he went missing, and he was presumed dead. His father instructed the tower be built in his honour. It was never completed, as the son returned during construction. Today, its upper section serves as a water tower.